Energy in the Czech Republic
Encyclopedia
Energy in the Czech Republic describes energy
and electricity
production, consumption and import in the Czech Republic
.
Primary energy consumption per million people in 2008 was 50 TWh compared to other countries (TWh): Canada 93 (3103 TWh 33.3), USA 87 (26,560 TWh 304.5), UK 40 (2,424 TWh 61.4), Greece 31 TWh (354 TWh 11.24) and Poland 30 (1138 TWh 38.12).
is a major mining company
in the Czech Republic
.
Most coal is used in the country of origin. In 2009 world coal export was 14 % of coal production (836/5990 Mt). The Czech Republic was 10 th top coal exporter in 2009 with 4 Mt. The top hard coal net exporters in 2009 were (Mt): Australia
262, Indonesia
230, Russia 93, Colombia 69, South Africa
67, United States 33, Vietnam
25, Kazakhstan
22, Canada 20 and Czech Republic 4.
are in Moravia
. Gas pipelines include Gazela Pipeline and Druzhba pipeline
from Russia
to points in Ukraine
, Belarus
, Poland
, Hungary
, Slovakia
, Czech Republic
, and Germany
.
(PV) solar power
1,953 MW - fourth top in the EU. Kadaň Photovoltaics Plant
is among large plants.
In 2010 there was 471 MW solar heating - 10th top in the EU.
In 2010 there was 215 MW wind power
- 18th top in the EU. Chomutov Wind Farm
is a planned 76 MW of wind power
plant.
business.
Bakala is the biggest player on the coal market
in Central Europe. He has consolidated Polish mining markets into his company New World Resources.
World energy resources and consumption
]World energy consumption in 2010: over 5% growthEnergy markets have combined crisis recovery and strong industry dynamism. Energy consumption in the G20 soared by more than 5% in 2010, after the slight decrease of 2009. This strong increase is the result of two converging trends...
and electricity
Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...
production, consumption and import in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
Overview
| Energy in Czech Republic | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capita | Prim. energy | Production | Export | Electricity | CO2-emission | |
| Million | TWh | TWh | TWh | TWh | Mt | |
| 2004 | 10.2 | 530 | 398 | 136 | 63.5 | 118.8 |
| 2007 | 10.3 | 532 | 392 | 134 | 67.1 | 122.1 |
| 2008 | 10.4 | 519 | 382 | 144 | 67.4 | 116.8 |
| 2009 | 10.51 | 488 | 363 | 132 | 64.1 | 109.8 |
| Change 2004-2009 | 2.9 % | -7.8 % | -8.9 % | -2.8 % | 0.9 % | -7.5 % |
| Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses that are 2/3 for nuclear power | ||||||
Primary energy consumption per million people in 2008 was 50 TWh compared to other countries (TWh): Canada 93 (3103 TWh 33.3), USA 87 (26,560 TWh 304.5), UK 40 (2,424 TWh 61.4), Greece 31 TWh (354 TWh 11.24) and Poland 30 (1138 TWh 38.12).
Coal
OKDOKD
OKD is a major mining company in the Czech Republic, the only producer of hard coal in the country with an annual production of around 11 million tonnes from 4 mines with 23 shafts extracting coal from depths ranging from 600 to 1,100 metres below the surface.).Its coal is mined in the Karviná...
is a major mining company
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
Most coal is used in the country of origin. In 2009 world coal export was 14 % of coal production (836/5990 Mt). The Czech Republic was 10 th top coal exporter in 2009 with 4 Mt. The top hard coal net exporters in 2009 were (Mt): Australia
Energy in Australia
Energy in Australia describes energy and electricity production, consumption and export in Australia. Energy policy of Australia describes the politics of Australia related to energy....
262, Indonesia
Energy in Indonesia
Energy in Indonesia describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Indonesia. In 2009 Indonesia produced oil, coal, natural gas and palm oil, utilized also as energy raw material in 2010. Renewable energy potential in Indonesia is high: solar, wind, hydro and geothermal...
