OILECO Value Chains:Fostering Public-Private Partnerships for local bio-business value chains of used cooking oils, a EC funded Project under the Intelligent Energy for Europe Programme. (EC EACI, Brussels)

Technical review of Large Grant Design Documents for 6 sustainable agriculture and rural development projects, and for 2 IFAD-GEF agricultural project proposals.
Technical review of IFAD Loans under negotiation with specific reference to their contribution to sustainable agriculture and natural resources management: Lesotho SADP (Smallholder Agriculture Development Program) IFAD-WB joint $20 mln. loan; Malawi SAPP (Sustainable Agriculture Production Programme) IFAD $35 mln. Loan; Zambia S3P (Smallholder Productivity Promotion Programme) IFAD $ 28.5 mln. Loan; Nigeria Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) IFAD $74 mln.. 
Member of an panel of  external sustainable agriculture experts to the Environment and Climate Division for the review of the draft IFAD Environment and Natural Resources Management Strategy (2011-2015) (IFAD, Roma)

Coaching and advisory for two sustainable energy enterprises for: Jathropha based bio-diesel rural electrification in Ghana and battery charging service for rural-urban customers in Tanzania - business planning support and finance advisory for participation to the Africa Forum on Clean Energy Financing in South Africa (Climate Technology Initiative - Private Financing Advisory Network)

Assessment of project proposals for the EC Central Europe Programme - Priority/Theme environment, renewable energy and energy efficiency (Central Europe JTS, Vienna)

Procurement of an evaluation team (6 experts) for the assessment of ACP EC Energy Facility II proposals(Agriconsulting Europe SA, Brussels)

Promotion of investments in the solar PV parks (over 50 MW – € 180 mln. pipeline) , developed and constructed by SunParc, targeting selected foreign and Italian private investors and equity funds (Silfab SpA).

Evaluation and technical assistance for the project proposal of LIFE + programme of EC DG Environment (AGRECO, Brussels)

Assistance in implementation and M&E of the Cornucopia project: Hybrid Finance for Renewable Energy in Small Scale Value Added Agriculture: an initiative for promotion of sustainable agriculture value chains in Brazil. Assistance in the design and promotion of the LaGuardia Foundation’s pilot Energy-MDG Financing Facility: a sustainable finance mechanism conceived as a facility for grants and lending to business ventures combining clean energy and energy efficiency and the Millennium Development Goals (LaGuardia Foundation)

Designed a € 1.6 mln. R&D project and associated company partnership (SMEs and CNR Institute for Ecosystems Sustainability) for an integrated system to reuse air emissions and polluted water to produce micro-algae and other biomass feeding into an innovative multi-fuel biomass gassifier downstream (Submitted to the Tuscany Region CREO 2007-2013 Development Fund)

LaGuardia Foundation European Office. Representation of foundation, promotion of partnerships, promotion of MOSAICO Initiative for development cooperation in Brazil, China and India, European donor relations, development of joint project proposals with European entities, strategic planning, monitoring & evaluation of field project activities (Fiorello LaGuardia Foundation, New York)

Design and promotion of project OILECO Value Chains, developing public-private partnerships for start up and consolidation of used vegetable oils sustainable energy use - 2008 Sustainable Energy for Europe Campaign

Promotion of venture capital and equity investments in the industrial development of a 5000 tons/y plant for solar grade polysilicon (SILFAB SpA)

Procurement of evaluation team (2 senior experts) for the assessment of project proposals of EC EuropeAid Program on Environment and sustainable management of natural resources including energy (Agriconsulting Europe S.A., Brussels)

Identification and evaluation of parameters of social and environmental costs within the ATAC cost benefit analysis for the new road "circonvallazione interna" (CLES Srl)

Project Invest in Tuscany for the promotion of direct investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency in Tuscany (Agenzia Toscana Promozione SpA)

Evaluation of Intellingent Energy for Europe - Small Scale Energy  project proposals (EC, DG TREN,  Belgium)

CDM Expert contribution to the design and execution of the Project CDM Capacity Building for the Private Sector in China (EC, Asia Pro Eco II co-founding)

Procurement of evaluation team for the assessment of project proposals of ACP-EC EuropeAid Energy Facility Program (Agriconsulting Europe S.A., Brussels) 

Evaluation of Intelligent Energy for Europe - Coopener project proposals (DG TREN, EC Belgium)

