VEOLIA Has Completed a Large Scale Project Which Secured Energy and Financial Savings for the Bohnic
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the installation of 54 object exchanger
stations. Nearly 5 kilometres of collectors
had to be cleaned and 9.5 kilometres of
heat distribution pipes, some of which
were built in the 1930s, had to be
replaced.
In addition, the heating systems
were rebalanced. For example,
3 331thermostatic valves and heads were
installed, and 2 032 pearl valves and
water-saving showers were installed to
save water. At the same time, lighting was
extensively replaced with more efficient
LED lights and a new measurement and
control system was introduced, for which
fibre-optic networks over 5 kilometres
long were built.
A significant part of the contract
consisted of construction work, including
the replacement or refurbishment
of more than 3,000 windows and doors
or the insulation of walls, roofs and attics
of individual buildings with a total area
of more than 20,000 m
2
. During the
reconstruction of historical features, and
listed window openings, some of them
were professionally refurbished and
some were replaced by faithful replicas
with significantly better thermal technical
parameters.
"The main problem was time. The hospital
had been preparing the project for 5 years.
We had 18 months to design, permit and
implement the basic measures. Moreover,
all the work had to be done without
interrupting operations. The schedule was
down to days, with almost no reserves,
and I must thank everyone who was
involved in the project and helped to
complete it on time. It was definitely not
a matter of course," added Eduard Paulík,
Managing Director of D-Energy.
From January, a ten-year period
of guaranteed savings is running, which
includes the performance of energy
management that will continuously
evaluate and maximise the savings
achieved.
The guaranteed energy savings amounts
to 6350 MWh per year. An additional
benefit will be a reduction in water
consumption of 7750 m
3
per year.
The financial savings should amount to
14.7m CZK per year in 2021 reference
prices, which is likely to be even higher
given the increase in energy and water
prices. Over 10 years, the hospital will
save at least 147m CZK.
For the implementation of this demanding
project, the hospital used not only
EPC financing but also subsidies from
the Environment Operational Programme
and the New Green for Savings
programme, which the Ministry now
wants to expand.
Similar EPC investments in the energy
modernisation of buildings and premises
could save operators hundreds of millions
of CZK in operating costs. They also
bring reductions in CO2 emissions and
contribute to the energy self-sufficiency
of the country and to the fulfilment
of European targets. The Czech
Republic needs to accelerate the pace
of building renovation to achieve its
energy efficiency and decarbonisation
targets. The European Energy Efficiency
Directive requires a reduction of energy
consumption in buildings by at least
1.9 percent per year, and the use of energy
services, as in the case of the Bohnice
Psychiatric Hospital project, can help
achieve this goal.
The main problem was
me. The hospital had
been preparing the project
for 5 years. We had
18 months to design, permit
and implement the basic
measures. Moreover, all
the work had to be done
without interrupng
operaons. The schedule
was down to days, with
almost no reserves, and I
must thank everyone who
was involved in the project
and helped to complete it
on me.
The main problem was
me. The hospital had
been preparing the project
for 5 years. We had
18 months to design, permit
and implement the basic
measures. Moreover, all
the work had to be done
without interrupng
operaons. The schedule
was down to days, with
almost no reserves, and I
must thank everyone who
was involved in the project
and helped to complete it
on me.