At the end of June, total capacity of installed wind power in Poland amounted to 1005,6 MW, and it took more than five years to achieve this level.
Due to the situation related to the publication of the draft National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) by the Ministry of Economy, PWEA on 10 June called a press conference. The meeting attracted numerous representation of journalists interested in the renewables market in Poland, what is a tremendous success given the very short notice.
On 20 April 2010, Siemens Wind Power AG launched its Class IA SWT-3.0-101 direct-drive turbine during the European Wind Energy Conference (EWEC) in Warsaw, Poland. The same day, GE announced that its 4 MW direct-drive turbine, developed based on ScanWind’s technology, will be available to the market before 2012. These announcements came one week after [...]
Poland has submitted to the European Commission the forecast fulfilling the obligation under Article 4(3) of Directive 20090/28/EC in the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources.
Vestas has received an order for delivery of 48 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for different locations in Poland. The order has been received from the German company Prokon. The contract includes delivery, installation and commissioning of the turbines and a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution.
On 15 October 2009 the largest wind farm in Poland will be officially opened. In Margonin between Wągrowiec and Piła the company Neolica Polska Sp. z o.o., owned by Energias de Portugal, built a 120MW wind farm. 60 wind turbines with a capacity of 2 MW will produce approximately 260.000 MWh of energy per year. [...]
Nordex AG has built its most powerful wind farm in Poland to date: in Tychowo, around 350 kilometers north-west of Warsaw on the Baltic coast, 20 N90/2500 turbines each with a nominal output of 2,500 kilowatts will be generating some 100,000 Mwh of electricity a year. This is sufficient to cover the electricity requirements of [...]
REpower Systems AG and the international project developer Martifer Renewables, a subsidiary of the Portuguese Martifer Group, today inaugurated the first of two jointly planned wind farms in Rzeszow near Krakow, Poland. The project “Leki Dukielskie” comprises five REpower MM92 turbines, each with a rated output of two megawatts (MW), and is located in the [...]
Danish company DONG Energy has bought the Polish wind farm project Karcino from Eurotrust-owned company Aktiv Wind ApS. The 51 MW onshore project is in the northwest of Poland near the Baltic Sea. The wind farm is expected to commence operations in 2010, and the overall construction budget totals around DKK 600 million (US$109 million) [...]
World leader in production of blades for wind turbines, LM Glasfiber, inaugurates its new blade production facility in Goleniów in Poland today. The factory will strengthen LM Glasfiber’s position and production capacity in Northern Europe. Especially, the factory will be producing blades for the rapidly growing multi-MW wind turbine segment for onshore and offshore wind [...]
According to The Energy Regulatory Office informed that the total capacity installed onshore in Poland is 451,09 MW for 31.12.2008. This installed capacity comes from 227 sources (wind turbines) of electric energy. In 2008 President of the Energy Regulatory Office issued 1107 certificates of origin for 722 598,940 MWh of energy produced in wind energy sources. [...]
The attempt to consider wind turbines as a public purpose investment is becoming more and more popular recently. In connection with difference of opinions and great consequences to the whole wind energy environment Polish Wind Energy Association has ordered legal expertise that analyzes correctness of opinion. An expertise clearly proofs that according to the law [...]
Polish Wind Energy Association is a partner and coordinator responsible for the Eastern Europe’s part of the WINDBARRIERS project. The purpose of the project is to identify administrative and power engineering barriers related to connecting wind farms in Europe. The European Commission in reply to the investors’, NGOs’ and local authorities’ requests allocated funds to [...]
RWE Innogy has gained access to three further wind energy projects in Poland with a total installed capacity of 150 MW. The sites, each with 50 MW of planned capacity, are located in northern Poland. RWE Innogy has concluded a contract for the projects with a Polish project developer. All three projects are still in [...]
Suzlon Energy Limited, secured a major contract with Martifer for the delivery of 29 S88 – 2.1 MW turbines, totaling a capacity of 60.9 MW, to projects in Romania. This order represents Suzlon’s first wind turbine order in Romania and is a major addition to the company’s expanding global footprint. In addition, Suzlon and Martifer [...]
The Energy Regulatory Office informed that total capacity installed in 188 wind energy sources in Poland. Read more
“Amendments to the Energy Law. New and old barriers to wind power development.” Read more
Poland’s listed clean energy producer Polish Energy Partners (PEP) PEPP.WA plans to have 700 MW in wind farms by 2012. Stakes at two of the four planned wind farms will be sold to other investors in order to finance further expansion. Read more
PWEA has started preparations for the 4th annual conference “Wind Energy Market in Poland”, that will be held on 21st-22nd of April 2009 in Mazurkas Conference Centre in Ozarow Mazowiecki situated on suburbs of Warsaw. Read more
During the meeting, which was held in the ministry, wind sector representatives introduced problems, which are a result of building regulations and which obstructs projects realization. In order to support efforts aimed at the green energy obligation fulfillment, Association proposed implementation of fast [...]
DONG Energy’s supervisory board today decided to build and operate the Karnice I onshore wind farm in Poland. Karnice I will have a net installed capacity of 30 MW and is expected to become operational in late 2009. The new wind farm represents an expected investment of US$92 million. [...]
Final version of guidelines regarding monitoring of wind turbines influence on birds. Polish Wind Energy Association has been working on the document for more than year, together with Polish Bird Protection Association and group of experts. Document is the good practices set in a field of searching for new locations [...]
On 31st of May, at the Botanical Garden of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, open lecture leaded by the Polish Wind Energy Association “Wind energy – renewable technology of future” took place. Event was a part of the open lectures cycle framework, organized [...]
The most significant oblique statements and defects of the “The most important issues concerning the operation of the energy sector in Poland” report – a renewable industry’s view. Read more
For the first time, Siemens has received orders for the supply of wind turbines for sites in Poland. RWE Innogy, the new renewable energy unit established by the German utility RWE, has ordered 33 units from Siemens, each with a capacity of 2.3 megawatts (MW). These wind turbines are [...]
Construction has just started on what is envisioned to become LM Glasfiber’s largest blade factory in Northern Europe. The new factory – our third in Northern Europe – will supply blades for the fast growing multi-MW turbine segment and will be suitable for manufacturing blades of more than 60 metres [...]
In recent years, renewable energy has been playing an increasingly important role in Poland and other countries. Its share in the total volume of electricity generated in the European Union has grown as a result of efforts to counteract global warming and increase the EU’s energy security. Read more
During a two-day meeting, plenary session “Politics and Market”, together with six topic-dedicated panels (Environment, Technology and IT, Infrastructure, Services for Sector, Economy and Finances, Planning) took place. Read more
