The U.S. Trade and Development Agency The U.S. Trade and Development Agency promotes American private sector participation in developing and middle-income countries, with special emphasis on economic sectors that represent significant U.S. export potential. Through funding various forms of technical assistance, training grants, feasibility studies, conferences, orientation visits, and business workshops, the agency helps U.S. businesses compete for infrastructure projects in emerging markets. Mailing and Delivery Address: 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901 Phone: 703–875–4357 • Fax: 703–875–4009 • Web site: www.tda.gov • email: [email protected] Table of Contents Project Resource Guide Introduction ............................................................................................................................1 Regional Profile ......................................................................................................................7 Introduction ........................................................................................................................7 Waste-to-Energy and Renewable Energy ..........................................................................7 Political and Economic Climate.........................................................................................9 Conclusion........................................................................................................................10 Useful Web Sites..............................................................................................................10 Country Profile – Czech Republic......................................................................................11 Project Profiles – Czech Republic District Heating Association Co-Generation Plants.........................................................15 GRYF Waste Rubber Pyrolysis Project ...........................................................................18 PDI Plasma Gasification ..................................................................................................21 Plzenska Teplarenska Waste-to-Energy...........................................................................24 City of Valasske Mezirici Waste-to-Energy Project........................................................27 Druid Biomass Waste-to-Energy .....................................................................................30 Biogas, Organic Fertilizer and Composting Project.........................................................33 Country Profile – Estonia....................................................................................................36 Project Profiles – Estonia Ahtme CHP Plant Renovation..........................................................................................40 EERI Identified Projects...................................................................................................43 EPHA Identified Projects.................................................................................................46 Country Profile – Hungary..................................................................................................53 Project Profiles – Hungary Ajka High Solids Anaerobic Digestion Project................................................................57 A Feasibility Study for the Realization of Wind Parks in Hungary.................................60 Pecs Power Plant of Pannonpower Inc. Biomass Firing and Gas Turbine Project ..........63 Tapioszele Disposed Rubber Processing Project .............................................................65 Inota Waste-To-Energy Project........................................................................................68 Tura, Geothermal CHP Project for the Medical Spa and Recreation Center...................70 Marcali Regional Biomass Power Plant...........................................................................72 Country Profile – Latvia......................................................................................................75 Country Profile – Lithuania................................................................................................79 Princeton Energy Resources International December 9–11, 2002 ii Table of Contents Project Resource Guide Project Profiles – Lithuania LEI Identified Projects .....................................................................................................83 Country Profile – Poland.....................................................................................................85 Project Profiles – Poland 250 MW Slupsk Shoal Offshore Wind Project ................................................................90 A Feasibility Study for the Realization of Wind Parks in Jelenia Góra and Kamienna Góra............................................................................................................93 Suwalki Wind Power Plant ..............................................................................................96 Rapeseed Bio-Refinery ....................................................................................................99 Kaminsk Gora Wind Power Park...................................................................................102 EKO – Energia Wind Farm............................................................................................104 Olkusz MSW Separation and Gasification Project ........................................................107 Konin MSW Separation and Gasification Project..........................................................111 Chelm Waste-To-Energy Project ...................................................................................115 Leborc New Straw-Fired CHP Plant..............................................................................118 Bytom Plasma Waste Treatment....................................................................................120 Zamosc CHP Plant .........................................................................................................124 Country Profile – Slovakia ................................................................................................127 Project Profiles – Slovakia Slovnaft Waste-To-Energy Project ................................................................................131 Optimization and Repowering of TEKO Central Heating System Using Geothermal Energy....................................................................................................134 Energy Recovery From Pulp and Paper Sludge at Zilina CHP Plant.............................137 Utilization of Hydropower Potential of River Hron in Section Between Dam Velke Kozmanovce and the Danube River ..........................................................................139 Country Profile – Slovenia ................................................................................................141 Princeton Energy Resources International December 9–11, 2002 iii Introduction Project Resource Guide Waste-To-Energy and Renewable Energy Projects in Central and Eastern Europe Owners, operators and sponsors of waste-to- development and creation of a waste-to- energy and renewable energy projects from energy and renewable energy industry that is eight (8) Central and Eastern European expected to become an important player in countries: the Czech Republic, Estonia, each country and the region as a whole. This Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, new energy industry includes the Slovakia and Slovenia will present over 30 development of a new biomass resource projects at this conference. U.S. companies supply chain incorporating the production of will have an opportunity to meet with over energy crops, a new fuel processing industry 40 industry and government executives from for the production of biogas, liquid biofuel, these countries to discuss these upcoming and biomass pellets, and new technologies projects and identify new opportunities to for clean electric power and heat generation. work together. Technologies are also needed for converting biomass to biodiesel and other transportation Restructuring of the electric power sector, an fuels or additives. increasing demand for clean and in some cases green energy, efforts to reduce the The conference will highlight a number of amount of biodegradable material being land large and small waste-to-energy and filled, and increasing private sector renewable energy projects. These projects participation in Central and Eastern range in cost from a few million dollars to European countries is creating a market for several hundred million dollars. Many of the the development and implementation of smaller projects are “pathfinder” type waste-to-energy and renewable energy projects and their successful implementation projects. At the same time, these countries will lead to the accelerated development and are raising their pollution-control standards implementation of many more similar to meet those of the EU. This requires projects. The project sponsors include closing or modernizing older power established utilities, CHP plant operators, generation facilities, switching from fossil local municipalities, energy associations and fuels to biomass, or installing cleaner and recently established enterprises dedicated to more efficient power systems that help developing and implementing “green protect the environment by minimizing air energy” projects. and water pollution, and the need for landfills. The projects featured