Włocławek is probably the second proposed location for Orlen Synthos Green Energy’s small reactors. Cooperation on this project has so far survived the political turmoil – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief a BiznesAlert.pl.
USA: Poland can have one reactor per year, i.e. a ready power plant in 2037
The U.S. embassy says U.S. companies can build one reactor a year in Pomerania. This means that the entire plant can be ready as planned in 2037, even with a delayed reactor in 2035.
Molecular magnets from Kraków may help the West shed dependency on China
Scientists at the Jagiellonian University have developed soft magnetic materials that could revolutionize the energy industry and make it independent of rare earth metals from China.
Wiwała: Poland must change how it thinks about fuel storage (INTERVIEW)
„Considering fuel security in the new tense geopolitical conditions and what is happening in Ukraine, it is necessary to keep as big reserves as possible in ready – made fuels,” urges Leszek Wiwała, Director General in Polish Petroleum Industry & Trade Organization tells BiznesAlert.pl.
Karwowski: Poland needs the wind turbine act, but will it ever get it?
„At the end of 2023, the government submitted a draft amendment to the legislation on wind farms, which was met with considerable criticism. The Climate Ministry has announced a wind farm bill would arrive in mid-2024. According to the calendar the date is June, and the law is in the process of public consultation. Will Poland see any changes to the rules this year? Will these changes be significant? „, asks Marcin Karwowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl.
Climate Ministry warns that capacity market may need to linger on
During the latest Cogeneration Congress, the Ministry of Climate and Environment talked about the challenges facing the heating industry. One of them is the appropriate balancing of capacity, which, according to the Ministry, may mean the need to extend the capacity market after 2028 in a „slightly changed shape”.
Jakóbik: March of the right in Europe will let Poland haggle over the Green Deal
It doesn’t seem likely that the new forces in Brussels will stop the European Green Deal, but a revision in line with Poland’s interests is possible. It is important not to throw the baby out with the bathwater – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.
New production line in Dęblin brings Poland closer to strengthening air defense
In cooperation with Lockheed Martin, the Military Aviation Plant No. 1 (WZL1), opened a plant and production line in Dęblin. The facility will produce containers for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles, which are being acquired as part of the Vistula Program, aimed at developing Polish air defense.
Experts: Baltic Sea is the key to Poland’s energy security
Think tanks The Opportunity-Institute for Foreign Affairs and Ignacy Łukasiewicz Institute for Energy Policy presented a report showing that the concentration of generation capacity and import infrastructure in the north of the country has increased Poland’s energy security in recent years. The institutes point to the need to reflect on Poland’s growing energy dependence on the Baltic Sea.
Amendment to wind turbine law to be addressed in Q3 2024
The update to the wind turbine law that will change the minimum distance to 500 meters is to be consulted and then addressed in Q3 2024.