Applicant: ORLEN Unipetrol RPA s.r.o.
Modernization Fund, RES+ Programme
Subsidy received. CZK 570 million

Project description:

Construction of a new renewable hydrogen production plant for the decarbonisation of the chemical industry and transport in the Ústí nad Labem Region. The production plant will consist of a renewable energy source - a photovoltaic power plant with an installed capacity of 60 MW, supplemented by hydrogen electricity storage technology with a capacity of 28.9 MWh.

Applicant: ORLEN Unipetrol RPA s.r.o.
Modernization Fund, ENERG-ETS Programme
Subsidy received. CZK 87 million

Project description: 

The project concerns the use of waste heat from the flue gas at the Kralupy refinery to produce feedwater for the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit. The use of flue gas heat will be made possible by the use of special plastic heat exchangers that allow the flue gas to cool below its dew point, when condensation of sulphuric acid occurs, to which the plastic heat exchangers are resistant and therefore not subject to corrosion or other destruction of the equipment. 

Applicant: ORLEN Unipetrol RPA s.r.o.
Programme.
500 million CZK 

Project description:

The subject of the project is the selection, construction and operation of the technology of so-called licensed suppliers for the chemical industry using anaerobic thermal splitting to convert mixed waste plastics primarily into liquid intermediates to be used as raw material for the production of petrochemical products using ethylene unit or other so-called petrochemical units. 
 

Applicant: SPOLANA s.r.o.
Modernization Fund, ENERG-ETS Programme
Subsidy received. CZK 191 milion

Project description:

Energy recovery of waste heat from wastewater with the installation of a water-to-water heat pump and implementation of other related measures in the mixing of alkalinised inorganic and biological waters, pumping of wastewater, its inflow and flow and technological optimisation of the activation and sedimentation process contributing to ensuring the year-round energy potential of treated wastewater.
 

Applicant: BorsodChem MCHZ, s.r.o
Grant programme: OP EIC, Innovation VIII 
 

Project description:

The project’s aim is to start the production of innovated cyclohexylamine (CHA) and di-cyclohexylamine (DCHA) products, and the related innovation of their production process. This project enabled a move and the introduction of innovated CHA production to a new production unit, and the optimisation of the current production unit only for the innovated production of DCHA, where innovated CHA and DCHA products were put into production.

The new concepts in the technology for CHA and DCHA production differ in many regards from the previous production process, as they take into account innovations to products developed based on long-term operational experience with amino acid production, research and development of products and processes in cooperation with the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague and, primarily, current modern trends in chemical product production. The project achieved, in particular, stabilisation of the quality of the resulting products and, last but not least, a reduction in waste generation (primarily a lower environmental burden from CO2 emissions).

Applicant: Tereos TTD, a.s.
Modernization Fund, ENERG-ETS Programme
Subsidy received. CZK 127 million

Project description:

Replacement of two horizontal extractors RT93 and RT96 with one tower extractor (vertical type). The production capacity (10,000 t of beet/24 h) will be maintained.
The operation of the extractors consumes electricity to drive the extractor and heat to evaporate the water from the juice. The new tower extractor makes it possible to reduce the amount of water that has to be evaporated from the juice. This reduces energy consumption and emissions.

Applicant: Tereos TTD, a.s.
Modernization Fund, ENERG-ETS Programme
Funding received. 116 million CZK

Project description:

Replacement of four existing coal-fired boilers with gas-fired boilers. The advantages of the new technology are low emissions of pollutants from the combustion process compared to coal combustion, higher thermal efficiency of the boilers and the boiler room as a whole, reliable operation and automation of the boiler room equipment. 
In order to ensure higher efficiency of the boilers and electricity production, the parameters of the existing steam turbine will be modified to higher pressure of the heating steam. A new feedwater treatment plant will be built to meet the higher requirements of the gas boilers.

Applicant: KAMENOLOMY ČR s.r.o.
Programme.
Funding received. 286 million CZK

Project description:

Technological measures aimed at reducing dust generated by working activities in the quarry. The existing line is equipped with a dedusting system, but still emits a significant amount of emissions into the surroundings of the plant. This situation is still unsustainable, even though the plant in question complies with legislative limits. In order to reduce dust emissions, a new semi-mobile/mobile line will be installed, which will be equipped with equipment and accessories to prevent dust emissions as far as possible. These include the cladding of the technology, pressure scraping and fogging, scraping of the overflows, extraction and fogging of the transported products prior to storage in bunkers and external landfills, and the construction of a paved site road.
 

Applicant: Heidelberg Materials CZ, a.s.
Modernization Fund, ENERG-ETS Program
Funding received. 742 million CZK

Project description:

Reducing CO2 emissions and achieving energy savings by modernising the clinker firing plant in Mokrá. Specifically, it involves replacing two clinker production lines with one modern, more energy-efficient one. Integral to the project is the installation of a new heat exchanger with calciner, a new clinker cooler, a new raw material mill with VRM, homosilo, connection to existing equipment and the transport of alternative fuels with a lower CO2 emission factor (TAP / RDF LG) to the new kiln line. 

