Today, I took a look at the production in Kronoterm.
First time for real, even though I've been here before.
Why is this so important? Kronoterm is one of,
but in fact the largest Slovenian company producing heat pumps.
With a long tradition.
A family business that has long since outgrown Slovenia
and is successful throughout Europe.
Above all, it is a company that constantly invests
in development and new trends.
With the green breakthrough that is necessary,
and with the energy crisis just around the corner,
Slovenia can only be happy to have such a company.
Because it will make green transition easier for many people.
One of the things we talked about today is
how Kronoterm could be one of the agents of transformation
also of remote heating systems in Slovenia with the aim of
getting rid of dependence on Russian gas as quickly as possible.
In Slovenia, we have knowledge that we can use
to carry out not only the green transition,
but also independence from Russian gas.
Bogdan, would you like to say something?
Wait, wait.
We at Kronoterm are very happy and honoured by this visit.
Of the Slovenian Prime Minister
as well as Minister Bojan Kumer.
Why? We value both of them very much,
because they come from the field of energy,
in which we also operate.
Why do we think this is important?
Because at Kronoterm we have been developing solutions
based on heat pumps for 30 years.
Here we see that these solutions can be a great tool
during the green transition or decarbonization of the heating sector.
As well as achieving the goal
of the greatest possible energy independence of Slovenia
in the field of heating.
Heat pumps use the heat of the earth, air or water,
which we have in abundance in Slovenia.
To power them, we need a bit of electricity,
which we also know how to produce ourselves.
That's why we think this technology is one of the key ones
in the field of green transition.
In addition, we have the know-how and production in Slovenia.
That is why we are happy about today's visit.
Thank you very much. -Did you come to any agreements today?
We talked about setting up a pilot project as soon as possible
to transform the remote system,
to showcase in reality
how we can use Slovenian know-how and Slovenian natural resources,
air, water and sun,
to restructure remote heating systems.
We have talked about it and we will continue to talk about it.
I believe that by the end of this year
we will be able to present actual projects to the public.
Since we always work double-track, I would just like to say this.
Next, we are visiting the Velenje Coal Mine,
where we are looking for solutions for today.
Kronoterm is the company
where we are looking for solutions for the future.
We are doing both at the same time,
because that's the only real way forward.
Thank you very much.