SITE VISIT OBJECTIVES
VEGA offers a good example of how a reclamation site could be an opportunity for the economical and environmental sustainable re-development of an industrial area. VEGA is the first Science and Technology Park in Italy to have achieved certifications of its integrated Quality-Environmental Management System, recognised at international level (ISO 9001 - ISO 14001).
VEGA, built over a former polluted industrial site after its remediation, is the City of Technology and Innovation for the Venice Municipality and the Veneto Region.
Due to its high industrial concentration, the area of Porto Marghera seems to be a good place to try and develop the use of hydrogen. Some of the firms in this area, in fact, produce 6.000t/y, which is 40% of the total Italian production. The aim is to use it for waterbuses and residential cogeneration.

INSTITUTION/COMPANY PROFILE
VEGA is located in Porto Marghera (the industrial area of Venice), in the mainland facing Venice, from where the airport and the major motorways are easily accessible. It has been developed on four neighbouring areas, for a total of 35 ha, and has been co-funded by the EU, the Italian government and private investors.
VEGA - Parco Scientifico Tecnologico di Venezia S.c.a.r.l. - is a Limited company run as a consortium and a non-profit organisation. It was founded in 1993 by 34 partner organisations, including the two Universities of Venice, two banks and several important private companies.
VEGA is the new Venice’s waterfront, the symbol of the renaissance of Porto Marghera, a 2000 hectares industrial area, one of the biggest in Europe. VEGA is the first Science and Technology Park in Italy with over 200 companies and 2000 employees. The focus on our attention is on sectors of: Nano and Biotechnologies, ICT and Digital media, Environment and Sustainable development, Cultural heritage, Aerospace, Professional training, Advanced services.
VEGA identifies, promotes and carries out projects that aim at bringing improvement and innovation to productive cycles, quality and range of products.