He graduated in Nuclear Power Plants and Equipment from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute. At the beginning of his professional career, he focused on nuclear energy, first working as a reactor operator at the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant and later at the Temelín Nuclear Power Plant as a commissioning shift engineer for the general technology supplier, ŠKODA PRAHA. He became involved in energy efficiency projects while working at MVV Energie s.r.o., where he served as Manager of the Energy Services Division from 2000 to 2005. Since 2005, he has held various managerial positions at ENESA a.s., a company specializing in energy services that has delivered dozens of successful EPC projects throughout its existence. During his career in the energy sector, particularly in the field of energy efficiency, he has worked on numerous international projects and on the development of energy services markets in several countries.
About us
The Association of Energy Service Providers (APES) of the Czech Republic was established in October 2010. In may 2020 the Association consisted of 30 companies. The mission of APES is to contribute to the sustainable development of energy services in the Czech market.
APES´s priorities
- to represent and defend the legitimate interests of energy service providers in the Czech and European markets
- to actively contribute to the long-term development of energy services in the Czech Republic
- to define and harmonise the standards of energy services in the Czech Republic
- to promote energy services in the public as well as private sector.
Results
- We have prepared a draft of contract model for the Ministry of Trade and Industry, tender documentation and tender procedure methodologies for public contracting authorities of projects using energy services with a guaranteed result.
- For the MTI, we have developed a proposal for the certification of consultancy firms and energy service providers.
- We have organised a conference and lectured on a number of seminars and trainings to promote energy services with guaranteed result as one of the important ways of increasing energy efficiency, as perceived by the European Commission’s EED 2012/27/EU.
- We are working on a guide to a possible procedure for the contracting authority to carry out construction projects with the Design & Build (& Operate) delivery method, focusing on minimising total life cycle costs, which, similarly to EPC, puts emphasis on reducing the energy intensity of buildings.
International co-operation
APES and its members are involved in a number of major international projects:
Green deal for buildings - rountable
Renovation of buildings in the Czech Republic and Slovakia cannot achieve the required pace without the participation of private capital and the involvement of other sources and instruments of financing. This requires the cooperation of all stakeholders and the implementation of effective financial instruments. How this financing should look like will be the subject of round tables with all stakeholders.
The main task of the project is to organise Roundtables with the participation of top experts from the private and public sectors, the main output of which will be the development of proposals for measures and action plans to influence the policies of key stakeholders and to support the implementation of the Smart Finance for Smart Buildings initiative, in particular in terms of improving the efficiency of public financing and the involvement of private capital. Three expert teams with experts from the Czech Republic and Slovakia will look in detail at efficient financing, increasing investment in energy efficiency and increasing value and investor confidence.
Cross-border exchange of experience in energy efficiency improvement
The aim of the project supported by EUKI 2020 (EUropean Climate Initiative/ Europäische Klimaschutzinitiative) is to create a network or networks of cooperating entities in the Czech Republic in the field of energy efficiency improvement and to share information and experiences within this network that will contribute to the creation of further projects focused on energy savings, RES use and innovation.
The newly created Czech network will prepare and submit a project proposal for energy savings in buildings or industries. This can have a great impact, as today municipalities, SMEs have low awareness and little experience and capacity to prepare similar projects. The functioning and results of this network of stakeholders will then be presented and offered to other potential stakeholders in other regions or industries.
The project participants will meet at least twice a year at workshops in the Czech Republic and Germany to exchange experiences on efficient energy service solutions in industry, municipalities and the public sector on both sides of the border. There will also be a space for sharing information on state support for achieving energy savings. The first workshop will take place as early as 3 February 2020. During the project, there will also be two visits to visit successful projects in the Czech Republic as well as in Bavaria.
The Association of Energy Service Providers (APES) and the Center for Excellence for Cogeneration Technologies based in Amberg, Bavaria, working closely with the Ostbayerische Technische Hoschule Amberg, Weiden, are involved in the project together with the University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB).
APES leadership
APES Council
The executive body of the Association is the Council. It consists of two representatives from ESCO companies and two representatives from consultancy firms and one representative from the academic sphere. The Council usually meets once a month.
He completed his bachelor’s degree in Automation and Control Engineering at the Faculty of Technology of Tomas Bata University in Zlín (formerly part of Brno University of Technology), followed by a master’s degree in Control and Information Systems at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava. From 1996 to 2000, he worked at the State Energy Inspection Authority of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, where he was responsible for supervising business conditions and the performance of public administration in the energy sectors. From 2000 to 2011, he was employed at ENVIROS, s.r.o., initially as a consultant and later as Chief Operating Officer. In 2011, he co-founded LOYD GROUP s.r.o., where he has since served as Managing Director. At the same time, he is a member of the statutory body of the non-governmental non-profit organization National Energy Cluster, z.s., serving as its President. He is an energy specialist within the meaning of Section 10(1)(a), (b), (c), and (d) of Act No. 406/2000 Coll. on Energy Management, an advisor to the Operational Programme Environment (OPE), and a coach in the CzechEkoSystem project. He has extensive experience in the preparation and implementation of energy efficiency projects in both the private and public sectors.
A graduate of the Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering. A member of APES since 2011. He has been involved in energy efficiency and energy savings since 2007. As a Project Manager at DABONA s.r.o., he provided consulting services and ensured comprehensive coordination of projects co-financed through subsidy programs. Since 2010, he has focused on EPC projects in the public sector. In the role of a consultant, he participated in project preparation, the development of preliminary analyses, and ESCO selection processes. In 2012, he moved to the ESCO side and since then has been responsible for all projects of D-energy s.r.o., a company he co-founded. He seeks to apply and interconnect experience from various fields also in business practice. Although D-energy s.r.o. is the smallest ESCO company, its portfolio includes nationally significant EPC projects combined with public lighting, as well as, more recently, projects making use of subsidies from the Operational Programme Environment (OPE) or the Design & Build methodology.
Executive Director of the Association
Ing. Radim Kohoutek
DS Energy Consulting s.r.o.He graduated in Ecotechnics at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague. He worked for several years in the automotive industry in the Technical Development Department of Škoda Auto. In 2003, he began working at Siemens as a Project Manager responsible for energy savings projects, and from 2007 until March 2015 he held the position of Director of the Energy Services Department of the Building Technologies Division, where he coordinated activities related to the implementation of these projects in the Czech and Slovak Republics, many of which were delivered using the Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) method. From April 2015 to July 2017, he worked as Commercial Director at Amper Savings, a.s. Since August 2017, he has been Director of DS Energy Consulting s.r.o.
Acceptance criteria
In accordance with the Articles of the Association, new members are accepted by the APES Council based on a personal presentation of the candidate for membership at the Council’s meeting, which takes place once a month. If you are interested, please contact office@apes.cz, tel. + 420 603 894 354, where you can receive more information regarding the entry procedure, services and membership fees.
Partners
APES has a particularly close working relationship with the following organisations and institutions:
