Pubblicazioni

2024

18-20/11/2024 – Graz

Turning a small hydropower plant into a small pumped storage power plant in an energy community: economic opportunities and technical threats

2024

18-20/11/2024 – Graz

Penstock resonance due to RSI pressure pulsations on Francis turbines: a case study in a revamped plant

2024

18-20/11/2024 – Graz

Dam flood routing capability: an example of reservoir discharge facilities rating curves determination through dedicated CFD simulations.

2024

22-23/04/2024 – Antibes

Coupling PV,EV and residual hydropower to reduce environmental impact of earth dam construction: a model and a case study

2023

16-18/10/2023 – Edinburgh

Assessment of the state of conservation, efficiency, and functioning of the hydropower plant’s components

2023

16-18/10/2023 – Edinburgh

Prediction and mitigation of turbulence by CFD modelling of a turbine intake channel at a Small Hydro Plant. Counter-intuitive outcomes and hydraulic common sense

2023

16-18/10/2023 – Edinburgh

Risk Assessment and Functional Check of Static or Quasistatic components at hydro plants: an application to gated weirs and outlet works

2022

25-27/04/2022 – Strasbourg

FMEA for hydropower: Lessons learned and future advancements

2022

25-27/04/2022 – Strasbourg

Pilot projects: Justification for selection, challenges and next steps

2022

25-27/04/2022 – Strasbourg

Low and very low head SHPP: Where is the efficiency hiding? Overview on several case studies

2021

09/06/2021 – Online
Risk Assessment and Digitalization of Static Components at Hydro Plants: a Massive Application to Penstocks and Waterways

2020

27/10/2020 – Online
Small Hydro Going Smart – Small hydro pumped storage and its contribution to smart grids

2020

28/10/2020 – Online
A new step in the risk assessment’s procedure: extension to all the hydropower waterways

2020

28/10/2020 – Online
Multi Criteria Analysis for the assessment of the environmental and social impacts of hydropower plants: review of outcomes and critical points of a recent application

2019

14/10/2019 – Porto (P)
Development of a simplified procedure for pen-stock risk assessment

2019

29/10/2019
Risk assessment of hydroelectric plant compo-nents: common sense and digitalization

2018

16/10/2018 – Gdansk
Multi-criteria analysis for the assessment of the environmental and social impacts of hydropower plants: Twenty years of history and some recent developments

2018

17/10/2018 – Gdansk
Predictive maintenance in small hydro through condition monitoring: Opportunity and complexity

2018

28/11/2018 – Berlin
Peculiarities of Condition Monitoring in Small Hydro

2017

14-15/03/2017 – Marrakech – Morocco
A small propeller turbine to supply drinkable water to the small town of Kahemba (RDC)

2017

14/09/2017 – Luxembourg
Standardization of hydropower projects – aiming for further reduction of maintenance costs, stor-age & grid balance, digitalizing in service & maintenance of hydropower plants

2017

01/10/2017 – Seville
Coexisting of islanded and parallel operation mode in 2 MW SHP plant to supply electricity to rural villages: problems and optimization of the design

2016

01/11/2016 – Salzburg
Impianti che utilizzano il DMV (Deflusso Minimo Vitale)

2016

01/11/2016 – Vienna
Hydraulic system and transient behaviour – Case study: SINNI AQUEDUCT: transient analysis for hydropower energy exploitation in water supply system

2016

01/10/2016 – Montreux, Switzerland
Developing the residual hydropower potential on a medium sloped river stretch by standardized on-flow plants – the Ital-ian experience

2016

01/10/2016 – Montreux, Switzerland
Design optimization of a very low head power-plant: Plenty of hydraulic common senseand a bit of CFD

2016

22-23/09/2016 – Innsbruck
Carema, Santa Giustina, Casnigo und Tavagna-sco: vier Projekte in Norditalien zur umweltver-träglichen Verwertung des ungenutzten Was-serkraftpotenzials in Einklang mit der Wasser-rahmenrichtlinie

2016

01/05/2016 – Rimini
L’idroelettrico tra passato, presente e futuro. Il punto di vista di Assorinnovabili

2015

01/08/2015 – Bolivia
Pequeñas centrales hidroeléctricas para la adaptación al cambio climático

2015

01/03/2015 – Roma
Autorizzazioni ed incentivi: tra passato, presente e futuro

2014

01/10/2014 – Cernobbio
Mini Hydro plants exploiting ecological flow: ready to go!

