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Teplárna Písek is starting a project to build a gas-fired cogeneration unit (GCHP). It will enable highly efficient combined production of electricity and heat. It will enable the heating plant to optimise operating costs, ensure reliable coverage of energy needs and also significantly reduce emissions, especially CO₂. This is an investment of CZK 180 million and a significant project in the modernisation of the Czech heating industry. Construction is just beginning and will be completed in May next year. The cogeneration unit from Brno-based GENTEC CHP will significantly help the Písek heating plant to get rid of its dependence on coal. Teplárna Písek starts installation of one of the largest CHP units in the Czech Republic, it will help it to get rid of dependence on coal.
The Czech chemical industry must adapt to the amendment to the Air Protection Act from 1 March 2025, which introduces several significant changes. The amendment extends the obligation to continuously measure emissions to additional sources, or for smaller plants to monitor an operational indicator that demonstrates the function of the flue gas and gas cleaning system, and introduces electronic reporting of results to a central system for monitoring and evaluation.
Central heating plants and companies with their own energy sources should prepare for the EU ETS 2 system. Emissions allowances could cost tens to hundreds of millions of crowns per year.
At the beginning of March, the CEO of ORGREZ, a.s. Jan Krišpín participated as a delegate for the Czech Republic at the Energy from Waste 2025conference . In his article, he summarized what common problems are being solved within Europe, including how to deal with EU ETS2, i.e. emission allowances falling on sources below 20 MWt.
Today, connecting different sectors and creating strategic partnerships is the key to success. This trend is particularly evident in the energy sector.
From 2027, allowances will also apply to sources with a capacity below 20 MW. This means that the system will also apply to smaller and small heating plants, regional heating plants and other smaller sources. The allowances will put a considerable strain on their economics and, of course, increase the price of heat for end customers.