The use of water for technical development or technical development for the use of water?
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This document discusses using a systems thinking approach to analyze clean energy production in urban contexts. It presents a case study of a mini-hydropower plant on a historical dam on the Dora Riparia river in Turin, Italy. The plant produces 248.6 kW of power and 1.7 GWh per year for 600 families while preserving the ecosystem and restoring a degraded area. The document argues that managing water and energy resources requires considering the complex relationships between multiple actors and uses through collaborative policymaking and preservation of environmental quality.
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The use of water for technical development or technical development for the use of water?
- 1. The use of water for technical development or technical development for the use of water? Systemic and Ecological considerations about the CLEAN energy production in urban context Elena Comino, Fabio Ambrogio, Laura Dominici, Maurizio Rosso Relating Systems Thinking and Design 7 Symposium, 24-26 October 2018, Politecnico di Torino
- 2. design of in for the territory “cut cross boundaries”research and practice interdisciplinarity involvement of different backgrounds Engineering Fabio Ambrogio & Maurizio Rosso Applied Ecology Elena Comino Systemic Design Laura Dominici
- 3. increase global percentage of renewable energy management of local resources evaluation of natural opportunities Aim to design resilient, sustainable and inclusive cities ENERGY IS A PUBLIC RIGHT! ensure access to clean electricity for all Agenda2030 Sustainable development goals
- 4. focus not only on the quantity of the energy produced, but also on the quality When can we call the energy “CLEAN”? from renewable resources few outputs or nothing no consistent impact on the environment (in term of resilience)
- 5. urban context complex system of tangible and intagible aspects RESEARCH IN SUSTAINABILITY FIELD Economy Environment Culture Society
- 6. why do we need to focus on cities? In 2050 nearly 70%of global population will reside in cities (un-habitat, 2011) 75% of global energy demand 75% of total emission of ghgs 2% cover of global surface focus on innovative potential in low-carbon transition
- 7. understand relationships between humans and their context 3 analytical and practical tools to analyse human needs, ecosystem services and urban context Urban Ecology Urban ecology is the study of ecological processes in urban environments. This includes all aspects of the ecology of any organisms found in urban areas Nature “The sum total of the technical and socio-econimic processes that occur in cities, resulting in growth, production of energy and elimination of waste” Kennedy, 2007 Holistic approach and lens to visualize and understand the structure of complex systems in everyday life, focusing on interconnections between parts Comino, Dominici, Peruccio, 2018 Urban Metabolism Systems Thinking
- 8. design principles guidelines for interdisciplinar issues ecological engineering principles Emerging discipline that answers to the increasing demand for providing benefits for human welfare and preserving natural environment. It recognizies that humans and their environment are mutually dependent and they cannot be addressed separately. (Bergen, Bolton, Fridley, 2001) design considering natural systems design for site-specific context ecosystems can function without human intervention design for efficiency in energy and information Define the purpose of design intervention
- 9. design principles guidelines for interdisciplinar issues systemic design principles Design approach that integrates the Systems Thinking with the Human- centred Design. It focuses on processes and connctions between system’s components. The approach is based on the principle that “the output of a system is the input of another one”. (Bistagnino, 2011) The output of a process become input to another one Relations generate the system itself Autopoietic systems sustain and reproduce themselves Act locally Man connected to own environment
- 10. case study the city of torino - framework on renewable energy
- 11. case study the city of torino - framework on renewable energy Petroleum 21,1% Natural gas 66,0% Renewable resources 12,9% Solar PV system 5% Solar thermal 1% Geothermal 1% Hydropower 39% Biomass 54% 2000 Renewable resources Petroleum Natural Gas Energy imported 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 87% 88% 89% 90% 91% 92% 93% 94% 95% 96% 97% 10.000.000 20.000.000 30.000.000 40.000.000 50.000.000 60.000.000 70.000.000 [MWh] EnergyResourcesrenewableResources Source: 9° Rapporto sull’Energia, Provincia di Torino, dicembre 2014
- 12. case study the city of torino - mini hydropower scenario in torino
- 13. case study the city of torino - mini hydropower scenario in torino dora riparia river pellerina public park Good practice in management of water resource
- 14. case study the city of torino - historical dam of regio parco, dora riparia river 1758 start of construction of the industrial estate “Manifattura Tabacchi”, the dam in the Dora Riparia river and the artificial canal Regio Parco 1996 end of industrial activity of the Manifattura Tabacchi and neglect of river infrastructures Aim restoration of ancient dam of dora riparia reduction of flooding risk in the area
- 15. case study the city of torino historical dam of regio parco, dora riparia river regio parco dam manifattura tabacchi factory
- 16. case study regio parco dam act locally! use of local resources using of the existing hydraulic head to produce energy through mini hydropower 2014 2016 2017 2018 july october january august Request of evaluation of impact assessment (VIA) Concession by local authority to restore and use the historical dam of dora riparia for hydropower Start of construction End of construction
- 17. case study regio parco dam
- 18. ecological and environmental aspects enviromental impact assessment: not necessary, the area is inside the urban context and the infrastructure is already there secure the “minimal vital water flow” through inflatable dam fish ladder to preserve the passage of fishes and to ensure the continuity of river ecosystem creation of pedestrian area to redevelop the surrounding area planting trees and new vegetation (vegetation statement) consider already used materials for new infrastructures, preserve the same material language and landscape inclusion no output at the end of the energy production
- 19. benefits produced for the city power: 248,6 kW energy produced: 1,7 GWh/year energy requirement: 600 families avoided emissions of CO2: 930 t/year esosystem services in urban context environmental enhance local resource without environmental impacts and outputs economic produce energy near the place of use social redevelop degraded area cultural restore and recover historical infrastructure connected to the industrial heritage of the city of torino
- 20. complex aspects of water resource management
- 21. complex aspects of water resource management many actors Private Agencies Local Administration Citizens Critical Mass
- 22. complex aspects of water resource management many actors water uses Private Agencies Drinking Agriculture Industry Energy Ricreative Local Administration Citizens Critical Mass
- 23. complex aspects of water resource management collaborate with local administration Act on policy making systems thinking useful tool many actors water uses environmental quality Private Agencies Drinking Agriculture Industry Energy Ricreative Local Administration Citizens Preserve ecosystems Provide water quality Critical Mass
- 24. thank you for the attention Elena Comino elena.comino@polito.it Fabio Ambrogio fabio.ambrogio@sria.it Laura Dominici laura.dominici@polito.it Maurizio Rosso maurizio.rosso@polito.it