Matteo Leonardi Curriculum Vitae

Matteo
Leonardi
Curriculum
Vitae
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Name Matteo Leonardi
Address Via Cola Montano 8, Milano 20159, Italy
Mobile +39 348 92 90 918
E-mail [email protected]
Nationality Italian
Date of birth 20 October 1973
Work experience
Occupation or position
Energy and Environment Consultant
held
Dates (from – to) June 2011 up to now
Name of client Ecorisoluzioni (www.ecorisoluzoni.org)
Off-grid system design, energy efficiency measures in small size off-grid
schemes. Economic evaluation of alternative electricity access options, off-grid
electricity tariff design for long term project sustainability.
Name of client Ref-e economics, engineering, energy, environment, Italy
Senior consultant on energy policy and energy markets, electricity tariffs,
environmental and sustainability policy. Impact on the electricity sector of CO2
policies. Evaluation of renewable and energy efficiency incentive costs.
Name of client ICS UNIDO (United Nation Industrial Development Organisation)
Renewable energy expert, energy access in developing countries.
Name of client ACRA, Nicaragua
Energy consultant within the Project “intervento a tutela della biodiversità nella
Riserva della Biosfera Rio San Juan”, Nicaragua, tariff setting in Solentiname
island off-grid PV system, integration of PV system at the San Juan fishing
factory, optimization of system sizing.
Name of client Fondazione Energylab
Electricity access in Congo Brazzaville. Assessment of Congo energy policy and
market analysis. Evaluation of grid technologies versus decentralized generation
options.
Occupation or position
Project manager
held
Dates (from – to) November 2008 – June 2011, Tanzania
Name of client Oikos East Africa
Manager of “Best Ray” project: “bringing energy services to Tanzanian rural
area”. European Union founded project aimed at providing two rural Districts of
Northern Tanzania with renewable energy services. www.best-ray.com .
Developing sustainable models for Community Energy Resource Centres.
Occupation or position
Energy and Environment consultant
held
Dates (from – to) From July 2005 to November 2008;
Name of client WWF, Italy
Consultant on Energy and Environment: renewable energy, energy efficiency,
fiscal mechanisms, tariff structures of energy goods. Innovative incentive
schemes to promote green economy. Energy scenarios, position papers over
Kyoto mechanisms, emission trading and flexible mechanisms. Ecological
footprint.
Name of client Aper: Association of Renewable Producer
Head of the “green certificate monitoring unit”; consultant over the design of
national renewable incentive scheme. Market fundamental analysis of renewable
energy credits: demand and supply, price projection of green certificate.
Name of client
REF - Ricerche e Consulenze per l’Economia e la Finanza; (research
company of Econmics and Finance)
Assessment of implication of emission trading directive in the Italian electricity
market. Renewable incentive scheme and development of renewable energy
models.
Name of client
FISI Spa, Finanziaria Italiana per lo Sviluppo Industriale (Italian
industrial development holding)
Consultancy over Slovenian integration in EU energy market. Electricity cross
border harmonization and reciprocity of renewable incentive schemes.
Evaluation of industrial opportunities following optimal harmonization of
Slovenian electricity market within the EU
Name of client
ENEA Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the
Environment, Advisory Unit
Consultant for ENEA Advisory Unit on national energy policy strategies: security
of supply and long term greenhouse emission targets. Governance issues and
implication of subsidiarity into national and regional decision making process.
Cost-benefit analysis of energy efficiency and renewable incentive scheme.
Name of client Ministry of Economics and Finance
Consultant for the introduction of environmental accountability procedures at
local level. Proposal of fiscal reform mechanism Kyoto oriented, National and
local level.
Name of client Asja Ambiente Italia spa
Consultancy and training course on Italian green certificate market after Financial
law 2008
Name of client Point Carbon
Consultancy on the Italian green electricity market
Name of client Mercados: energy markets international; Madrid
Consultant about coherence and optimization of European Energy Council
conclusion over 2020 energy and environmental targets; sectoral CO2 abatement
costs and potential.
Occupation or position
Officer at the Italian Electricity and Natural Gas Regulatory Authority
held
Dates (from – to) October 2001 to July 2005
Name of employer Italian Electricity and Natural Gas Regulatory Authority, AEEG
Energy market policy: electricity market structure; modelling electricity prices.
Assistance to the Turkish and the Lithuanian regulatory authorities on
harmonization into the EU acquis. Energy and Environment: regulation of
Main activities and environmental issues, renewable incentive schemes, energy efficiency, Kyoto
responsibilities Protocol and flexible mechanisms. Assistance to the Ministry of Industry for
carbon credits allocation pursuant to Emission Trading EU Directive. Chairman of
the Task force on Environment for the Council of European Energy Regulators
(CEER).
Occupation Energy and Environment Employee
Dates (from – to) 2000- 2001
Name of employer Ref.irs Research Institute of economics and finance
Electricity dispatching modelling. Green certificate mechanism assessment and
evaluation, environmental cost evaluation of new coal power plants.
