This paper explores the political-administrative process which determines the release of siting permits in Italian power generation. The empirical analysis is an attempt to test whether the national and regional governments are efficient when they approve the location requests made by power...

The paper explores the Italian food supply chain with a focus on the analysis of “Surplus Food” (SF), i.e. the edible food that is produced, manufactured, retailed or served but for various reasons is not sold to/consumed by the intended customer. The Italian food industry provides the...

This paper studies the effects of the adoption of technological innovations on the efficiency of telecommunications (TLC) carriers. Firstly, since uncertainty and extra costs are likely to characterize the early phases of adoption, dynamic performances can be strikingly different from the steady...

This paper describes the methodology employed and the results obtained in a study we conducted to estimate the costs sustained by electricity users for voltage quality. The study concerned, in particular, Italian industrial consumers, connected to medium voltage distribution networks. We have...

The Italian regulatory authority is working towards the introduction of voltage quality regulation. To this end, it initiated a power quality measuring campaign and a study of customer costs. This paper summarizes the main results of these activities and provides evidence that economic losses...

Energy innovation plays a crucial role in the reduction of carbon emissions. In order to design climate and energy policies that promote the development, deployment and diffusion of new energy technologies, policy makers not only require a theoretical understanding of the energy innovation...

Are advanced countries bound to follow a specialisation path in their innovation activities? This paper contributes to the issue by analysing the dynamic of innovation activities in telecommunications (TLCs) at the country level. Our claim is that countries are more likely to innovate in a...

The reaction of communities to the development of energy facilities is based on the environmental impact of the investment, but it also reflects the ex-ante propensity of residents to engage in collective actions. In this work we have examined the requests of authorization of Italian power...