Bergamo 2.

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[Lets built a smarter Bergamo:]

[Smart Water and Smart Energy]

Matteo Patelli m.patelli2@unibg.it

The World is changing

Our world is becoming

INSTRUMENTED

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Our world is becoming

INTERCONNECTED

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INTELLIGENT

Virtually all things, processes and ways of working are becoming

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The need for progress is clear

How many are the Kilowatt-hours wasted each year by consumers due to insufficient power usage information?
Water

Energy grid

Carbon emissions

Chemicals Energy sources Smart home

How big is the impact on many municipalities water supply due to leaky infrastructure?
Energy

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Water: What should we be focusing on?

AGRICOLTURE

WATER MANAGEMENT

HOUSING

PIPES

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Agricolture

Today
Waste of water due to leakages and evaporation

Tomorrow
Digital empowering of the farmer Efficient pipes

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Pipes maintenance

Usually municipalities estimate how many pipes need replacing, based on age, soil type, load history and incident statistics. But the actual condition is mostly unknown
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Where should we inspire us?

Boston

Using sophisticated acoustic sensors the city of Boston has been able to save more than three million gallons of water a day by detecting leaks early.
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Technology involved

- Stethoscopes-like devices that are pressed against the asphalt to hear leakages - Miniature sensors that are inserted into the water mains, flow with the water, and hear leaks as small as a quarter of gallon per hour

Pinpoint the exact location of the leak!

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Domestic water

Greywater recycling
Greywater could be recycled, separated from black water and used for other functions (e.g. watering the garden)
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Smart water meter

Smart meter real-time connected with the household

Complete digital control

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Smarter energy

Why are we focusing on this issue more and more? - Society is realizing oil cannot play a major role in the future - Level of technology at disposal opens new possibilities in energy management - The economic downturn is making people more aware of their spending habits, energy is a core issue

Energy grid

Carbon emissions

Energy sources

Smart home

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Bergamo overview According to the last report of Terna (the energy transmission manager in Italy), Bergamo is the 3rd province in Lombardia for energy consumption

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Bergamo consumption for category

Agriculture
+ Industry + Service + Domestic

83,7 GWh 5.229,2 GWh

1.553,2 GWh
1.237,1 GWh

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Future perspective

Energy consumption is estimated to be doubling by 2050

What should we be focusing on?

- Smart grid - Energy consumption of public structures - Household energy management
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Smart Grid

The flow of electricity from utility to consumer becomes a two-way conversation

The consumer becomes a supplier and has the possibility to sell its energy back to the grid

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How is Bergamo moving?

Take advantage of the smart meters installed in Bergamo. Speed up the awareness and the potential benefits of these devices.
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Smart Home

Consumption
Space heating/cooling 50% Water heating Appliances Lighting Others 14% 13% 13% 10%

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Smart Apps

Every electronic activity in the house could be simultaneously under control combining smart meters and smartphone apps.

The challenge is to make these services affordable

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Smarter illumination

Municipalities should set the right path

The public lighting system could be restructured using LED technologies, this would allow an energy saving up to 40-70% compared to conventional devices
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Matteo Patelli

Thank you for your attention

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