A kindergarten in Falesti town benefits from hot water generated by solar panels and heating from biomass energy thanks to the European Union’s investments. The installation of the biomass thermal system and solar panels was financed by the EU-funded Energy and Biomass Project, which allocated over €65,000 from European funds, while the local administration contributed about 300,000 lei, and parents 12,000 lei, IPN reports.

According to the Moldova Energy and Biomass Project, the old coal based heating system was replaced with a new biomass one that produces local and clean energy. The heating system has a capacity of about 200 KW and heats over 1,300 square meters. Solar panels that replaced the two electric boilers were installed. The system adjusts automatically the water temperature.

“We did not have enough money to heat the kindergarten all day long and we ran the old system for only half a day. The difference in temperature was perceptible since only early morning, when the walls got heated. Now, we do it the right way: heat the entire building 24/24,” the director of kindergarten Lilia Navrotski said in the opening ceremony.

“The old system was inside the building, which was very disturbing because of the coal dust and smell, but now the boilers room is outside the institution. It is equipped with all necessary devices and it is easy to work,” noted the operator of the boilers room Dumitru Munteanu.

The kindergarten “Lastarel” in Falesti town is attended by 140 children.