Kick off meeting AirLabò project
The launch event of the European Airlabò project of which Techne Consulting is a partner was held at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa on May 21st. The project, its aims and partners were presented during the morning. Our Technical Director presented Techne Consulting and its role in the project. The best practices implemented by the Port System Authorities involved were then presented, namely the Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea, the AdSP of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea, the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea, the AdSP of the Sea of Sardinia, together with those expressed by the French Port Authorities, by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Corsica – Ports de Corse and by the Metropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée for the South Region. The day before there had been the first cockpit among the partners of the project itself.
Horizon 2020 iCHANGE final event at EGU 25
On April 28, 2025, during the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna, the H2020 I-CHANGE project, of which Techne Consulting is a partner, held its final scientific event titled “From Citizens to Science: Tools Driving Climate Action”. Over the past four year, I-CHANGE has worked to place citizens at the core of climate action, demonstrating that informed, empowered communities are essential for achieving behavioural change. By combining active citizen participation, innovative technologies, and scientific collaboration, the project has fostered behavioural transformations towards more sustainable living.
Veneto Region - Air quality plan update
With Resolution no. 377 of 15.05.2025, published in the BUR of 29.05.2025, the Regional Council of the Veneto Region approved the proposal to update the PRTRA, including the Preliminary Environmental Report. At the same time, the procedures for verifying the subjection to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) were started, pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 152/2006 and subsequent amendments and DGR no. 545/2022.
The proposal to update the Plan was prepared by the Environment and Ecological Transition Directorate with the technical support of ARPAV (Regional Agency for Environmental Prevention and Protection of Veneto) and with the collaboration of Techne Consulting.
35 years of Techne Consulting
November 6, 2021 Techne Consulting celebrated 35 years of consulting and software development in the fields of environment and energy. In these 35 years we have worked with leading energy and environmental Italian institutions (Ministry of Environment, Regions, National and Regional Environmental Protection Agencies) and with research institutions (ENEA, CNR, ISPRA, universities, etc.), We participated in the most important international working groups on air pollution (from CORINAIR 85 project), we have published many original scientific papers that have often anticipated the problems that would emerge in subsequent years. Among other things we have been pioneers in stressing the importance of an integrated approach to energy and air quality planning indicating the possible negative influences on air quality of the combustion of solid biomass. We also developed the first model of assessment of pollutant emissions from ships in the specific Transport programme under 4th Research and Technology Development Framework Programme of the European Commission.
Toscana Region - Air Quality plan update
In August 2024, notice was given of the start of the consultation foreseen by the Strategic Environmental Assessment procedure of the Regional Air Quality Management Plan (PRQA) of the Tuscany Region in Italy and the plan documents, its attachments, the environmental report and the related documents were published.
The Regional Air Quality Management Plan (PRQA) contributes to the implementation of the community strategies of "zero pollution", as well as representing the programming tool through which the Tuscany Region defines in an integrated manner the policies for improving the quality of ambient air.
The Plan was drawn up by the regional sector Circular Economy and Air Quality of the Tuscany Region with the collaboration of Techne Consulting.