China may use the dispute over Nord Stream 2 to punish Poland for blocking Huawei, which is suspected of spying for Beijing – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief at BiznesAlert.pl.
Należyty: The future of gas hinges on hydrogen (INTERVIEW)
The future of natural gas power stations depends on hydrogen. In the coming decades this fuel may replace gas in our heating and power plants. Europe’s financial institutions do not want to finance natural gas anymore, and are introducing new emission requirements. Blending natural gas with hydrogen is an opportunity to lower the emissions of gas power plants, and those in Poland are ready for this change – Grzegorz Należyty, CEO of Siemens Energy, says in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: Equinor and Polenergia talk about the domestic supply chain
What goes on in Poland on the 5th of November.
Brussels’s impact on Poland’s nuclear project
Poland’s nuclear power plant construction program has been riddled with ambiguity for many years. Nevertheless, among the few certainties remains the necessity to abide by the EU law on granting state aid. The project cannot happen without Brussels. Investments in nuclear energy are one of the most expensive in the energy sector, which is why building a nuclear plant in Poland will not be possible without state support. Therefore, the European Commission will have to approve the selected financing model – Paweł Wróbel, CEO of Gate Brussels, writes for BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: State-owned companies will build temporary hospitals to fight the coronavirus
What goes on in Poland on the 4th of November.
How a petition against the Baltic Pipe failed in Denmark
The opposition to the Baltic Pipe, a gas pipeline that will transmit Norwegian gas via Denmark to Poland, has taken various forms, but its scale has been too small to impact the project’s progression. Legislation initiated by the investment’s opponents, who claimed it should be stopped for social and environmental reasons, could have been a serious hindrance. However, their initiative to introduce a bill that would block the Baltic Pipe failed – writes Bartłomiej Sawicki, editor at BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: The offshore act may go to the Sejm in December
What goes on in Poland on the 3rd of November.
EU methane strategy. What will change? (ANALYSIS)
On the 14th of October this year, the European Commission adopted the EU methane strategy. The 21-page document provides a framework for an EU policy on decreasing the emissions of the second most important greenhouse gas in the 2030 and 2050 perspectives. Contrary to the fight against CO2 emissions, the EU may play a key role in reducing global methane emissions by using its position as the biggest importer of fossil fuels, mostly oil and natural gas. The first package of legislative proposals is expected to be revealed in June 2021 – Maria Olczak* writes.
Polish Briefing: PGNiG wants a discount from Gazprom a few days after Kwieciński’s departure
What goes on in Poland on the 2nd of November.