EALP Ltd
EALP Ltd (Agenzia Energetica della Provincia di Livorno) is focused on the Tuscany Region of (Italy), more precisely in the Livorno Province (coast-line Province), which is divided into 20 municipalities.
The Livorno Province, an area renowned for its landscape and tourist value, faces some very great environmental conservation problems.
EALP was created in 1998 under the framework of the SAVE II Programme, its aim is to provide technical support to the local Administrations for Energy Planning and for the development of activities connected with the energy sector. With objectives to promote the rational use of energy, energy savings and renewable sources. EALP also gives support to local actors (public bodies, citizens, SMEs) thus managing projects that enable negotiating with the concerned decision makers and actors that are involved in the planning at provincial level. Ealp also co-operates with Livorno Province Administration, co-coordinating strategies in terms of energy and exchange on knowhow.
Since 1999 EALP has been part of the steering committee of the RENAEL, national network of energy agencies.
In more recent years, EALP has gained much experience in the field of energy-environmental education, first starting with local pilot projects (year 2000-2001), then with the participation of 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 higher school years the aim of which was to raise the awareness of efficient energy use and consumption amongst children and, 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 in the home, promotion of RES etc).
EALP is one of the training agencies certified by the Regional Administration and has 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 to the energy-environment relationship with those organizations dealing with heating plants installations and annual checks and has participated as a partner in other training courses, more specifically in 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
