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ČEZ Group
ČEZ Group ( České Energetické Závody) is a conglomerate of 96 companies (including the parent company ČEZ, a.s.), 72 of them in the Czech Republic. Its core business is the generation, distribution, trade in, and sales of electricity and heat, trade in and sales of natural gas, and coal extraction. ČEZ Group operates also in Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey. ČEZ, a.s. is listed on Prague Stock Exchange and Warsaw Stock Exchange. ČEZ is the largest utility and biggest public company in Central and Eastern Europe. Its majority shareholder is the Czech government, owning 70% of shares. Its historical political activities have come under scrutiny. According to the Economist, "though nominally state-run, many see the power flowing the other way: from CEZ's board into politics". Capital Group Companies invested 2.98% into ČEZ Group. Since 2011, when Daniel Beneš became the CEO these calls have faded out. As of late 2010, the EU was investigating the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague Stock Exchange
Prague Stock Exchange (PSE; ) is the largest and oldest securities market organizer in the Czech Republic. It is a 99.54 percent-owned subsidiary of Wiener Börse AG. PSE and its subsidiaries comprise the PX group. In addition to the Stock Exchange, the most important members in the group are Power Exchange Central Europe, a.s. (PXE) and Central Securities Depository Prague (CSD Prague). Overview The Prague Stock Exchange, initially opened in 1871, closed during the Communist period and the current entity opened in 1993. PSE was advised by a group of leading Central and Eastern European scholars including American financier, Raymond Staples. PSE is by law a joint-stock company. The General Meeting of Shareholders is the supreme executive body, the Exchange Chamber is the statutory body managing the Stock Exchange's operations, and the supervisory board oversees its operations and overall functioning. The company is managed by the chief executive officer, who is appointed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolls-Royce SMR
The Rolls-Royce SMR, also known as the UK SMR, is a small modular reactor (SMR) design being developed by the Rolls-Royce (RR) company in the United Kingdom. The company has been given financial support by the UK Government to develop its design. In 2019 it was estimated that the 470MWe units would cost around £1.8billion, or £3.3 billion per GW, once in full production. By comparison, the planned 3,200MWe Sizewell C is projected to cost £35 billion, or £10.3 billion per GW. Construction time and site size needed would also be lower. History RR began design work on the SMR with a team of about 150 people, with decisions made near the start of the project to use light water as both coolant and moderator. In 2016, it was reported that the UK Government was assessing Welsh SMR sites - including the former Trawsfynydd nuclear power station - and on the site of former nuclear or coal-fired power stations in Northern England. Existing nuclear sites including Bradwell, Hartle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prunéřov Power Station
The Prunéřov Power Station (, EPRU) was the largest coal-fired power station in the Czech Republic with an installed capacity of 1,490 MW. Unit I (EPRU I, 4 x 110 MW) was shut down in June 2020, while recently modernized Unit II (EPRU II, 3 x 250 MW) continues to operate. Besides the electricity, it also supplies heat to the towns of Chomutov, Jirkov, and Klášterec nad Ohří. The installed capacity for heat generation is 500 MW. The station is located near Kadaň and operated by ČEZ Group. According to the study ''Dirty Thirty'', issued in May 2007 by the WWF, Prunéřov Power Station was the twelfth-worst power station in Europe in terms of the relation of energy efficiency to carbon dioxide () emissions. The power station was the largest single source of in Czech Republic. In 2008 it emitted 9,210 millions of metric tons of . Unit 2 (EPRU II) of Prunéřov power station has a tall flue gas stack. CEZ planned to modernize unit 2, a plan which was challenged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mělník Power Station
Mělník (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Mělník lies in one of the most important agricultural areas of the country. The town is known for its production of wine. Etymology The name is derived from the Slavic word ''mělnit'', here meaning 'to crumble'. Originally, ''Mělník'' was the name of a hill formed by crumbling Cretaceous rocks. Geography Mělník is located about north of Prague. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, at the confluence of the Elbe and Vltava rivers. The town lies in the Polabí lowlands. The southwestern part of the municipal territory lies in the Central Elbe Table, the northeastern part lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is the hill Chloumeček at above sea level. History In the 5th and 6th century, many Slavic tribes lived here and the tribe of Pšovans created its main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ledvice Power Station
