What goes on in Poland on the 13th of December.
Polish Briefing: The EU can support Polish-Japanese offshore wind farms project
What goes on in Poland on the 12th of December.
EC’s director-general for energy: There will be funds for Poland to quit coal
Central and Eastern European countries that want to go through energy transition, but in evolutionary way. How can the European Commission and energy community in general could help those countries adapt to the new situation? We interviewed Dominique Ristori, the director-general of the Directorate-General for Energy within the European Commission.
Polish Briefing: What does the prime minister Morawiecki mean for energy sector?
What goes on in Poland on the 11th of December.
Another delivery of crude oil from the US to Grupa LOTOS
LOTOS purchased another cargo of US oil. A tanker carrying 650,000 barrels (i.e. about 80,000 tonnes) of US WTI Midland crude is on its way to Naftoport in Gdańsk. The transaction is in line with LOTOS’s consistently pursued strategy for diversification of supply sources. All decisions to purchase crude oil are taken on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the technological and economic effectiveness. At present, every fifth barrel of oil processed by the Grupa LOTOS Gdańsk refinery is imported from sources other than markets east of Poland.
PKEE in Paris on the future of European energy
The future of energy, the importance of the role of the consumer, new technologies and the EU legal frameworks. This is what the experts from all over Europe are discussing in Paris today (5.12) during the conference „Electricity: Welcome to The world of Tomorrow”, organized under the patronage of French President Emmanuel Macron. The Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) at this important meeting is represented by PKEE Vice President Marta Gajęcka.
PGNiG has reserved the capacity of Baltic Pipe for PLN 8.1 billion
The planned Baltic Pipe gas pipeline, connecting the Polish and Danish gas transmission system, is to have a capacity of 10 billion cubic meters per year. It is supposed to be ready by October 2022.
Green revolution in Germany on the bayonets of electric power plants old chimneys
Reserve power plants in Germany are the missing half of the Energiewende – Piotr Grądzik writes, a co-worker of BiznesAlert.pl.
Territorial dispute with Denmark will not be harmful to Baltic Pipe
Although in media we could read about a threat to the Baltic Pipe project realization, The Polish are convinced that the investment shall be realized without any disturbances. The territorial dispute with Denmark won’t pose a threat to it – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl writes about it.
Competition under Control: A Perspective on the Application of EU Law to Nord Stream 2
Applying the EU’s Third Energy Package rules to Nord Stream 2 is possible, but Russia has tools to sidestep the regulations. If that happens, access to the pipeline for exporters independent of Gazprom and the Russian state would be illusory. The European Commission can prevent this scenario by ensuring the application of EU law not only by amendments to the gas directive but also through political negotiations on the status of Nord Stream 2 and ensuring Russia fulfils the agreement.