4POWER KICK-OFF MEETING Rostock 30-31 May - 2012 Stefania Sabba (Councillor of the Environment) Alberto Rossini, Claudia Ozzi, Claudia Berretta Province of Rimini Mobility and “Wide Areas projects” Department 1 Off-Shore Wind Experience level In 2008 the Province of Rimini started a monitoring project of the anemometric conditions for collecting data in order to assess the energy potential of the OFW in the Adriatic Sea OFF-SHORE ITALIAN potential sites Ufficio Energia - Servizio Progetti di area vasta e mobilità di sistema 2 Off-Shore Wind Experience level The Province of Rimini has set up a cooperation with ENI (Hydrocarbon National Body) placing the anemometers and supporting computer technologies on the off-shore ENI Azalea B platform. Since 14/01/2011 “Energia 2020 s.r.l.” Company has cooperated with the Province of Rimini for the assignment to the Province of wind monitoring electronics equipment (LIDAR Zephir 300) in free- use commodatum. The initial steps of the project are: • Wind average speed measurement at different heights; • Distribution of the wind rose at different heights; • Analysis of turbulences of the vertical profile. The aim is to survey the opportunity of realising a Off-Shore Wind farm in the area facing the Rimini coast. Ufficio Energia - Servizio Progetti di area vasta e mobilità di sistema 3 Off-Shore Wind Experience level Operating To be placed in Summer 2012 Azalea Platform Ufficio Energia - Servizio Progetti di area vasta e mobilità di sistema 4 THANK YOU for the KIND ATTENTION!! Ufficio Energia - Servizio Progetti di area vasta e mobilità di sistema 5