Vyškov biomethane plant wins two awards in the Heroes of Modern Energy 2025 competition

The investment company Energy Financial Group (EFG) is celebrating success in the prestigious Heroes of Modern Energy 2025 competition. It won second place in the Renewable Sources for the Czech Economy category and the Expert Public Sympathy Award. The double award...

The first phase of construction for the provision of balancing services at EFG Vyškov BPS is nearing completion

The first phase of construction of a facility for providing power balancing services is nearing completion at the biomethane station in Vyškov. The construction part of the project has been completed, the utility networks have been laid, and the installation of a 12...

Biogas plants can serve as a backup in times of electricity shortages. EFG’s capacity will be up to 20 GWh per year.

At the end of April, Spain, Portugal, and southern France were hit by a widespread power outage that left tens of millions of people without electricity for many hours. A similar situation could occur in the Czech Republic as early as 2028, according to a warning from...

We help municipalities with separation requirements. In Šumperk, separated food waste increased by 246%.

Starting this year, cities and municipalities in the Czech Republic have a new binding target: the separation of at least 60% of household waste. A significant portion of this waste is kitchen waste, the collection of which is already being facilitated in nearly...

Certified biomethane from EFG Vyškov BPS achieves high emission savings

In May, an audit of the carbon footprint (GHG factor) necessary to defend the European ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) sustainability certification for biomethane production was successfully completed at the EFG Vyškov BPS waste biogas...

Historical food waste reduction targets are being set. Remaining production should be recycled

The European Union is moving towards more sustainable food management. Representatives of the Council and the European Parliament have reached a preliminary agreement on a targeted revision of the Waste Directive, which for the first time sets specific targets to...

EFG Group opens new fund EFG Fund SICAV. The plan is to invest over three billion crowns

In March this year, EFG Group opened a new investment fund EFG Fund SICAV a.s. Through this fund, or rather through the EFG Green gas & energy sub-fund, the company plans to invest more than CZK 3 billion. The fund is intended to be a key instrument to ensure...

Natural gas shortage signals faster transition to renewable sources

Europe is facing growing uncertainty in natural gas deliveries, exacerbated by lower gas supplies in recent months. The cold winter has once again exposed the fragility of the current energy system, which still relies largely on scarce and geopolitically unstable...

EFG Group invests CZK 26 million in the modernisation of gastro waste collection

As part of its "tridimgastro.cz" project, the Energy financial group (EFG) is putting into operation new collection vehicles with an integrated washing system for separating containers from April. The service focuses on the collection, transport and recycling of...

Collection of kitchen waste in the Czech Republic is growing. The “Třídím gastro” service expects to collect almost 5,000 tonnes of waste this year

The "tridimgastro.cz" project of the Energy Financial Group (EFG), which focuses on the separation, collection and recycling of kitchen waste from commercial and municipal producers, is already operating successfully in more than twenty-five Czech cities and...
Interview with Pavel Bureš

Interview with Pavel Bureš

Pavel Bureš is a project manager at the EFG Rapotín BPS biogas plant. Last year he was one of the main people in the project of upgrading biogas to biomethane. It is still the only installation in the Czech Republic that is yet to be awarded by the general public.

The climate will be the main theme in 2020

There is no doubt that climate change and environmental protection will be a very important topics this year, as were in 2019. What’s more, it is expected that companies and politicians around the world put even more emphasis on this in 2020.

Development of EFG projects in 2020

In 2020, the EFG will continue to work actively to deliver on its vision. The main attention will be paid to the development of our most important projects – ECR Rapotín, Energo Mostek and EFG Educa.

Waste Act, how the Czech Republic treats waste

How does the Czech Republic handle waste? It has been the wish of not only all Czech citizens but also the politicians who run our country for three decades to come to terms with the West.

The State Energy Policy

What will be our electricity in 2050 from? Coal? Core? Renewable resources? The Czech Republic’s energy mix in the coming years is a major topic whose solution can have an enormous impact on the economy and future direction of our country.