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ČEZ built a record 110 electric vehicle stations last year
• For the first time in its history, ČEZ has put more than 100 stands into operation in one year, exceeding the previous record year of 2020 with 82 stations.
• ČEZ now operates 386 charging stations, whose total capacity has already exceeded 25 MW. • In addition to large cities, highway charging is also increasing significantly - thanks to better infrastructure, electric cars have become a viable alternative for long journeys. • The trend for 2022 will be charging hubs that allow 6 or more e-cars to draw power at the same time. Despite the pandemic and the crisis in the energy and supply markets, the consumption at ČEZ public charging stations for electric vehicles in the Czech Republic grew last year. Drivers at the green stands of the largest Czech network drew a total of more than 3.5 million kWh of certified emission-free electricity. The dense map of points from Mariánské Lázně to Třinec, comparable to the coverage of larger chains of conventional petrol stations, grew last year by a record 110 stands. The network is growing thanks to a European grant from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), funds allocated by the Operational Programme Transport and ČEZ Group's own resources.9. 3. 2022
CEZ is involved in the construction of one of the world’s largest particle accelerators
• FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research) is an international particle accelerator project for research into atomic nuclei and antiprotons, located near Darmstadt, Germany
• Two Elevion Group companies – HERMOS and ETS – succeeded in the prestigious supplier tenders • When completed, FAIR will be one of the largest accelerators in the world, to be used by 3,000 scientists from more than 50 countries. • FAIR also has a Czech footprint – the Czech Republic is FAIR Aspirant Partner and several of its large science organizations contribute to the project • Elevion Group has almost doubled its turnover since ČEZ’s entry When completed, FAIR will be one of the largest accelerators in the world: a total of 3.5 km of tunnels are planned and eight acceleration and storage rings. The system can accelerate particles of all chemical elements, from hydrogen to uranium, and antiprotons to nearly the speed of light, and simulate their collision with other atomic nuclei. Scientists hope the facility, which has at its heart an underground ring accelerator with a circumference of 1,100 metres, will generate particle beams of previously unparalleled intensity and quality. Here, scientists want to gain new insights for the main scientific questions: How did the universe evolve? How do chemical elements form? How does matter behave under extreme conditions? Why does a person weigh 70 kilograms when all the elementary particles that make up his atoms together are barely 700 grams? HERMOS is responsible for the delivery, installation, and commissioning of building and process automation, hardware and software engineering, as well as the installation of distribution boards. Efficient Technical Solutions GmbH (ETS), in the ARGE RLT FAIR consortium (together with Calvias Gebäudetechnik GmbH), was awarded a major contract by FAIR for a project in the demanding field of ventilation and air conditioning technology. Both companies work under the umbrella of ČEZ.10. 2. 2022
Litultovice is taking its energy future into its own hands and living off the sun. The reward is an award for modern sommunity energy in practice
Litultovice in the Opava region produces its own emission-free energy in a solar power plant located on a kindergarten building and consumes it in nine other buildings. Modern metering technology from ČEZ provides the municipality and local people with a detailed overview of consumption and overflows to the power grid. The project, which recently took 2nd place in the "Innovative Municipality 2030" competition, was created thanks to the cooperation of the Litultovice municipality, the ČEZ Innovation Unit and the Opava Region Local Action Group.
17. 1. 2022
Last year ČEZ Prodej installed 1,514 rooftop photovoltaics, almost two and a half times as many as in 2020
The total capacity of these 1,514 rooftop photovoltaic power plants reached 7.4 MW. Customers are particularly interested in solar power plants supplemented by battery systems. Last year, ČEZ Prodej installed 939 batteries at its customers, i.e., twice as many. Interest in heat pumps has also increased, with ČEZ technicians installing 1,118 of them in Czech households last year, compared to 514 in 2020. In addition to market growth and rising energy prices, the increase in the number of installations has also been helped by the fact that ČEZ Prodej has significantly streamlined the entire process from offer to installation and the customer is now kept regularly informed every step of the way.