2014

01/09/2014 – Bari
Impianti idroelettrici per l’utilizzo del Deflusso Minimo Vitale: sviluppi recenti e prime applicazio-ni

2014

01/03/2014 – Colombo
Design of small low head and high head plants under the aspect of using local sources/Water storage on small scale and construction of simple small dams/Automation and managing aspects

2014

01/03/2014 – Istanbul
The third life of the Tavagnasco hydropower plant: the chance of an ultimate upgrade

2013

7-9/10/2013 – Innsbruck
Ecological flow determination on a site-specific experimental basis: an Italian case study

2013

15/04/2013 – Addis Abeba
Design of small low head and high head plants under the aspect of using local sources/Water storage on small scale and construction of simple small dams/Automation and managing aspects

2012

22/11/2012 – Milano
Sustainable Energy Strategies in Low and Middle-Income Economies: Private sector perspective

2012

24/05/2012 – Wroclaw
If you don’t know where to go, at least know where you come from

2011

18/10/2011 – Prague
Small hydro and distributed generation, problems and perspectives: the play is worth the candle?

2011

13/04/2011 – Bruxelles
Small hydro pumped and storage and its contribution to smart grid

2010

24-26/11/2010
Use of reserved flow for hydro production: re-cent achievements

2010

18/11/2010 – Milano
Dalla scelta del sito alla gestione dell’impianto: metodologie ed esperienze

2010

27-29/09/2010 – Lisbon, Portugal
Chievo small hydro plant – from the obligation of environmental flow to the opportunity of renewable energy production

2010

25/6/2010 – Lausanne
Refurbish low head small hydroelectric plants: guidelines and lessons learned

2010

09/02/2010
Lo sviluppo del mini idroelettrico

2010

28/01/2010 – Roma
Energia rinnovabile: da speranza a concreto fattore di sviluppo per le economie del Sud del mondo

2009

20/11/2009 – Milano
Il nuovo idroelettrico: la progettazione fra tradizione, innovazione e sostenibilità

2009

25-11-2009 – Milano
Il nuovo idroelettrico: la progettazione fra tradizione, innovazione e sostenibilità

2009

27/10/2009 – Lyon
Lonato SHP: a successful exploitation of existing heads on an irrigation channel in northern Italy

2009

25/10/2009 – Bolzano
Il potenziale idroelettrico in Italia

2009

06/08/2009 – Tallin
Innovative materials and technologies for the “new hydroelectric”

2009

12/03/2009 – Salzburg
Rehabilitation of SHP low head plants: Guidelines and case studies

2009

12/03/2009 – Bruxelles
Small hydropower perspective

2009

02/04/2009 – Bruxelles
Small hydropower and the Water Framework Directive

2008

Settembre 2008 – Milano (Italy)
Optimization of hydro-power plants: a financial approach in the green certificates framework

2008

20/11/2008 – Milano
Le problematiche viste dai progettisti: casi studio

2008

Giugno 2008 – Bardonecchia (Italy)
Meccanismi d’incentivazione per l’idroelettrico in Italia: la storia, i risultati, le prospettive

2008

11-13/06/2008 – Bled (Slovenia)
Pontey 1 & 2 cascade plants every single drop of water is worth exploiting for SHP: the long and successful way to implementation

2007

6-8/12/2007 – Montpellier
Social and environmental innovation in small hydroelectric plants

2007

15-17/10/2007 – Granada (Spagna)
Is the smallest the best ?

2007

Ottobre 2007
Design to save time

2007

Ottobre 2007 – Roma (Italy)
Il mini hydro in Italia

2007

21/09/2007 – Saint-Vincent
Il contributo dell’idroelettrico possibile

2007

Aprile 2007 – Budapest (Hungary)
Technical and environmental engineering doing together

2007

30/04/2007 – Friburgo (Deutschland)
Water for energy

2007

Febbraio 2007 – Cremona (Italy)
Aspetti tecnici connessi con l’utilizzazione idroelettrica dei canali irrigui

2006

Giugno 2006 – Crieff (Scotland)
Reserved flow from an obbligation to an opportunity

2006

Aprile 2006 – Vicenza (Italy)
L’energia mini-idroelettrica in Italia: compatibilità ambientale e prospettive di sviluppo

2005

Novembre 2005 – Milano (Italy)
DMV: da un obbligo una opportunità

2005

Ottobre 2005 – Villach (Vienna)
When policy is questionably put in practice – Misleading application of desktop formulas for reserved flow calculation: an Italian case study

2005

15-16/06/2005 – Pisa (Italy)
Il piccolo idroelettrico e le sue potenzialità: il contributo sostanziale d’una tecnologia matura

