{"id":7191,"date":"2022-10-28T15:42:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T13:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/uncategorized\/energy-and-energy-efficiency-the-university-of-padua-has-adopted-an-energy-saving-plan-to-reduce-consumption\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:08:56","slug":"energy-saving-and-energy-efficiency-the-university-of-padua-has-adopted-a-plan-to-reduce-consumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/news-en\/energy-saving-and-energy-efficiency-the-university-of-padua-has-adopted-a-plan-to-reduce-consumption\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy saving and energy efficiency: the University of Padua has adopted a plan to reduce consumption"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-7191\" data-postid=\"7191\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-7191 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-css_id=\"1mx5561\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_1mx5561 tb_first tf_clearfix\" >\n\t    \t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top col-count-1 tf_box tf_w tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_64mb562 repeat tf_box\">\n\t\t\t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    \t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tb_hd61562 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t<div class=\"subrow_inner col_align_top col-count-1 tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"sub_column module_column tf_box col-full first tb_369e563\"> \n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rzus563   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h1 class=\"post-title entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Energy saving and energy efficiency: the University of Padua has adopted a plan to reduce consumption<br \/><br \/><\/h1>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ms8j564   image-top tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AdobeStock_175896435-scaled-e1649681789473.jpeg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-5259\" title=\"Hand holding light bulb in front of global show the world&#039;s cons\" alt=\"Hand holding light bulb in front of global show the world&#039;s cons\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/themify_builder_sub_row -->\n\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qq47564  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>On Tuesday, 25 October, the University of Padua adopted <strong>extraordinary measures to reduce energy consumption,<\/strong>as required by the Ministry of Ecological Transition&#8217;s (MITE) Ministerial Decree 383 of 6 October 2022, and by the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mite.gov.it\/sites\/default\/files\/archivio\/comunicati\/Piano%20contenimento%20consumi%20gas_MITE_6set2022_agg.pdf\">\u201cNational Plan for the Containment of Natural Gas Consumption\u201d,<\/a>as well as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Piano-Energetico-UNIPD_finale-1.pdf\"><strong>Energy-Saving Plan.<\/strong><\/a>The aim is to enhance the various actions undertaken by the University to reduce energy dependency and environmental impact, besides energy supply expenses.<\/p>\n<p>With this initiative, the University of Padua plans on achieving the <strong>European objectives set out in the <a href=\"https:\/\/commission.europa.eu\/strategy-and-policy\/priorities-2019-2024\/european-green-deal_en\">European Green Deal<\/a><\/strong>, particularly the binding goal of achieving <strong>climate neutrality<\/strong> in the European Union <strong>by 2050<\/strong>.<br \/>This will require a considerable reduction in current levels of greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decades. As an intermediate step towards climate neutrality, the EU has raised its climate target for 2030, committing to <strong>reduce emissions<\/strong> by at least <strong>55% by 2030<\/strong>.<br \/>The European strategy also includes reviewing the Renewable Energy Directive, increasing the target for <strong>energy production from renewable sources<\/strong>. By 2030, the share of renewable energy must be at least 40 per cent of all energy used, compared to the previous 32.5 per cent. Finally, the initiative, which is part of the Green Deal called \u201cReady for 55%\u201d also includes reviewing the Energy Efficiency Directive. The new target for reducing final energy consumption (the amount of energy actually consumed by end users) will be <strong>36% by the year 2030<\/strong> (compared to the previous 32.5%).<\/p>\n<p>At <strong>European level<\/strong>, the annual reduction in overall energy consumption of 1.9 per cent corresponds to <strong>a reduction target of approximately 190 TOE<\/strong> (equivalent to about 228,000 Smc of methane gas and 1,018,000 kWh of electricity) for the University. On a <strong>national level<\/strong>, the 7% reduction in methane gas consumption for the 2022-2023 heating season is equivalent to <strong>an approximately 210,000 Smc reduction in the use of gas<\/strong> for the University.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>The plan contains <strong>short, medium and long-term actions<\/strong> and related indicators to measure their progress, to be annually updated on the basis of the results achieved.<\/p>\n<p>More specifically, in the short term it envisages the adoption of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/environment-and-energy\/energy-crisis-curbing-consumption-requires-everyones-contribution\/\"><strong>organisational measures<\/strong> and the implementation of <strong>extraordinary energy containment measures<\/strong><\/a>, besides <strong>empowerment and awareness-raising<\/strong> of students and staff.