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The Pomeranian local government is counting on nuclear power and avoiding social disputes


The Pomeranian Regional Office in Gdańsk supports the project of the first nuclear power plant and hopes for fruitful consultations with residents. The local government emphasizes that the investment is an opportunity for the development of the entire  Pomerania.

Piotrowski: A Copernican Revolution in Approaching the Financing of Nuclear Power Plants (INTERVIEW)

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We have the economic potential of the market, and we will save a lot by simplifying the financing model. In exchange for a simple commitment to consumers, we can raise funds enabling the financing of a multiple nuclear power plant constructions. For both sides, this is very profitable – proposes Andrzej Piotrowski, former Deputy Minister of Energy (2016-2018) and former Vice President at Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (2022-2023), opening a discussion following the first part.

Błażowski: EKO-Unia’s conference proves the opponents of nuclear power in Poland are not giving up


EKO-Unia’s activists are warning that the nuclear power plant in Pomerania poses a threat to the Baltic Sea and oppose this project. Adam Błażowski argues with these claims and asks if the organization is against the atom as such.

Sikorski: the West needs to spend more on defence, because China and Russia are not idle


The Warsaw European Conversation 2024 conference was an opportunity to renew Poland’s call for greater NATO spending on armaments. Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski warned that China and Russia were not sitting on their hands.

Jakóbik: Poland must negotiate firmly and build coalition capacity regarding climate policy


New EU regulations on thermal modernization of households are a considerable challenge, but under no circumstances should Poland abandon the battlefield, because we can win concessions and a larger pool of funds for this purpose – Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl told radio WNET.fm.

Last year renewables generated more power than lignite in Poland


According to the report on the National Electricity System, published by the Polish Energy Networks (PSE), in 2023, Polish renewable sources (not counting hydropower) produced more electricity than power plants that run on lignite.

Court overturns the environmental decision on Turów, and environmentalists say it’s time for a transition


The court overturned the environmental decision on the Turów mine. Environmental organisations say this is a good sign and the region should undergo an energy transition.

America could take Poland’s entire nuclear program after White House visit


Poland’s PM has suggested that Americans engagement in Polish nuclear projects will go beyond the one project in Pomerania, which goes against earlier suggestions about being being open to different technological partners, but is in line with the original project idea.

Grądzik: Further reductions reveal that Poland doesn’t have an excess of renewable energy sources, but is missing tools


Yet again the grid operator recommended to reduce the output from green energy sources in Poland. „With an energy mix so dominated by coal we should not be talking about a „surplus” of renewable energy. Instead, we should look for solutions that will help us manage energy surpluses,” says Paulina Grądzik, expert on energy and legislation at the Department of Energy and Climate Change in the Polish Lewiatan Confederation.

BBN head: Poland has three years to prepare for a confrontation with Russia


„We have three years to prepare for a confrontation with Russia,” said the head of the National Security Bureau (BBN) Jacek Siewiera. He added that such a scenario is real, and Poland should prepare – reports TVN24.