What goes on in Poland on the 1st of September.
The German offshore investor will look for support in the Polish supply chain
The German investor RWE plans to organize the Supplier’s Day on September 30, where workshops for potential suppliers and sub-suppliers for the company’s 350 MW project will be held. The company has already announced that it will sign an industry sector agreement planned for September 15. They also announced that they would like to use the services of the port of Gdynia as an installation port.
Malte Paul, project director at RWE Renewables, said that in the field of issuing new permits, for example in Germany, there is a change in the approach to issuing offshore permits. „A lot of data and information will be provided by governmental institutions, which will lower investment costs. In Poland, there is still a long way to go. The more knowledge and stability of the law, the better,” he said. In the context of the upcoming issue of new location permits for 11 areas, he emphasized that this transformation would not take place if there were no large, experienced players there. „I believe in alliances that can arise,” he said.
Vestas needs “economies of scale” to build a turbine factory in Poland
Danish energy giant, manufacturer of wind turbines Vestas does not say “no” to the possibility of building a wind turbine factory in Poland, but for this to happen, basic conditions must be met, such as supply opportunities on a given market, economies of scale, favorable investment conditions and a long-term development strategy for the sector. The company is waiting and looking at the situation in Poland in the context of new location permits. Vestas, however, is skeptical of the offshore temporary terminal.
Nils de Baar, head of Vestas Northern & Central Europe, said during the PWEA 2021 conference that the conditions for offshore development in Poland are favorable. „When looking at the first offshore wind farm projects, there is internal demand, competition, cost quality and satisfactory quality produced. Having these criteria, it is not only an opportunity for another market, but also for export. We are examining the potential of Poland as a global hub for offshore wind energy,” he said. He announced that his company would sign the so-called sector deal. „We are convinced that the Polish supply chain has the opportunity to be interested in the first offshore wind farm projects,” he said.