GREEN ELECTRICITY
SERVICE CENTRE IN KOSMONOSY HAS A 100 PERCENT
CLEAN SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY
ZERO WASTE
TO LANDFILL
CERTIFICATION
Š
KODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited’s (SAVWIPL) production plants in Pune and Aurangabad have
received high marks for their sustainable
development. They can re-use the vast
majority of their waste materials that
would otherwise end up in landfills. They
were bestowed upon Zero Waste to
Landfill sites platinum certification from
TÜV Nord, the world leader in auditing,
certification and testing. Overall, the Pune
plant has recovered a total of 98.42 percent of its waste, while Aurangabad plant
a full 99.99%. With this achievement,
SAVWIPL inches towards its ambition of
becoming a carbon-neutral company in
the second half of the current decade as
part of the Go To Zero initiative. ED
How does SAVWIPL
handle waste in India
After filtration, waste materials from
the paint shops are re-used for energy
production or heating
Re-use of paper shipping boxes for spare
parts business
IN ADDITION TO THE RAPID MODEL, WHICH
IS PRODUCED IN PUNE, AND THE OCTAVIA,
SUPERB, AND KODIAQ CARS, WHICH COME
OFF THE PRODUCTION LINES IN AURANGABAD,
THERE IS ALSO A NEW SUV DESIGNED
EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE INDIAN MARKET. IT IS
MODELLED ON THE VISION IN STUDY.
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t the Kosmonosy premises, the carmaker, in cooperation with ŠKO-ENERGO,
has installed a rooftop photovoltaic system and battery storage to retain the electricity that is produced.
The entire system was built between
April and December 2019 as part of
the Installation of the Low-Carbon
Technology project, and the total
costs were over CZK 28 million, of
which the EU structural funds subsidies covered more than CZK 17 million. The solar panels cover the roofs
of five buildings on the premises. In
addition, a completely new facility
was built – a parking lot called the
Carport, whose roof is completely
covered with panels.
Thus, the ŠKODA AUTO Kosmonosy premises’ charging infrastructure is based on energy from renewable sources. The carmaker's goal
was to offer not only its environmentally friendly car technology but also
alternative drive with a minimal carbon footprint – that is, zero CO 2
emissions in the production of electricity and the operation of electric
cars. The electricity obtained from the
solar panels will be used both for the
operation of the premises, mainly the
car servicing facility, and for electric
car charging. In addition, the energy
accumulation system will contribute
to the greater stability of distribution
systems and prevent sudden fluctuations in energy production and consumption. Any unused energy can
be stored for future use or can even
be used to drive operations in case
of any external power supply failure.
“The amount of electricity produced
in this ecologically clean way covers
almost 25 percent of the total consumption of our premises”, says Alena Chromcová from VAD – Business
Development After Sales. “This represents the total savings we expect
from the project – with production at
450 MWh, it is just over CZK 1.2 million a year”, she adds. These promising amounts of savings, of course, en
courage one to follow. According to
Pavel Grmela from PSU – Ecology
and Occupational Safety, the carmaker expects to install further solar panels mainly on its newer buildings because the older factory halls’ roofs are
not very suitable.
Ecological charging
Our “green” electricity will be used to
charge electric cars both inside our
premises, where it will be used mainly by our car servicing facility workers
and employees with their company cars, and outside. “Outside of our
premises, we have our four powerful 150 kW DC chargers and four
2 × 11 kW standard AC ones, which
are also intended for public use. During the day, they are mainly used by
our visitors, business partners and
service training participants. In case of
any available capacity, anyone can use
our charging service while our parking lot is open. In this case, drivers
pay with their smart phones”, explains
A. Chromcová. ED
Project details
Title: Installation of the LowCarbon Technology on ŠKODA
AUTO’s Kosmonosy premises,
co-financed by the European
Union
Description: The project
includes the installation of
a photovoltaic system with an
output of 441 kWp, combined
with energy accumulation
based on a battery system with
a capacity of 616 kWh and an
output of 570 kW.
Implementation period:
26 April 2019 – 4 December
2019
Total expenses:
CZK 28,398,057.61
EU subsidies:
CZK 17,038,834.56