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Wine grape ripening, and therefore quality, results from the interaction of various factors: grape and rootstock variety, climatic conditions, geomorphometric attributes of vineyards, soil type and properties and agricultural practices. Climatic conditions, e.g. solar radiation, heat accumulation, temperature extremes, precipitation during the principal growth stages, wind, and extreme weather such as hail, during the growing season are particularly influential during the ripening process and account for most of the annual differences in production and quality. Studies on the effects of climate change on viticulture are generally based on global climate models. With respect to temperature and temperature-based indices, this may produce reasonable first approximations. Recent studies indicate that several viticultural regions may become more successful, and others less so, as high-quality wine production areas. However, it is not only average temperature but also a variety of other climate parameters and their variability that the allocation of chances and risks in impact assessments depends on. In this respect, global model resolutions are of limited value. However, current methods of regionalization by statistical downscaling or embedded regional climate models also show deficiencies and uncertainties. Research activities of the E. Mach Foundation on the effects of climate variability and change on viticulture include studies on the relationships between weather (bioclimatic indices, water balance, physical adversities such as frost, hail, drought stress) and plant physiology (phenology, berry ripening, leaf senescence), parasites development and agricultural practices. Results of grape ripening modelling show that heat requirements change according to the availability, indicating a possible adaptation/mitigation, that should be considered in the formulation of climate change scenarios

The Italian recent Constitutional amendments (artt.9 and 41) represent an implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Agenda in the European framework. The package of measures adopted by the EU in this context, outlines the importance of sustainable finance strategy, aimed at financing the transition towards a sustainable economy. A tool to enable the pursuit of this transition is Green Bond. The EU Commission launched a taxonomy proposal aimed at creating Green Bonds quality standards and certifications, because the existing industry standards are still based on definitions of green projects that are not sufficiently uniform, rigorous or comprehensive. The adoption of uniform universal standards for the definition of green projects could also contribute to stop “greenwashing”(the practice of falsely attributing green qualities to an investment which in reality does not possess them). For example a recent Italian decision (Alcantara vs Miko) stated that the rules for communication on sustainability are different from those on traditional advertising because sustainability should be real and not a façade. This study examines the possibility of a uniform adoption of standards at EU level and compares the European Green Bond standards with other similar initiatives.

Analisi della potenzialità e delle caratteristiche degli ingestati nella Digestione Anaerobica, gestione della fermentazione, analisi dei digestati, aspetti operativi e gestionali di impianti di Digestione Anaerobica

The design and implementation of the service has provided the development of a network of sensor nodes for monitoring one or more environments, including the recognition of the people presence within the environment. Development has provided: The development and implementation of a dedicated Middleware to support the whole service; Design, installation and activation of a sensor network; Sampling of data from environmental sensors; Development of a specific Web Application for software setup and control operations.

Contratto di Ricerca del 11/10/2017 (prot. 0001670) con Start-up innovativa Circa Garage Srl di Genova bando della Regione Liguria - POR-FESR 2014-2020, Asse 1, Azione 1.1.3, Titolo Progetto "CG-CNR_InfiniteBattery" Relazione 3

Progettazione di un sistema di misura contactless per la tensione, da integrare in un nodo sensore di una Wireless Sensor Network per Smart Metering Distribuito

The design and implementation of the service included the development of a network of sensor nodes for monitoring the power consumption of one or more environments and the implementation of decisions related to energy consumption. The development envisaged: Implementation of a dedicated Middleware for support of the service and communication channel for data forwarding from individual RoomNet; the design, installation and activation of a sensor network that can also communicate with other sensor networks; the sampling of the energy data coming from the monitored areas to estimate the value of the instantaneous power; the implementation of an appropriate Web Application with the purpose of fine-tuning of the software and to perform control operations.