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„Even though the methane compromise can be considered bittersweet, it nevertheless is a step in the right direction, an attempt at reconciling the limitations on methane emissions generated by the EU’s energy industry with acknowledging the needs of industry and the job market,” writes Jadwiga Wiśniewska MEP for BiznesAlert.pl.

Polish coal mining has evaded imminent execution in 2027 by the European Union’s methane regulation. The European Parliament has adopted a regulation with amendments beneficial to the Polish mining industry. Methane emission limits for coal mining have been relaxed 10-fold from the baseline document to 5 tonnes of methane emissions per kiloton of coal mined. […]

„We don’t have time to sleep. We must act, wisely and judiciously, to carry out the energy transition, because it will not be avoided. The methane regulation adopted by the EP contains provisions protecting the Polish mining industry and de facto gives us time to carry out the transformation,” emphasizes Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Member of the […]

The Harmony Link power connection between Poland and Lithuania is delayed. However, the Baltic states make hay while the sun shines. Estonia and Germany want to build a cable that will be charged with power generated by offshore wind farms in the Baltic. The project’s name is the Baltic WindConnector.

Today the European Commission will present its methane strategy. Lobbyists are already working to use the ensuing regulations to promote gas from Russia and block LNG from the U.S. – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

Polish Oil and Gas Company has brought on stream a 0.9 MW power generation set fueled with coal-bed methane (CBM) extracted experimentally by the Company in Upper Silesia.