Between 22 and 23 October 2019 the University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings of the CTU held the first meeting of an international project “Policies for Renewable Energy Sources in Industry” (RESINDUSTRY) in Prague. The project, funded by the INTERREG EUROPE Programme, aims to increase the share of renewables in industry.
The project led by CTU UCEEB involves representatives of regions, academic institutions and energy agencies from Finland, Spain, Estonia, Poland, Austria and Malta.
On the first day the partners discussed project objectives and learning activities in detail, concentrating on cooperation between regions, knowledge sharing and the exchange of experience.
In the morning of the following day, a workshop focusing on regional policy instruments and good practices was held at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic. Both project partners and their stakeholders, including representatives of regional governments, industry, professional associations, advisory firms and the banking sector took part in the event. In the first part each project partner presented their region and policy instrument to support an integration of renewable energy sources (RES) in industry. The second half was dedicated to group work and everyone actively contributed to reviewing and evaluating good practices, and defining indicators for individual types of RES.
In the afternoon the participants visited a Luna Plast manufacturing site in Hořín near Mělník, where low and high density polyethylene is used to produce various types of pipes with a wide range of applications. The processing of plastics by extrusion and injection is energy intensive. The company has therefore decided to use a subsidy support from the Operational Programme for Enterprise, Investment and Competitiveness, Energy Savings. The company installed 300 kW photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the production halls, covering approximately a quarter of the overall energy consumption. Another project is being prepared by Luna Plast in the area of water resource management and re-use of water in the production process. The visitors received an inspirational demonstration of lowering energy intensity of production using renewable sources.
