GREEN ELECTRICITY

SERVICE CENTRE IN KOSMONOSY HAS A 100 PERCENT

CLEAN SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY

ZERO WASTE

TO LANDFILL

CERTIFICATION

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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, encourage 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