Research and Development of a Continuously Variable Transmission for Use in Trucks

Applicant: EXCALIBUR ARMY spol. s.r.o.
Partners: TATRA TRUCKS a.s.
Grant programme: OP EIC, Application IX 
 

Project description: 

The project’s aim is research and development of a continuously variable transmission with a proprietary design that can be built in to trucks for various types of uses (fire, goods, rescue, with special superstructure, municipal, forestry and agricultural, military, etc.). This new transmission will replace the current one and will also cope with large power outputs for secondary drives with constant engine revs independent of the vehicle’s speed.

The project also includes checking the technical parameters for such a CVT transmission, designing its software, the control method, and dealing with integration into a specific truck. The CVT transmission is being developed in a single size and performance class for engines with outputs from 300 kW to 450 kW.

The transmission is being developed by EXCALIBUR ARMY, spol. s r.o., in cooperation with TATRA TRUCKS a.s. at the research and development centres of both companies in Šternberk and Kopřivnice.

Applicant: Moravskoslezské cukrovary s.r.o.
Modernization Fund, ENERG-ETS Programme
Subsidy received: 82mil.  CZK

The gas boiler plant will replace the existing steam boiler plant, in which four grate steam boilers are installed. Boilers K1, K2 and K3 use a combination of hard coal and biomass as fuel during the campaign period. Boiler K4 uses hard coal as fuel and is operated during the non-campaign period. The new boiler plant will be equipped with rich steam technology with a total steam output of 54 t/h during the campaign and 4 t/h outside the campaign. 

Applicant: Veolia Utilities Žiar nad Hronom a.s.
Modernization Fund
Approved subsidy: EUR 3,96 million 

Grant description:

Modernisation and merging of two existing heat exchanger stations of hot water heating sources into one, optimisation of production capacities and reduction of the scale of internal steam pipes of the heating plant. 

Programme: OP PI

Project description:

The aim of the project was to introduce combined heat and power production in the industrial premises of Stora Enso Wood Products Ždírec s.r.o. located in Ždírc nad Doubravou.

The company is engaged in wood processing, which generates a large amount of wood residues from production, the so-called biomass. The creation of its own heat source offers the possibility of efficient use of wood biomass for heat and electricity production.

The energy outputs were connected to the existing heat and electricity distribution systems. The heat source was designed using a back-pressure steam turbine with an electric generator. The steam to drive the turbine will be produced in high pressure biomass-fired boilers. The boilers will have efficiencies corresponding to BAT technology and will be equipped with modern equipment to reduce emissions of pollutants. The heating water for the plant's process needs will be heated in a heat exchanger station using steam extraction and the heat in the form of hot water will be fed from there into the plant's piping.

The implementation has increased the efficiency of thermal energy production and supplemented the heat source with electricity generation, which has a direct impact on the reduction of emissions of relevant substances, especially CO2.

Project name: Reduction in SOx Emissions at the Mělník I Power Plant, K1-K6 Boiler

Programme: OP Environment

Project description:

The project’s aim is to build a new, completely desulphurised facility at the Mělník I Power Plant using the wet limestone process, including ensuring, using or rendering harmless all products and waste that arise during the waste desulphurisation process.

The basic technical concept is addressed through the construction of new technology for desulphurising combustion products and through alterations to current technological units for desulphurising combustion products. The technical solution includes the release of space for the construction of new desulphurisation equipment, i.e. the demolition and moving of current buildings, construction of a modern facility with tried-and-tested technology and readiness for a subsequent upgrade. The project’s implementation led to a reduction in SO2 emissions to 406.3 t/year and a reduction in solid pollutant emissions to 62.58 t/year. This means that compared to the original value of 2 069.3 t of SO2, after the measures were implemented there was a reduction of 1 663 t and in the case of solid pollutants after project implementation there was a reduction in emissions of 75.4 t.

The project’s implementation is necessary for compliance with EU standards and thus to maintain deliveries of heat to Prague Capital City.

Applicant: ELDIS Pardubice s.r.o.
Partners: University of Pardubice
Grant programme: OP EIC, Application VIII 

Project description:

The project’s aim is research and development of an active radar antenna system for measuring the polarimetric properties of objects of interest, which include, for example, vehicles, people, drones, and more. The newly developed antenna is a basic part of the radars that ELDIS Pardubice s.r.o. manufactures and supplies to its customers.

In the project in question, the term “active antenna system” was introduced for the newly developed radar antenna. This system contains two basic antenna subsystems for broadcasting and receiving, which are located one above the other. Each of the antenna subsystems comprises many identical basic antenna elements (the project concerns optimised Vivaldi antenna elements), which are connected to each other by signal distribution networks.

In cooperation with University of Pardubice, ELDIS Pardubice s.r.o. developed the hardware part of the radar’s antenna and in the project also designed and verified polarimetric methods of processing the signal that the antenna captures. The resulting antenna and the proposed measurement methods that are the output from the project will serve as a basis for the construction of new types of ELDIS radars in future years.

