President of UOKiK Tomasz Chróstny has imposed a penalty of PLN almost 213 mln on Gazprom for failure to cooperate in the investigation conducted in relation to the construction of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Such an obligation arises out of the European legislation on which the Polish Act on Competition and Consumer Protection is based.
Polish Briefing: Nord Stream 2 is paying European money for Putin’s weapons, says PM Morawiecki
What goes on in Poland on the 3rd of August.
Offshore wind may connect the Baltic states and benefit Poland
Today the majority of the Baltic states believe offshore wind is one of the pillars of energy transition. Regional cooperation with other countries on the Baltic coast, including Poland, may accelerate energy transition. This is also an opportunity for Polish industry – writes Patrycja Rapacka, editor at BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: Czechia threatens Poland with a complaint to Brussels for the lignite mine in Turów
What goes on in Poland on the 31st of July.
A hydrogen ready Poland, or how to pursue a strategy without a strategy
The Polish hydrogen strategy and Poland’s 2040 Energy Policy are being drafted by the Ministry of Climate. The second document will determine the shape of the energy industry in the future and the dominant hydrogen generation technology. Irregardless, gas infrastructure for transporting this fuel can be prepared today – contemplates Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief at BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: „The coal mines will not be closed until 2036”
What goes on in Poland on the 30th of July.
European Green Deal needs to be remodeled
The media like catchy slogans. No wonder then, that they took up the comparison between the European Green Deal and the Marshall Plan that was coined in some office in Brussels. The problem is that while the logic behind the Marshall Plan is reminiscent of the reconstruction process of Warsaw’s old town – save what is left after the war to create something from scratch; the logic behind the European Green Deal reminds a general redecoration plan where bearing walls have to be torn down – writes Urszula Kuczyńska*.
Polish Briefing: Izera is to be an electric car from Poland | Coal phase-out in Poland is fake news?
What is going on in Poland on 28th of July?
Polish Briefing: Polish electric car premiere
On 28th of July in Sokołów near Warsaw a new Polish electric car brand is to be presented. Journalists and officials are invited to watch it on condition of confidentiality.
EU hydrogen strategy. Simson: Renewable gases where elctrification is not an option
The second edition of CEEP report in 2020 focuses on the Energy System Integration and the role of hydrogen. These topics have recently gained a lot of attention in the debates in Brussels and the capitals how to frame the future energy systems with a perspective to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. In this CEEP report we show that Central Europe is also considering the different options of sector coupling and the potential use of hydrogen in the power generation, transport and industry. We present for you some of the theoretical approaches as well as the practical examples from the Central European countries.