230, Russia 93, Colombia 69, South Africa
Energy in South Africa
Energy in South Africa describes energy and electricity production, consumption and export in South Africa.South Africa was 6. top hard coal producer in 2009. Hard coal production was 1,620 TWh in 2009 and total energy production 1,995 TWh in 2008. The environmenatal concerns of old abandoned coal...
67, United States 33, Vietnam
Energy in Vietnam
Energy in Vietnam describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Vietnam. Energy policy of Vietnam describes the energy policy in the politics of Vietnam more in detail....
25, Kazakhstan
Energy in Kazakhstan
Energy in Kazakhstan describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Kazakhstan. Energy policy of Kazakhstan describes the politics of Kazakhstan related to energy.Kazakhstan is net energy exporter...
22, Canada 20 and Czech Republic 4.
Oil and gas
Oil and gas deposits in the Czech RepublicOil and gas deposits in the Czech Republic
The small oil and gas deposits in the Czech Republic are located mainly in south Moravia. Their exploration started in the early years of 20th century, first commercial oil extraction opened in 1919...
are in Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
. Gas pipelines include Gazela Pipeline and Druzhba pipeline
Druzhba pipeline
The Druzhba pipeline is the world's longest oil pipeline and in fact one of the biggest oil pipeline networks in the world. It carries oil some from the eastern part of the European Russia to points in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Germany...
from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
to points in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Electricity sector
According to IEA the electricity use (gross production + imports – exports – transmission/distribution losses) in the Czech Republic in 2008 was 67 TWh. Population was 10.4 million people. In comparison in Portugal population was 10.6 million people and electricity use 51 TWh.Nuclear power
There was nuclear power in the Czech Republic in the start of 2011.Renewable energy
In 2010 there was photovoltaicsPhotovoltaics
Photovoltaics is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect. Photovoltaic power generation employs solar panels composed of a number of solar cells containing a photovoltaic material...
(PV) solar power
Solar power in the European Union
Solar power in the European UnionSolar power consists of photovoltaic and solar thermal power.During 2010, the European solar heating yield was 17.3 TWh, annual turnover 2.6 Billion € and employment 33,500 persons...
1,953 MW - fourth top in the EU. Kadaň Photovoltaics Plant
Kadan Photovoltaics Plant
The Kadaň Photovoltaics Plant will be Czech Republic's largest photovoltaics producing plant having an annual capacity of 150 MW of solar cells....
is among large plants.
In 2010 there was 471 MW solar heating - 10th top in the EU.
In 2010 there was 215 MW wind power
Wind power in the European Union
According to the European Wind Energy Association report of February 2011, there are over 12,000 wind turbines in Europe with a total capacity of 84 GW. The European Union accounts for over 98% of that total. In 2010, €12.7 billion was invested in EU wind farms and 9.3 GW of new power capacity was...
- 18th top in the EU. Chomutov Wind Farm
Chomutov Wind Farm
The Chomutov Wind Farm is a planned wind power project in the Czech Republic. It will have 250 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 2 MW which will deliver up to 76 MW of power, with a capital investment required of approximately US$ 90 million....
is a planned 76 MW of wind power
Wind power
Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....
plant.
Global warming
In 2007 the emissions were 11.8 tons CO2 per capita. Emission was equal in 1990. The EU average was 7.9 tons CO2 per capita. Emission was higher than in EU average and more so compared to some other East European countries: Hungary 5.4, Poland 8.0 and Slovak Republic 6.8.Business
According to Forbes list of billionaires (2011) Czech billionaire Zdenek Bakala ($2 B 2011) has made his wealth in coalCoal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
business.
Bakala is the biggest player on the coal market
Coal in Europe
Coal in Europe describes coal as energy fuel in Europe today. Coal includes hard coal, brown coal, and lignite.Coal production in Europe is falling, and imports exceed production. If production and consumption continue at the present rate, proven and economically recoverable world reserves would...
in Central Europe. He has consolidated Polish mining markets into his company New World Resources.