2005

16/06/2005 – Courmayeur
Analisi dello stato tensionale e programmi di monitoraggio di una condotta forzata in zona franosa

2005

27/05/2005 – Trento (Italy)
Piccoli impianti idroelettrici un’opportunità di sviluppo sostenibile

2005

25/01/2005 – Bergamo (Italy)

2004

05/10/2004 – Vienna (Austria)
Fish-related SHP planning – experiences from Italy

2004

Ottobre 2004 – Porto (Portogallo)
Small hydro aesthetics

2004

17-19/06/2004 – Falkenberg (Svezia)
Reduce the reserved flow achieve better environmental results: mission possible

2004

Maggio 2004
Coautore di alcuni capitoli del libro

2003

2003/2004
Green certificates: good new for hydroelectric energy

2003

11/11/2003 – Torino (Italy)
Piccoli impianti idroelettrici e loro ricadute sull’ambiente

2003

Ottobre 2003 – Dubrovnik (Croatia)
Refurbishment of small hydropower plants and green certification: the first succesul case in Italy

2003

29/05/2003 – Firenze (Italy)
Mini e micro hydro: opportunità ed esperienze con enti locali

2003

19-22/03/2003 – Verona (Italy)
Valutazione di impatto ambientale dei piccoli impianti idroelettrici analisi multi-criteri

2002

2002-2003
Idroelettricità: primo impatto dei Certificati Verdi

2002

23/09/2002 – Milano (Italy)
L’idroelettrico: gli effetti ambientali

2002

22/01/2002 – Roma (Italy)
Analisi di un progetto di rifacimento idroelettrico alla luce dell’attuale normativa sull’energia e dei più aggiornati strumenti di valutazione tecnico-economica

2001

27-29/09/2001 – Riva del Garda (Italy)
The green certificates: new prospects for Hydro Electricity in Italy

2001

22/01/2001 – Roma
Analisi di un progetto di rifacimento idroelettrico alla luce dell’attuale normativa sull’energia e dei più aggiornati strumenti di valutazione tecnico-economica.

2000

08-12/05/2000 – Lisbona (Portogallo)
The environmental impact assessment of SHPs: a guide and a software

2000

2000
Guide to the environmental approach and impact assessment

1999

1999-2000
La risorsa idroelettrica: ancora oro bianco

1999

11-13/10/1999 – Vienna (Austria)
Field acceptance tests at multipurpose Maroggia small hydro plant: a case study

1999

21/04/1999 – Milano (Italy)

1999

26 Marzo 1999 – Verona (Italy)
L’idroelettrico minore: la tecnologia

1999

1999
Pubblication of IDAE (Instituto para la Diversificacion y Ahorro de la Energia) in the behalf of the Thermie Project

1998

25-28/11/1998 – Roma (Italy)
Contributo ai documenti preparatori della conferenza

1997

1997-1998
Piccoli impianti idroelettrici tra strategie comunitarie e prospettive nazionali

1997

Novembre 1997 – Breno (Italy)

1997

15-17/09/1997 – Portoroz (Slovenia)
Environmental constraints for a small hydro plant in a protected area

1997

Luglio-Agosto 1997
Fornitura chiavi in mano di impianti idroelettrici di piccola potenza. Esperienze e prospettive italiane

1996

1996-1997
Evoluzione e prospettive dell’utilizzo delle risorse idriche nei piccoli impianti idroelettrici

1995

1995-1996
I piccoli impianti idroelettrici tra compatibilità ambientale globale ed esigenze locali

1995

Ottobre 1995 – Bologna (Italy)

1995

18-20/09/1995 – Milano (Italy)

1994

1994-1995
Idroelettricità: una fonte primaria di energia antica, anzi nuovissima !

1994

Settembre 1994
Site constraints at Cavaticcio: present civil engineering challanges

1994

28-30/09/1994 – Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

1994

Luglio-Agosto 1994
Impianto di recupero di energia di Ostiglia. Progetto e verifiche

1993

04-06/10/1993 – München (Germany)

1992

02-06/11/1992 – New Dehli (India)

1991

12-15/06/1991 – Nice (France)

1990

01-05/10/1990 – Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Two small powerplants on irrigation channels in the plain: Salago and Calcinato

1989

25/04/1989
Two small powerplants on irrigation canals: Salago and Calcinato

1988

Giugno 1988
Design aspects of the Castel Montecchio plant in Italy

1988

25/04/1988
Castel Montecchio: a private small hydro plant design and building criteria

1988

25-29/04/1988 – Cancun (Mexico)
Castel Montecchio: a private small hydro plant designing and building criteria

1987

17-21/10/1987 – Montebello (Canada)