Name of employer APER _ SERVEN; Renewable Producers Industrial Association
EU and worldwide cost benefit analysis of different renewable incentive schemes.
Legislative observatory.
Involved in the following EU founded projects:
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JI, Joint Implementation for International Emission Reduction through
electricity companies in the EU and Central and Eastern European Countries
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REBUS: renewable burden sharing within the EU
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Admire-Rebus: Assessment and Dissemination activity on major
investment opportunities for renewable electricity in Europe
Other duties
Institution REEF, Renewable Energy Foundation
Member of Board; Delegate for SPES (Servizi per l’energia Solidale), “Services for
cooperative energy solutions”. From 2012
Institution Retenergie -renewable electricity production cooperative
Member of Board, www.retenergie.it . From 2012
Institution
ARTI Agenzia Regionale Tecnologia ed Innovazione regione PugliaPuglia Regional Agency for Technology and Innovation
Member of scientific Committee. 2008-2009
University selected
experiences
Institution Università Cattolica, Milan, Italy
Lecturer: MBA Altis – Environmental Management: Energy and green economy of
climate change. Electricity market and renewable technologies. May 2012,
December 2012
Lecturer: Economia dell’energia e gestione dei beni ambientali: Energy access for
the poor, current situation and case studies.22nd May 2012
Institution Politecnico – Master Ridef, Milan, Italy
Lecturer: Italian energy efficiency policy, fiscal rebate on energy efficiency
investments in the domestic sector. 7th May 2012
Institution Politecnico - Architecture, Milan, Italy
Lecturer at WSTC Workshop: appropriate technologies: definition and field
experiences. Why people matter in technology design. September 2011, 2012
Institution Safe, Rome, Italy
Lecturer at the “master in gestione delle risorse energetiche” Renewable
incentive schemes from WTO to kWh. 4th July 2006
Institution Università dell'Insubria- University of Insubria, Italy
Researcher for the University project: “Energy as a common good, implication of
private individuals in the reform of contemporary energy markets”. 2012
Education and
training
Dates (from – to) October 2004
Name of organization European University Institute; Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies
Principal CEER Training course for energy regulators (Council of European Energy
subjects/occupational Regulators)
Principal
Energy regulation
subjects/occupational
Dates (from – to) 1999-2000
Name of organization Imperial College of London
Principal
Master of Science, Energy Policy – Environmental Technology
subjects/occupational
Title of qualification
Final thesis in: Renewable energy in the Italian liberalizing market
awarded
Level in national
MSc
classification
Dates (from – to) 1994-1999
Name of organization University of Milan (Univeristà statale di Milano)
Principal
Economic history
subjects/occupational
Title of qualification Final thesis: Environmental responsibility of firm; the electricity industry
awarded experience in UK from 1945 to liberalization
Level in national
BA
classification
Personal skills and
competences
Mother tongue Italian
Other languages English
French
Spanish
Kiswahili
Reading skills Excellent
Good
Good
Working
Writing skills Excellent
Poor
Poor
Poor
Verbal skills Excellent
Good
Working
Good
Selected experience
Tanzania Oikos- Project Manager for BEST RAY EU founded project Bringing
Energy Services in Tanzanian Rural Areas to provide energy services in rural
areas.(2008-2011)
Lithuania - Twinning project between AEEG and the Lithuanian regulator
(National control commission for prices and energy). Short-term expert on
incentive scheme of renewable power plants and cogeneration tariff. (2003)
Slovenia – FISI - confidential- Consultancy over Slovenian integration in EU
energy market. Electricity cross border harmonization and reciprocity of
renewable incentive schemes. (2007)
Turkey - Twinning project between AEEG and the Turkish regulator (EMRA).
Short-term expert on renewable regulation policy and PPA regulation. (2004)
Nicaragua Acra- Energy consultant within the Project “intervento a tutela della
biodiversità nella riserva della biosfera Rios San Juan” (2012)
EU - Chairman of the Task force on Environment for the Council of European
Energy Regulators (CEER). Harmonization of renewable incentive schemes in
the EU electricity markets. (2004-2005)
EU - Consultant about coherence and optimization of European Energy Council
conclusion over 2020 energy and environmental targets(20, 20, 20); sectoral
CO2 abatement costs and potential; (2008)
EU - REBUS project- renewable energy burden sharing within the EU effects of
burden sharing and certificate trade on the renewable electricity market in
Europe
EU - Admire-Rebus: Assessment and Dissemination activity on major
investment opportunities for renewable electricity in Europe
EU – JI, Joint Implementation for International Emission Reduction through
electricity companies in the EU and Central and Eastern European Countries
EU – WWF – partner of the topten EU founded project on energy efficiency for
domestic appliances.
Italy – ENEA -Energy and Environment Report 2006, Chapter IV, Energy
governance between local needs and national targets; a possible convergence
between national and regional planning
Italy – APER – chairman of the green certificate monitoring unit. Demand,
supply price forecasting of green certificate 2008
Italy – Ministry of Economic Development – Support services for the definition
of the first National Allocation Plan (2005). Carbon economics expert.
