2.1 Activities

The implementation program strategy in a jail includes the following activities:

• 600 hours training course on solar thermal addressed to prisoners for the achievement of a

professional qualification accredited by local public authorities,

• a preliminary energy audit of the site,

• a study on the feasibility of the solar thermal plant,

• the adaptation of the standard call for tenders to local peculiarities and needs,

• the evaluation of the projects submitted by the solar companies,

• the involvement of the prisoners in the installation of the plant,

• the monitoring of the energy performances of the system, as required by the Guaranteed Solar

Results (GSR) contract,

• the maintenance of the plant carried out by the prisoners, in cooperation with the technical staff of the

jails.

For a better management of the plants it is expected to install a System Integrated Hardware in order to record the parameters for a real time diagnosis and for proper maintenance.

The system should allow to store the solar systems data and offer the possibility for the institutions involved to carry out the constant monitoring of the plants operating all over Italy.