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ŠKO-ENERGO lays foundation stone for modernization of Czech heating plant in Mladá Boleslav
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24 October 2024, 06:25
On Tuesday, October 22, a ceremony was held to lay and tap the foundation stone for the modernization of ŠKO-ENERGO’s heating plant in Mladá Boleslav. The modernization will enable the complete replacement of coal with wood chips and plant-based phyto pellets, reducing CO2 emissions by 290,000 tonnes a year. The foundation stone was ceremonially tapped by Andreas Dick, chairman of ŠKO-ENERGO’s Supervisory Board and a member of Škoda Auto’s Board of Management; Jaroslav Povšík, chairman of the Council of Chairpersons and the Works Council of the KOVO MB trade unions; Jiří Bouška, mayor of the statutory city of Mladá Boleslav; ŠKO-ENERGO managing directors Tomáš Kubín and Jaromír Vorel; and Milan Poddaný, project manager for the modernization works.
“As an independent company, ŠKO-ENERGO has been a reliable energy supplier to Škoda Auto and the city of Mladá Boleslav for almost 30 years, and it is now entering a new phase. The modernization is an important milestone in the transition to decarbonization, which we have embarked on together with our parent company, Škoda Auto,” said Tomáš Kubín, managing director of ŠKO-ENERGO.
The modernization of the ŠKO-ENERGO heating plant will require a total investment of 180 million euros, of which 87 million euros will be funded by the Modernisation Fund of the State Environmental Fund of the Czech Republic.
“From 2024 to 2027, two existing fluidized-bed boilers, K80 and K90, will be retrofitted, and a completely new fluidized-bed boiler, K20, will be built. Large-capacity silos for storing the wood chips and a sorting facility will also be built on the site. In addition, equipment will be installed to unload and transport the wood chips to the boilers, and the railway siding will be extended,” added Milan Poddaný, project manager, describing the modernization works.
Source: ŠKO-ENERGO
This project represents one of the largest investments in renewable energy sources in the Czech Republic.
Heating plant modernization – key facts:
- Construction period: 2024–2027
- Total investment: 180 million euros
- Total grant from the Modernisation Fund: 87 million euros
- Annual CO2 savings: 290,000 tonnes
- New facilities: biomass unloading, transfer station, sorting facility, large-capacity silos, K20 fluidized-bed boiler
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