Slovakia - Renewable energy

Initial situation:  Senica town, with 21,000 inhabitants, is located in the Trnava Region, Westerm Slovakia.

The project was developed between September 2009 and April 2010, co-financed by the Operational Programme  “Competitiveness and Economic Growth”.

Energy Saving Measures: 

The project was developed between September 2009 and April 2010, co-financed by the Operational Programme  “Competitiveness and Economic Growth”.

The objective of the project was to renovate an existing old heating plant and to turn it into the largest heating plant for biomass in town, providing heating services for residential buildings. The original two boilers for natural gas were replaced by two boilers designed for wood chips burning with a total capacity of 8 MW. This project is an example of how renewable energies can reduce dependency on imported gas providing a secure and stable heat supply.  For the local heat supply company “Službyt”, wood chip based heat production was a mean to maintain heat prices and to remain competitive on the heat supply market.  Službyt provides central heating and hot water for 5,600 households in Senica.  The public-private partnership between Službyt and the municipality has proven to be very successful. Thanks to this energy efficiency projects, more local people now work in local wood processing companies.  The money spent on heating services stays in the region instead of being paid to foreign gas suppliers.

Plant Operating Company:

Službyt and Comeron Group

Key Benefits:

• Stable heat prices
• Reliable Heat supply
• Gas dependency reduction:  90%
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