Coal.

Polish Oil and Gas Company and Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa have signed a contract for the pre-mining of methane from hard coal seams. The works will be carried out at the Budryk Coal Mine, which is owned by JSW.

“Financing the energy transition” was the topic of another debate organised in Brussels by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna. The panel guests have agreed that one of the tools for supporting the decarbonisation, the Just Transition Fund (JTF), should be significantly boosted if it is not to remain just a buzzword. The example of transition in […]

There is a big discussion in Germany right now: to what extent can we use existing infrastructure to transport and distribute hydrogen? Can Germany at least partially move its infrastructure from natural gas to hydrogen? Therefore, it will be interesting to see what the federal government writes in its announced national hydrogen strategy – says […]

Despite the inauguration of the Fund for Mining and coal Regions, it is not known whether funds for this purpose will be in the new budget of the European Union. It is important because Poland may be its biggest beneficiary – writes Bartłomiej Sawicki, journalist of BiznesAlert.pl.

Poland must abandon coal because it is an increasing burden for the economy. Dr Janusz Steinhoff, former Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister in the government of Jerzy Buzek, emphasized in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl that it will not happen rapidly, and that the share of individual energy sources in the energy mix should be […]

Politicians are increasingly calling for a departure from coal, by bidding who will bring it out of the energy sector faster. The discussion on this subject, however, ends with declarations and general plans that do not solve the problem. It is time for a serious debate and a coal round table – writes Piotr Stępiński, […]

The program convention of Law and Justice from July 5-7, from the point of view of the energy sector, passed under the slogan „coal plus” articulated by Minister Piotr Naimski. The energy panel was an opportunity to support nuclear energy, not renewable energy.

Can an economic think tank from outside Poland employing a few people blow up the Polish capacity market on which the energy security of Poland is now relying? – wonders Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief of BiznesAlert.pl.

Tauron updated the strategy to respond to the challenges faced by the energy sector. As the company’s management emphasizes, in the face of the announced lack of support for coal, the corporation wants to develop zero- and low-emission sources. The energy transformation of Tauron is expected to cost about 5-6 billion PLN.

Politicians of all Polish political angles definitely agree that there is no turning back from the withdrawal of fossil fuels from the national energy mix. However, they differ significantly as to how this should be done. The candidates for the European Parliament elections representing all the parties participating in the election presented their vision regarding […]