Local Agenda 21 in Mugello (Phase 2), coordination, financial analysis and promotion of opportunities for local biomass to energy projects (Mountain Community of Mugello)

Contribution to REN21 - WorldWatch Institute and Tsinghua University project Renewables 2005 Global Status Report - assessment of the employment impacts of renewable energy (WorldWatch Institute, Washington DC, USA)

Evaluation of Intellingent Energy for Europe - Coopener project proposals (DG TREN, EC Belgium)

Evaluation of Research project proposals under FP6 Impact Assessment - Water Directive (DG Research, EC Belgium)

Evaluation of the application of the equal opportunity principle in the enterprises within the Pesaro/Urbino province of Italy, (Pesaro/Urbino Province)

Technical assistance to Blue Moon Fund, US private foundation: assistance in the definition of a strategy for MOSAICO (MObilizing Sustainable Agriculture Infrastructure and Capital) initiative promotion, partner identification in Europe, feasibility study for setting up an European NGO, mission to China and representation at a World Bank/Foundations dialogue workshop in Thailand (Blue Moon Fund, Charlottesville)

Technical assistance for the structuring of an European office for the promotion of MOSAICO Initiative for development cooperation, European donor relations, development of joint project proposals with European entities (Fiorello LaGuardia Foundation, New York)

Local Agenda 21 for Mugello Area (Tuscany, Italy). Coordination of the project team for preparation of State of the Environment Report, setting-up of communication and participation strategy, development of the A21 Local Forum, final report (Mountain Community of Mugello)

Technical assistance for the qualification of 3 rural energy projects for carbon emissions credits through the Clean Development Mechanism via the Italian Ministry of Environment (Fiorello La Guardia Foundation, New York)

Follow up on FAO’s strategic report on Clean Development Mechanism project opportunities: development of guidelines for carbon substitution accounting in Sustainable Agriculture, identification and formulation of two CDM activity draft proposals (Conservation Agriculture and biomass energy projects), presentation to donors (UNFAO, Rome)

Evaluation of research project proposals on Sustainable Energy Systems within the 6th Framework Program (European Union, DG XII)

Technical assistance for the qualification of a technology transfer project for carbon emissions credits through the Clean Development Mechanism via the Italian Ministry of Environment (Helios Technology, Padova)

Survey on quality of life and on quality of labor conditions in Pesaro and Urbino Province (in association with CLES, for Pesaro and Urbino Province)

Technical Assistance in the formulation of FAO’s/Major Groups of Civil Society SARD Initiative (a follow up Type II initiative of the WSSD in Johannesburg): consultative design of Initiative, drafting of logical framework, project proposal and budget – (UNFAO, Rome)

Pre-feasibility evaluation of research project proposals within the Non-Nuclear Energy 5th Framework Program (European Union, DG XII)

Preparation of a strategic report on the Clean Development Mechanism: The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM): Implications For Sustainable Development Projects (UNFAO, Rome)

Participation in the GEF-FAO High Level Expert Workshop on Productive Uses of Renewable Energy: Experience, Strategies and Project Development

Analysis and evaluation of incentives in the tourist and commercial enterprises (Dintec, Rome)

Technical assistance mission to Lanzhou, China for the financial assessment of a Joint Venture solar PV company (Gansu PV Co.) with the drafting of its business development plan (SELCO-Intl., Washington DC)

Formulation and implementation of Local Agenda 21 initiative for Chianti Senese Association of Counties - (Italian Ministry of Environment)

Formulation of a rural solar electrification project Solar PV Multi-Service Centers for Rural Income Generation and Social Welfare – Baoding Yingli Group, China

Evaluation of research project proposals within the Non-Nuclear Energy 4th Framework Program (European Union, DG XII)

Technical assistance as Rural Finance expert in Kosovo for the project Restart of Rural Economy in Kosovo, Farm Inputs Component (European Agency for Reconstruction) – (Confirmec Spa, Milan)

Realization and coordination of a technology transfer project for a solar PV module assembly plant in Baoding, China (Helios Technology Srl., Padova)

Missions for the development of photovoitaic markets in Sri Lanka, Maldives, and China (Helios Technology Srl, Padova)

Preparation of the study Solar Photovoltaics for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (UNFAO, Rome)

Mission to Washington DC for the Village Power Conference 2000 (World Bank Dec. 4-8) on renewable energy for rural electrification and rural development (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DGCS, Rome)