The steam-gas power plant in Malženice was put into operation
Week in Slovakia Monday – 16th May 2011 Energy efficiency of buildings can be studied at secondary schools in Slovakia. The aim of the new department is to train young experts in the field of energy. The new study program „Technician of energy devices in buildings” is a result of the practical demand and since 2010 it is thought at three schools in Slovakia, namely in Trnava, Banská Bystrica and Prešov. The initiator of the whole project is to non-investment fund EkoFond and SPP. Each study room is equipped with devices worth at least 210.000 Euro. Graduates of this program will have a good possibility to find a job as the demand for such experts is already high, according to Eva Gulíková from EkoFond. Slovenské elektrárne have finished a general reconstruction at the first block at the nuclear power plant Mochovce. During the revision the fuel was also changed and maintenance works were carried out. Alternative electricity suppliers are becoming stronger in Slovakia. Last year, around 17.200 households and more than 4.600 other customers decided to change their electricity supplier. The year before the total number was around ten thousand. „Yes, last year we have notices a flux also on the household market and this trend seems to continue,” reacted Ján Orlovský, spokesman of Západoslovenská energetika. The two other major energy suppliers, Východoslovenská energetika and Stredoslovenská energetika did not have such a big loss in their customers. Last year 366 subjects had a permission to trade in the field of electricity supplying and 32 offered their service to households. Tuesday – 17th May 2011 A new electricity power plant running on biomass should be built in Žarnovica. According to the original project plan the power plant should have a total installed capacity of more than 10 MW and should cost (Zobraziť celý článok)