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Description
GK-MONTER carries out comprehensive construction processes - from design to project supervision. The company also delivers halls and steel roof sheathing. Under this project we intend to expand our business and start producing photovoltaic systems. For that purpose we have planned to build a production and warehouse hall with offices, and to purchase a technological line for producing photovoltaic systems, along with a self-propelled piling machine. An internal production quality control system will also be established in cooperation with a research and development centre.
As regards its environmental effect, the project will help reduce annual CO2 emission by 25 tons thanks to the use of a solar system with a capacity of 30 kW, which will supply electricity to the production process.
We are going to train our employees in the optimal technology of photovoltaic system construction, and to engage school communities (secondary technical schools, vocational schools) in the Elbląg subregion in order to recruit technical staff for our expanding business.
Summary of project results
The project addresses the diagnosed demand for services in the design, selection, and construction of PV installations integrated with buildings, integrated installations and PV farms (including those above 1 MW). It extends the applicant''s current service offerings (particularly in the energy sector), including the replacement/construction of insulation for high-rise building facades (such as power blocks, chimneys up to 130 meters), and roofs on industrial buildings with environmentally friendly solutions. The project also meets the existing need for collaboration with vocational schools, allowing students from these schools to acquire practical skills in the design and construction of PV installations, which are future skills in the field of technology design and knowledge of construction and engineering.
The project also addresses issues related to global climate change due to rising greenhouse gas emissions and the targets set in national and European strategic documents for the decarbonization of economic processes in Poland and Europe.
In response to the diagnosed market demand, the following actions were carried out in the project:
1. Construction of the production and warehouse hall with an office part and demonstration PV installations that serve both the purpose of producing renewable energy and as a marketing/showcase for potential customers.
2. Purchase and installation of two lines for the production and assembly of photovoltaic systems.
3. Development and implementation of an internal quality control system for the design, production, and construction of photovoltaic installations, including BIPV - Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (developed in collaboration with a research and development unit).
4. Training of company employees in the most efficiency technology for building photovoltaic installations, including BIPV and farms.
5. Activation of the vocational school community through internships that involve acquiring future skills in technology design and knowledge of construction and engineering.
6. Promotion of the project.
As a result of the project, the following outputs were achieved:
1. Construction of a production and warehouse hall with an office part.
2. Construction and commissioning of three demonstration photovoltaic installations with a total capacity of 30 kWp.
3. Implementation of an innovative process in the design, production and construction of photovoltaic installations (including BIPV and farms) - an internal quality control system developed in collaboration with a research and scientific unit.
4. Creation of three new workplace in the company.
5. Conducted information and promotional campaigns informing the public about the project''s support from the Norwegian Funds.
As a result of the project implementation, the following outcomes were achieved (or partially achieved):
1. The company''s offer was expanded of innovative solutions for the design, production, and construction of photovoltaic installations (including BIPV and farms).
2. Enabled the commercialization of at least two innovative products (design, production, and construction of photovoltaic farms/BIPV).
3. Reduction of CO2 emissions by 25 tons/year.
4. Initiated social activation of the school community in terms of enhancing future skills - student internships.
5. Company employees acquired new competencies in the most optimal technology for building photovoltaic installations, including BIPV.
6. Increase in turnover by 5% annually.
7. Increase in operating profits by 5% annually.
Stakeholder groups benefiting from the project as a result of its implementation:
1. Company owners and employees, due to the increased competitiveness of the company (implementation of new innovative processes and products), creation of optimal working conditions (construction of a new production and warehouse hall with an office part and the purchase of modern machinery) and job stability.
2. Company clients, thanks to the opportunity to purchase comprehensive, innovative services for the design, production, and construction of photovoltaic installations (including photovoltaic farms and BIPV installations), whose quality and proper design are guaranteed by the implemented internal quality control system.
3. The school community, thanks to the creation of opportunities to enhance future skills through school internships.
4. Residents of Elbląg and its surroundings, thanks to improved air quality due to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and harmful particulate matter.
5. Local and regional authorities, due to the increasing level of competitiveness and innovation of enterprises in the project''s impact area.
In summary, the project implementation contributed to reducing socio-economic disparities (in the project''s direct impact area) compared to other, wealthier regions of Poland and the European Economic Area. The achieved project outputs and outcomes enable a wide range of stakeholders to benefit and positively impact socio-economic and environmental indicators, thus fulfilling the primary goal of the Norwegian Funds, which is to reduce socio-economic disparities in the European Economic Area.