The project was carried out at the ELDIS Pardubice s.r.o. site in Pardubice, as well as at the research and development facilities of the partner, University of Pardubice.

Project name: Modernisation of the Hot Water Pipeline on Tyršovo nábřeží Stage 1 and Modernisation of the Hot Water Pipeline on Tyršovo nábřeží in Zlín, Stage 2

Programme: OP EIC

Project description:

The project’s aim is to modernise and optimise the existing heat supply network, including transfer stations, with the aim of achieving maximum primary energy savings. The project is focused on the replacement of part of the existing hot water pipeline dating from the 1950s with a new hot water pipeline on the route of the current hot water pipeline at Tyršovo nábřeží in Zlín.

During the comprehensive modernisation of the defined section of the backbone hot water pipeline network, a smaller new pipeline will be installed with new insulation. The pipeline will be placed in new steel structures. In the construction part, the upper panels of the heat channel will be replaced with new reinforced concrete panels with new waterproofing.

In connection with the project, it will be necessary to implement new connectors for existing customers in branch shafts with a connection to the existing connectors. The modernisation of the hot water pipeline will provide significant primary fuel savings and a reduction in emissions. The project’s implementation will have a marked impact on the operability of the hot water pipeline by increasing reliability and reducing accidents and thus the necessity of emergency work.

It is a significant project for society and, in particular, residents and enterprises in Zlín.

Applicant: municipality Podkonice
Support programme: Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Slovak Republic
Approved subsidy. EUR 256.45 MILLION

Building modifications that will contribute to promoting the energy efficiency of the building. 

Project name: TR Kočín - Expansion, Refurbishment, Alteration to Lines

Programme: OP EIC

Project description:

The aim of the Expansion and Refurbishment of Kočín Substation project is to strengthen the energy security of the transmission grid. The implementation of this project will contribute to improving the quality, safety and sustainability of electricity supplies to end customers. It will also enable the development of industry and business in the relevant locations.

The project focuses on ensuring sufficient transmission capacities and improving the substation’s technical parameters to ensure reliable operation even in extraordinary operational modes. The project output is the modernised Kočín substation, with improvements in capacity, safety, resilience and reliability of operation. There will also be an increase in the security and reliability of this node, something of strategic importance to the Czech distribution grid.

The current Kočín substation site is near the Kočín and Dříteň municipalities. The substation’s expanded site will have an area of approx. 21.7 ha. There is no structure associated with the presence of people close to the substation.

Applicant: Duslo, a.s.
Programme.Modernisation Fund
Approved subsidy: EUR 58,42 million 

Construction of a photovoltaic power plant, a wind park and an electrolyser with the aim of producing green hydrogen and implementing it in ammonia production. The implementation of the project has a positive impact on the reduction of CO2 emissions and the energy intensity of production. 

Applicant: Materská škola PRÚDY n.o.
Support Programme:Recovery and Resilience Plan
Approved grant: EUR 2,47 million

Project description:

Construction of a new kindergarten in Trnava to support capacity expansion.

Applicant: Město Veselí nad Moravou
Programme: Ministry for Regional Development
Subsidy received. CZK 4.6 million

Description of subsidy:

Expansion of the accompanying infrastructure for visitors in the area of the port of Veselí nad Moravou on the Bata Canal, in the form of construction of a multi-generational rope centre - a 3D maze with a lighthouse tower and a children's playground.

Applicant: BorsodChem MCHZ, s.r.o.
Modernization Fund, ENERG-ETS Programme
Funding received. CZK 1,476 million

Description of subsidy:

Energy savings and reduction of CO2 emissions. Complete reconstruction of nitric acid production, where the existing lines KD6, KD7 and KD8 will be closed and replaced by a new modern line KD9. The new line is designed as a two-pressure line using catalytic combustion of gassed ammonia under elevated pressure on a platinum catalytic bed. The design of the line allows the use of the reaction heat to produce steam to drive the turbocharger itself and the surplus steam to be used in the steam turbine to generate electricity.

Applicant: municipality Priechod
Support programme: the Slovakia Programme
Approved subsidy. EUR

Project description:

Complete reconstruction of the municipal office building in the village of Priechod.

Applicant: KARO – Leather Company s.r.o.

Programme: Innovation, Call VIII (OP EIC)

Project description:

The project’s aim is the introduction of a fully automatic operation for processing leather that meets Industry 4.0 conditions together with an overall reduction in the environmental burden from production while maintaining the required qualitative and economic parameters. 

The total investment of CZK 193 million includes the acquisition of new technology enabling the beneficiary to innovatively process leather, including intelligent systems for recognising defects with the option of related alterations to the production process on the line. By innovating the process and purchasing the new technology, the applicant will be able to process a new type of material called “wet white”, i.e. materials that do not contain chrome. 

From the viewpoint of competing solutions on the market, these are unique materials not offered by any other manufacturer, as this is an expensive solution that is demanding in terms of quality.