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Škoda GreenFuture

Green Future

09/23 GreenFuture

GreenFuture<br>September 2023

  • Strana 1

    Škoda Auto is continuing its
    journey towards carbon neutrality.
    ŠKO-ENERGO, a subsidiary
    responsible for ensuring
    acomprehensive supply of energy
    to the carmaker and providing heat
    to Mladá Boleslav, is launching a key
    project to upgrade its heating plant
    by exclusively employing biomass.
    This conversion is slated to start in
    .
    Switching to processing wood
    chips and pellets derived from
    plant residues will result in fully
    carbon-neutral energy production.
    With operations set to commence
    within three years, the upgraded
    heating plant will significantly
    contribute to fulfilling the
    environmental protection targets
    across the entire value chain, as
    outlined in the company-wide Next
    Level – Škoda Strategy .
    At Škoda Auto and
    ŠKO-ENERGO, our commitment to
    meeting our ambitious sustainability
    targets remains steadfast. The
    upcoming transformation represents
    the most extensive modernisation
    of our energy resources in  years.
    The scale of the endeavour, at an
    estimated cost of CZK . billion,
    ranks among the largest projects in
    the Czech Republic. More than %
    of the expenses will be subsidised
    by the Modernisation Fund of the
    State Environmental Fund of the
    Czech Republic. This underscores
    our capacity to achieve remarkable
    feats thanks to close cooperation
    with all our partners,” explains
    Michael Oeljeklaus, Board Member
    for Production and Logistics and
    Chairman of the Supervisory Board
    of ŠKO-ENERGO.
    While the existing heating
    plant already adheres to modern
    standards and uses progressive
    technologies, ŠKO-ENERGO’s
    strategy propels us towards
    acarbon-neutral energy production
    path. The modernisation of the
    heating plant on the premises of
    Škoda Auto is crucial to this plan.
    Both the production plant and
    households in Mladá Boleslav will
    benefit from an environmentally
    friendly heat source within three
    years of the start of construction,”
    adds Tomáš Kubín, ŠKO-ENERGO’s
    Managing Director.
    Savings of up to
    ,tonnes of CO
    As part of the heating plant’s
    modernisation, all boilers will solely
    use biomass as fuel, consisting of
    % wood chips and % phyto
    pellets – that is, pellets derived from
    plant residues. The biomass used
    will be certified in accordance with
    European and Czech legislation, with
    an emphasis on the sustainability of
    the entire supply chain. Once the
    transition to these environmentally
    conscious fuels is completed, annual
    carbon dioxide savings are projected
    to reach ,tonnes.
    Until now, the heating plant has
    operated by using a blend of coal
    and biomass. The proportion of the
    environmentally friendly component
    has been rising steadily since ,
    when ŠKO-ENERGO first started
    using biomass to shrink its carbon
    footprint. The share of renewable
    energy sources across Škoda Auto’s
    Czech production plants reached
    around % in .
    The leap to carbon neutrality
    ŠKO-ENERGO embraces 100%
    biomass usage in heating plant
    ,,
    According to the site Samosebou.cz,
    at least 8 million tonnes of plastics
    inundate the oceans every year, which
    is roughly equivalent to atruckload of
    waste every minute.
    The scope of the
    endeavour is among the
    most expansive in the
    Czech Republic, with an
    estimated project cost
    of CZK 3.6 billion.
    GreenFuture
    Construction is scheduled to start next year. The new heating
    plant is expected to become operational within three years,
    and the transition to processing wood chips and plant residue–
    derived pellets will pave the way for fully carbon-neutral energy
    production.
    How the new heating
    plant will work
    Reconstruction of the K80 and K90 boilers
    Establishment
    of the new
    K20 boiler house
    Biomass conveyor leading to boilers
    Biomass unloading
    Installation of a stationary fire extinguishing system
    Expansion of siding
    Installation of high-capacity silo
    Sorting plant
    Shifting
    plant
    Plastic caps
    now‘fixed’
    Have you noticed the arrival of plastic
    bottles with a novel type of cap? This
    innovation has been introduced by one
    of the major soda manufacturers and
    distributors, and others will soon follow
    suit. These “fixed” bottle caps are altering
    the norm, but why are the caps no longer
    easily detachable?
    The reason is the gradual implementation
    of European Union legislative measures
    aimed at enhancing sustainability. These
    regulations have multiple objectives, such
    as curbing littering and resource wastage,
    increasing the collection of sorted plastic
    waste and reducing the contamination of
    the environment with microplastics.
    New Czech legislation
    Last August, the Czech Republic passed
    a prohibition on the production and
    sale of certain single-use plastics,
    thereby aligning national law with the
    European Directive governing single-
    use plastics, according to the Ministry
    of the Environment. Items like single-
    use plastic cups, cotton swabs, cutlery,
    plates, straws, stirrers, balloon sticks
    and food and beverage containers
    made of expanded polystyrene or oxo-
    degradable plastics (which decompose
    through chemical oxidation) are no longer
    permitted on the market.
    The new legislative measures also extend
    to plastic (or composite) beverage
    containers up to 3 litres, which, as of July
    2024, must have lids “firmly” attached
    to them. This measure aims to mitigate
    littering by ensuring caps are more likely
    to end up where they belong: in the
    plastic sorting bin.
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