Use of the hydro-electric potential of Slovakia continued its development in 2014 in the area of small hydro power plants. Completed construction project of the Dobšiná III small hydro power plant with an installed capacity of 0.25 MW was commenced to commercial operation in January 2014. The third stage of the hydro power plant on the Dobšinský Brook will permit to save over 1,900 tonnes of CO2 per annum compared to coal-powered electricity generation.
Slovenské elektrárne has taken a further step in the project to increase the share of biomass co-firing at the Vojany coal-fired power plant. There was successfully tested raising the level of co-firing to 22% in the reconstructed unit 5 and a co-firing rate of 6% in unit 6. Total annual savings in CO2 emissions from the Vojany plant amounted to 49,000 tonnes while maintaining a high level of flexibility and reliability.
The Novánky Power Plant Optimal co-firing of biomass from local sources and domestic brown coal in the fluidized-bed boiler FK1 was achieved thanks to special technology for the sorting of supplied biomass, which permitted an annual saving of 8,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Photovoltaic power plant projects at Mochovce and Vojany have a total installed capacity 1.9 MW and operate successfully on a commercial basis, saving approximately 2,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions compared to coal-fired generation on annual production of around 2 GWh.
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The combination of education and entertainment (“edutainment”) is the motto of this outstanding project in which the latest interactive and visualisation technologies - touch-screen applications, dynamic PC games, 3D projections, an interactive LED floor and augmented reality - are used to make a presentation on the story of energy from the dawn of the universe to the near future, that is interesting for all ages.
The objective of Energoland is to provide an attractive but at the same time comprehensive overview on the topic of the origin, production and use of energy. Special attention is given to the phenomena of global warming and greenhouse gas emissions and also the nuclear fuel cycle - from uranium mining through its use in a reactor to its final processing and use in the future. As visitors look at the exhibition they are able to form their own opinion on what sources in the currently available energy mix are most suitable for sustainable development.