<br \/>Long-term goals include reinforcing the numerous actions already underway, such as <strong>upgrading heating and cooling plants<\/strong>, <strong>replacing windows and doors<\/strong>, <strong>thermal insulation of roofs<\/strong>, <strong>replacing lighting fixtures<\/strong> and <strong>uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The planned investment of <strong>EUR 29.1 million<\/strong> over the three-year period will lead to an estimated saving of over <strong>1,417.7 TOE<\/strong> (Tonnes of Oil Equivalent).<br \/>The resolution of the University\u2019s Board of Directors also establishes that <strong>savings from implementation of the plan<\/strong> can be allocated, up to a maximum of 50 per cent, <strong>to incentivise research funds and the staff welfare fund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/environment-and-energy\/energy-crisis-curbing-consumption-requires-everyones-contribution\/\">Find out<\/a> how you too can contribute to reducing energy emissions at home and in the University.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Piano-Energetico-UNIPD_finale.pdf\">Energy-Saving Plan<\/a>.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-css_id=\"ww6c561\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_ww6c561 tf_clearfix\" >\n\t    \t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top col-count-1 tf_box tf_w tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_030i565 tf_box\">\n\t\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Padua has adopted extraordinary measures to contain energy consumption, as provided for by Ministerial Decree 383 of 6 October 2022 of the Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITE) and by the &#8216;National Plan for the Containment of Natural Gas Consumption&#8217;, and an Energy Plan, with the aim of enhancing the various actions undertaken by the University to reduce energy dependency and environmental impact, as well as energy supply costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":7196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[64,65,73],"class_list":["post-7191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-environment-and-energy","tag-institutional","tag-resources","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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As an intermediate step towards climate neutrality, the EU has raised its climate target for 2030, committing to <strong>reduce emissions<\/strong> by at least <strong>55% by 2030<\/strong>.<br \/>The European strategy also includes reviewing the Renewable Energy Directive, increasing the target for <strong>energy production from renewable sources<\/strong>. By 2030, the share of renewable energy must be at least 40 per cent of all energy used, compared to the previous 32.5 per cent. Finally, the initiative, which is part of the Green Deal called \u201cReady for 55%\u201d also includes reviewing the Energy Efficiency Directive. The new target for reducing final energy consumption (the amount of energy actually consumed by end users) will be <strong>36% by the year 2030<\/strong> (compared to the previous 32.5%).<\/p> <p>At <strong>European level<\/strong>, the annual reduction in overall energy consumption of 1.9 per cent corresponds to <strong>a reduction target of approximately 190 TOE<\/strong> (equivalent to about 228,000 Smc of methane gas and 1,018,000 kWh of electricity) for the University. On a <strong>national level<\/strong>, the 7% reduction in methane gas consumption for the 2022-2023 heating season is equivalent to <strong>an approximately 210,000 Smc reduction in the use of gas<\/strong> for the University.<\/p> <p><br \/>The plan contains <strong>short, medium and long-term actions<\/strong> and related indicators to measure their progress, to be annually updated on the basis of the results achieved.<\/p> <p>More specifically, in the short term it envisages the adoption of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/environment-and-energy\/energy-crisis-curbing-consumption-requires-everyones-contribution\/\"><strong>organisational measures<\/strong> and the implementation of <strong>extraordinary energy containment measures<\/strong><\/a>, besides <strong>empowerment and awareness-raising<\/strong> of students and staff.<br \/>Long-term goals include reinforcing the numerous actions already underway, such as <strong>upgrading heating and cooling plants<\/strong>, <strong>replacing windows and doors<\/strong>, <strong>thermal insulation of roofs<\/strong>, <strong>replacing lighting fixtures<\/strong> and <strong>uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)<\/strong>.<\/p> <p>The planned investment of <strong>EUR 29.1 million<\/strong> over the three-year period will lead to an estimated saving of over <strong>1,417.7 TOE<\/strong> (Tonnes of Oil Equivalent).<br \/>The resolution of the University\u2019s Board of Directors also establishes that <strong>savings from implementation of the plan<\/strong> can be allocated, up to a maximum of 50 per cent, <strong>to incentivise research funds and the staff welfare fund<\/strong>.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/environment-and-energy\/energy-crisis-curbing-consumption-requires-everyones-contribution\/\">Find out<\/a> how you too can contribute to reducing energy emissions at home and in the University.<\/p> <p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Piano-Energetico-UNIPD_finale.pdf\">Energy-Saving Plan<\/a>.<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7191"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18066,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7191\/revisions\/18066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}