The school is like a second home for our children. It is the place where they spend most of their time, after housing. That is why it is our duty to provide them with schools where they can learn and develop in the best conditions. Through an investment of approximately 1.6 million euros supported by OMV Petrom through the Romania Eficienta program, run by the Energy Policy Group (EPG), Liliești Băicoi Secondary School, Prahova County, has become one of the most modern units in the country, and from the region itself. This is the second educational unit in the country rehabilitated to the building standard with almost zero energy consumption (nZEB) through Romania Eficienta. The first renovated unit was the “Elie Radu” Energetic Technological High School in Ploiești, in 2022.

The rehabilitation works carried out at the Liliești Secondary School and completed in March of this year will result in an annual reduction of approximately 60% in energy consumption. Contributing to this result will be the new, highly efficient, modern system of five heat pumps, installed with the support of Siemens Energy, which has joined as a sponsor during this renovation project. In addition, the school will benefit from “green” electricity obtained from its own sources, through a system of 30 photovoltaic panels with an installed power of 550W each. Signify also contributed to this school with an important part of the lighting fixtures, all of which are economical, of the latest generation.

Apart from the reduction of energy bills, by renovating to nZEB requirements, the approximately 450 students studying at the Liliești Secondary School in Băicoi, under the guidance of approximately 40 teaching staff, will benefit from optimal conditions for school performance. Also, by renovating to the nZEB standard, the Liliești Secondary School in Băicoi will have a smaller impact on the environment and, at the same time, will be more resistant to the impact of climate change.