energy and water      
A Hypertext realized by class 3A for Comenius Project      
Distribution
Use
Methane:clean energy
Camuzzi society 
Electric energy
The thermoelectric power station in Brindisi
Environmental data
Electricity in our homes
Energy consumption (class 3A)
Types of energy use (class 3A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Methane                                           CH4                                                                                      
Methane is used for cooking, for hot water production and for heating. One third of the methane supplied in Italy comes from our national reserves, while two thirds are imported from Russia, Algeria, Holland and Norway. At first it's distribution is carried out at a national level through large gas pipes. Later on sub-system of distribution supplies the Methane at a local level. The national gas- pipe system is 29,300 Km long. It is through it that Methane is supplied to over 700 societies for the local distribution.    

Methane in our homes

 Adriano Marra, Laura Micia, Rosario Milito class 3A

Methane use                                                                                   

        Sanitary use                                   Food cooking                          House heating

                                                                                           

                                                                                                                  
     
                                                 

    

   
Methane is clean energy    
Methane is an ecological energy source because its combustion produces maily steam and carbon dioxide.
expandCamuzzi Society
Camuzzi society is an international society which distributes Methane to several italien cities and their districts: Biella, Brindisi, Chieti, Lecce, Massa, Pescara, Piacenza, Taranto, Terni, Treviso and Viterbo.
Electric Energy

In Italy it is produced and deliverd by ENEL. This society has two big thermoelectric power stations in Brindisi: North Brindisi power station (active from 1969) and South Brindisi power station "Cerano" (active from 1991). Both of them meet the needds of energy of most Southern Italy. The fuels used are combustibible oil, gas-oil, natural gas and coal.  
Brindisi: The thermoelectric power station

 Adriano Marra, Laura Micia, Rosario Milito class 3A
Enviromental Data  
The reduction of sulphurous anhydride outlets is due mostly to the improvement of the fuel mixture.

Outlets from the North Brindisi power station
Outlets from the South Brindisi power station

Electricity in our homes

The line with a 220V tension coming from the transformer room reaches our homes. You can find a general switch at the entrance of any house. Usually it is situated outside the flat, in the basement or at the entrance of building. Its ainv is stopping the current supply to the flat for safety motives. Next to the general switch there is an electric power-meter indicating the electric energy supplied to the flat.

Daily use of water, gas and electricity (average values) Class 3A
Water ways   

The Pugliese Aqueduct (AQP) has a pipe network over 20,000 Km long, which supplies Puglia, Basilicata, Irpinia and in part Calabria and Molise. Its flow is over 20,000 l per second. The Pugliese Aqueduct supplies about 5,000,000 in habitants with an excellent quality of water. The AQP runs the whole cycle of water: from picking up, distibution, purifying, solftening to draining and recycling of refluent water. The AQP has 19,579 Km water pipe network to run. It supplies 4,623,349 in habitants ; it brings in its pipe network 302,446,389 cubicmetres of drinkable water. That's why AQP is the first aqueduct in Europe and the third in the world.

The sources of supply in Brindisi are: 50% from Pertusillo and 50% from Sinni. In Brindisi there are 18 water conditioner systems. Another source of supply is the exploitation of superficial water. In order to store up the raiw water which contributes to feed a river, barriers a dikes are built on it.
Pollution of the waste waters
Generally, the waste waters from industries cities and farms are polluted: they contain substances which can change their chemical-physical characteristics causing serious damage or danger to men, animals and flora. As a consequence they can alter the ecological balance.
Water conditioner systems
They are used to eliminate pulluting substances from refluent water. When the purifying process is carried out the water is sent back to the sea or to the subsoil.