EALP Ltd
EALP Ltd (Agenzia Energetica della Provincia di Livorno) is acting in Tuscany Region (Italy), more precisely in Livorno Province (coast-line Province), which is divided into 20 municipalities.
Livorno Province and in particular some specific areas, face great problems of environmental conservation, considering, in addition, that the territory is characterized by areas of particular touristic and landscape value.
EALP was created in the framework of the SAVE II program in 1998 with the institutional aim of providing technical support to the local Administrations for Energy Planning and for the development of activities connected with the energy sector, to promote the rational use of energy, energy savings and renewable sources. Ealp gives also support to local actors (public bodies, citizens, SMEs) thus having the autonomy of managing projects and negotiating with the concerned decision makers and actors that could be involved in the planning at provincial level and, co-operation with Livorno Province Administration, co-ordinating strategies in terms of energy and exchange on know how.
Since 1999 Ealp is part of the steering committee of the RENAEL, national network of energy agencies.
Ealp in the latest years gained much experience in the field of energy-environmental education first starting with local pilot projects (year 2000-2001), then with the participation to the first European project (the FEE project) in the framework of Altener (year 2002/2003) and recently with the participation to other European projects such as FEEDU, ENERGY PATH and YEP (in the framework of EIE programme).
This experience was also exploited for the preparation and realisation of other local projects (partly financed by Governmental-regional-provincial funds) in the latest school years and whose aim is raising the awareness for a correct energy use and consumption in children, parents (with lessons at school, training courses for teachers, study visits) and in adults in general (with the organization of local workshops and events on energy saving at home, promotion of RES etc).
Ealp is one of the training agency certified by the Regional Administration and got the quality system certification (ISO 9001:2000 vision) for training, information and education.
Starting from 2000 Ealp has organized within its territory training courses relating the relationship energy-environment, addressed to particular sectors of workers dealing with heating plants installations and annual check and has participated as partners to other training courses addressed particularly to the entrepeneurs of the tourist sector.
Staff:
Ealp’s staff is composed by 13 employees and 2 free-lances as follows:
- 1 administrative and technical director
- 2 project assistants
- 1 administrative secretary –accountant, 8 technicians
- 2 engineers (free-lance)
- 1 technical assistants
Contact:
Susanna Ceccanti, Project Manager
E-mail: info@ealp.it
Agenzia Energetica della Provincia di Livorno
Via A. Pieroni, 27 - 4° piano
57123 Livorno
ITALY
Tel: +39 0586 200007
Fax: +39 0586 203847
E-mail: info@ealp.it
