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D - New Business Models along the value chain

1) Develop new business models by facilitating business model workshops with the companies 2) Creating a Wood heating business model innovation hub or lab, where start-ups and pioneers and established companies can meet and interact 3) Test the new business models with lead users incl. financial support schemes for the users 4) Enable new business model through a focused communication campaign and consulting by local environmental agencies. 5) Design a financial support instrument linked to these ... more

I - Legislative instruments

What to do since now is : 1) following what operated by Lombardy Region, to block the oldest and most polluting plants, while encouraging renewal; 2) no longer allowing the sale of less efficient and more polluting appliances 3) to support the sales phase with correct information about sizing, installation, proper use, emissions. Consequently, the instruments do adopt are: 1) Legislative instruments, at different levels: municipalities, regions, nation. 2) Information campaigns, provided by Public Administration a ... more

D - communication portfolio

Several Ideas have been identified: 1) Awareness campaign incl. classical communication instruments 2) Individual consulting offers by shimney sweepers 3) Individual consulting via a chatbot and an app 4) Local community information (evening sessions) activities by the local administrations 5) “chimney evenings” in private households (like Tupperware parties)

D - Mobile App and Virtual Reality towards Optimised fuel and usage

I - Dissemination of correct information

A strong improvement comes by the dissemination of correct information and practices, creating a basis to choose correctly whether and how to warm up with wood. Always in a long-term period, a turning point may come from the correct training of young people, citizens and wood users in the future, on these issues. Research and specialist conferences are not enough or not well biased if the knowledge is not transferred at least in its rudiments to future potential users of biomass appliances.

I - larger fuel product portfolio and related information

A strong improvement comes by the dissemination of correct information and practices, creating a basis to choose correctly whether and how to warm up with wood. Always in a long-term period, a turning point may come from the correct training of young people, citizens and wood users in the future, on these issues. Research and specialist conferences are not enough or not well biased if the knowledge is not transferred at least in its rudiments to future potential users of biomass applian ... more

I - BB-Controls at competitive costs

The proposal is to make controls for biomass plants at competitive costs with those relating to gas plants, in a way to be identified. The Public Administration could provide economical incentives to fill the gap among the costs for gas controls and biomass controls. Gas boilers almost don't need a deep chimney sweeping, but biomass ones can't never avoid it. This implies a cost increase. Then, the emission control requires less instruments and shorter time to be implemented for gas plants than biomass ones, wh ... more

I - Towards a virtous path for the BB-Sector

the heart of the problem is to definitively identify the rules for a virtuous path for the sector. Starting from the citizen, they must be able to collect useful and necessary information, starting from legal obligations. More, orienting the choice on the most suitable appliances tailored on the real energy necessities. All these issues with the support of the sales network and installers, to select among professionals, beyond merely commercial suggestions and the use of "do it yourself";or improvised ... more

F- Implement regulations towards more efficient wood heating

F - Develop and improve communication on the adapted use of wood heating