Italy – Ministry of Economic and Finance environmental taxation reform. How
to include Kyoto targets in national fiscal mechanisms. Support over 2008
financial law.
Italy – ref. - impact of CO2 emission trading directive on electricity market
price.
Main publications
ENEA
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Le fonti rinnovabili 2010; ricerca ed innovazione per un futuro low
carbon: “incentivazione e mercato delle rinnovabili in Italia” (Renewable
report 2010 – Innovation for a low carbon future – Renewable incentive
in the Italian market)
Rapporto Energia ed Ambiente 2006, Capitolo 4 , “La via per Kyoto e le
implicazioni dal sovranazionale al locale” (Energy and Environment
Report 2006 – Towards Kyoto subsidiarity implication from the
international to the local level)
Le Fonti Rinnovabili 2005, Capitolo 2, “Meccanismi d'incentivazione e
mercato delle rinnovabili in Italia” (Renewable report 2005 Incentive
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schemes for renewables in the Italian market)
Rapporto Energia ed Ambiente 2003; Le fonti rinnovabili; Capitolo 6;
“Elettricità da rinnovabili, i meccanismi d'incentivazione” (Energy and
Environment report 2003 – electricity from Renewable source of energy,
incentive mechanisms)
ECN
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Renewable Energy Burden Sharing, Rebus: requirements and expectation
of utilities and consumer organisations in the renewable electricity sector
in Europe, May 2001, Uyterlinde, Voogt, Skytte, Leonardi, Whiteley
Renewable Energy Burden Sharing, Rebus: Effects of burden sharing and
certificate trade on the renewable electricity market in Europe, May 2001,
Uyterlinde, Voogt, Skytte, Leonardi, Whiteley, de Noord, Nielsen,
Chapman
WWF
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Power switch: cambiare l'energia si può, mutamenti climatici e riduzione
delle emissioni, il contesto e gli scenari
Dossier: 2009 anno del clima – Effetto global deal. La sfida del
cambiamento climatico e le proposte del WWF alle istituzioni, Gianfranco
Bologna, Matteo Leonardi, Mariagrazia Midulla, Massimiliano Varriale.
Ref.
L'impatto dell'emission trading sul sistema elettrico italiano, n°23, Aprile
2006, Stefano Frontini, Matteo Leonardi
 Obiettivo 2050, per una roadmap energetica al 2050, rinnovabili,
efficienza, decarbonizzazione. Un rapporto Ref-E per WWF Italia
Energia Blu
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L'aia ed i meccanismi flessibili del Protocollo di Kyoto, Dicembre 2000
Dossier Certificati Verdi: le caratteristiche del mercato. Marzo-Aprile 2001
Certificati Verdi alla fine dei conti. Luglio-Agosto 2002
Approfondimenti: Efficienza energetica: una valutazione sul decreto 24
Aprile 2001, Maggio-Giugno 2001 Gianpiero Belloni, Matteo Leonardi
 Tariffe elettriche: una riflessione domestica, Maggio-Giugno 2002
 Con il green pricing i consumatori possono stimolare le rinnovabili,
Settembre-Ottobre 2000, Alessandro Brusa, Matteo Leonardi
Qualenergia
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 L'innovazione coi piedi di piombo, Luglio-Settembre 2003
 Incertezze sugli incentivi, Settembre-Ottobre 2005
Brioschi Editore
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Curatore dell'edizione italiana del libro “la rivoluzione solare; Travis
Bradford; introduzione Matteo Leonardi e Pippo Ranci”; Francesco
Brioschi Editore, 2008.
Altro
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Sustainability: Energy Recovery From Sludge and sustainable
development. A Tanzanian Case Study. Vincenzo Torretta, Fabio
Conti, Matteo Leonardi, Gianluca Ruggieri. 2012, 4(10), 2661-2672
Ediplan, Energylab, Access to Energy Focus on Africa; Preface by
Pippo Ranci and Matteo Leonardi: “energy poverty and consumer rights”
Milan, 2012
Altraeconomia: “l'energia che ho in mente” guida alla scelta dei
fornitori di elettricità e gas e al risparmio energetico di energia, luce,
calore viaggi con più rinnovabili e meno emissioni, Marzo 2012
L'occasione della crisi: Green economy e conversione ecologica:
“riformafiscale e fiscalità ecologica” edizioni origine ottobre 2011
Boletin Informativo Techint, Kyoto; de una molecula simple,
problemas complejos, Enero-Abril 2005
Appunti di cultura e politica: il nucleare e la decarbonizzazione delle
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nostre economie, Marzo-Aprile 2008
Ilsoletrecentosessantagradi: le inefficienze nel nostro sistema dei
certificati verdi: ancora scarsi i vantaggi alle vere rinnovabili, Dicembre
2004
NuovaEnergia: i singles in coppia con la bolletta raddoppiata, GennaioFebbraio 2004
Geomedia: software libero per la cooperazione e lo sviluppo in Africa,
n°6, 2011