Energy.

According to data published by Forum Energii, the share of renewables in energy generation broke records a few times in 2023. Combined with PV generation, biomass and hydropower (0.2 TWh each), renewables accounted for 25.3 percent of the generation mix in December. This is 9.4 percentage points more than in the same month of 2022.

Poland was able to reserve more than 7 GW of capacity obligations at the capacity market auction held on December 14, 2023. In exchange for support, the participants in the auction committed to providing such capacity, including 1 GW from abroad.

The structure of daily power generation in 2021-2023 has changed in favor of wind energy. Renewable energy sources in Poland will develop better if a number of conditions are met, Kamil Moskwik from the Jagiellonian Institute tells BiznesAlert.pl.

„I’m concerned that the GPS jamming over the Baltic is a prelude to something else that will have to be dealt with. We may be facing a test on whether the defence forces of affected countries and NATO handle such situations or consider them, e.g. weather anomalies,” says Mirosław Szczerba author of the information portal […]

The O2 portal has learned that the Intelligence Committee of the Polish Sejm may hold an off-site meeting in Gdynia, where a long-term lease of the port by Chinese capital is being considered, which raises concerns about the security of NATO secrets.

Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) and Ørsted, its Danish partner, have signed an agreement to install wind turbines in the Baltic Sea. The contracted ships will be used for assembling 48 out of 107 towers as part of the Baltica 2 Project, one of the two stages of the construction of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm.

The new Minister of Climate and Environment, Paulina Hennig-Kloska, has announced that strategic documents including Poland’s Energy Policy Until 2040, the National Plan for Energy and Climate as well as the Strategy for District Heating Until 2030 need to be updated. In her opinion, this will be a key element on the way to the […]

„The lessons from Nord Stream 1 and 2 reveal that the history of our energy relations is full of controversy and taboo topics. We need a formula for talking about difficult issues, because they will always come up, as in the case of nuclear power,” Agata Łoskot-Strachota from the Center for Eastern Studies and Bruegel […]

Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski held talks with the heads of diplomacy of Finland – Elina Valtonen, Denmark – Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Turkey – Hakanen Fidan on protecting the borders of the European Union. The parties also spoke about issues related to NATO security – said the Polish Foreign Ministry.

Maritime transport is the basis of trade, especially when it comes to large-sized goods. Shipping containers, fuel and armored vehicles must be moved around this way. Gdańsk is Poland’s maritime gateway as the majority of cargo goes through this port. The growing volume of coal and liquid fuels transhipped in Gdańsk reveals its importance for […]