Ledvice () is a town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Etymology The name was derived from the personal name Ledva, meaning "the village of Ledva's people". Geography Ledvice is located about southwest of Teplice. It lies in the Most Basin. The highest point is at above sea level. The western part of the municipality is formed by the Bílina Quarry. History The first written mention of Ledvice is from 1204. The people's livelihood was agriculture, later the production of porcelain also developed. Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, the village belonged to the Duchcov estate. In the 19th century, the region became a centre for lignite mining, which led to an increase in the population. In 1898, Ledvice was promoted to a market town. In 1911, Emperor Franz Joseph I promoted Ledvice to the status of a town. In 1938–1945, the town was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chvaletice Power Station
Chvaletice Power Station () is a large lignite-fired power station at Chvaletice in the Czech Republic, owned by Pavel Tykač. Its installed power output is 4x 200 watt, MW. Blocks 3 and 4 use a chimney which is 305 metres tall, built in 1977. It is the tallest free-standing structure in the Czech Republic. See also *List of tallest structures in the Czech Republic References External links Info on ČEZ website Towers completed in 1977 Coal-fired power stations in the Czech Republic Chimneys in the Czech Republic Pardubice District 1977 establishments in Czechoslovakia {{powerstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Largest Power Stations In The World
This article lists the largest Electricity generation, power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of installed electrical Nameplate capacity, capacity. Non-renewable resource, Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, Nuclear power, nuclear fuel, natural gas, oil shale and peat, while Renewable resource, renewable power stations run on fuel sources such as biomass, Geothermal power, geothermal, hydroelectricity, hydroelectric, solar power, solar, and Wind power, wind. Only the most significant fuel source is listed for power stations that run on multiple sources. , the largest power generating facility ever built is the Three Gorges Dam in China, completed in 2012. The facility generates power by utilizing 32 Francis turbines for a total capacity of . The eight largest power stations are also hydroelectric dams, beginning with Baihetan Dam, at , also in China. The largest natural gas plant is Jebel Ali Power and Desal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hodonín Power Station
Hodonín (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. Geography Hodonín is located about southeast of Brno, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Valley. It is situated on the right bank of the Morava River, which forms here the Czech-Slovak border. The western municipal border is formed by the Kyjovka River, which supplies a set of eight fishponds there. History The castle in Hodonín was founded sometime in the 11th century. However, the document from 1046 which was the oldest mention of the castle, is demonstrably a forgery. The first written credible mention of Hodonín is from 1169. In 1228, it became a town. During the Thirty Years' War the town was severely damaged and the population decreased. In the 18th century a local castle was rebuilt to a tobacco factory, whose production helped repopulate the town. The railway to Hodonín was built in 1841, and extended to Holíč in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dětmarovice Power Station
Dětmarovice (; , or ''Dittmannsdorf'') is a municipality and village in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,500 inhabitants. Administrative division Dětmarovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dětmarovice (3,884) * Koukolná (231) Etymology The name is patronymic in origin derived from German personal name '' Dietmar''. It was first mentioned in Latin form ''Dithmari villa'' (1305), later as ''Dytmarsdorff'' (1392), ''Dietmarsdorf'' (1430), ''Dieczmarowicz ' (1438, 1447), ''Dieczmiorowice'' (1652), ''Dittmersdorf/Dieczmorowitz'' (1736), ''Dittmansdorf/Dietmarowicze'' (1804), ''Dittmannsdorf/Dětmarovice/Dziećmarowice'' (1900). Geography Dětmarovice is located about northwest of Karviná and northeast of Ostrava, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Ostrava Basin lowland in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The municipality is situated on the left bank of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coal-fired Power Plant
A coal-fired power station or coal power plant is a thermal power station which burns coal to generate electricity. Worldwide there are about 2,500 coal-fired power stations, on average capable of generating a gigawatt each. They generate about a third of the world's electricity, but cause many illnesses and the most early deaths per unit of energy produced, mainly from air pollution. World installed capacity doubled from 2000 to 2023 and increased 2% in 2023. A coal-fired power station is a type of fossil fuel power station. The coal is usually pulverized and then burned in a pulverized coal-fired boiler. The furnace heat converts boiler water to steam, which is then used to spin turbines that turn generators. Thus chemical energy stored in coal is converted successively into thermal energy, mechanical energy and, finally, electrical energy. Coal-fired power stations are the largest single contributor to climate change, releasing approximately 12 billion tonnes of car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
