Wind power in Poland
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Wind power is a growing source of electricity in Poland. In 2019, wind was the second most important source of electricity produced in Poland, after coal, and accounted for about 10% of the electricity production.[1]
History
From 2012 to 2014 the Nowy Tomyśl Wind Turbines were the tallest wind turbines in the world with a pinnacle height of 210 metres. They are still the tallest wind turbines installed on lattice towers.
As of 2018[update] the Polish government was still considering whether the first nuclear power plant should be built,[2] but in May 2018 state-owned PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, who would have carried out any build, chose to invest in offshore wind power instead, targeting the build of 2.5 GW by 2030.[3]
Capacity and production
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Installed Capacity (MW)[4][5][6] | 0 | 27 | 63 | 63 | 83 | 153 | 276 | 544 | 725 | 1,180 | 1,616 | 2,497 | 3,390 | 3,834 [7] | 5,100[8] | 5,782[8] | |
| Generation (GWh)[9] | 132 | 234 | 506 | 796 | 1,051 | 1,843 | 2,745 | 4,435 | 5,822 | 7,184 [10] | 10,858[8] | 11,623[8] | 14,685[1] | ||||
| % of electricity production | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 2.74% | 3.53% | 4.59%[10] | *6.6%[11] | 7.1%[12] | 9.8%[1] | ||||
| *Provisional estimate | |||||||||||||||||
As of the end of 2015, total installed capacity was 5.1 gigawatts (GW),[8] which provided 10,858 gigawatt-hours (GW·h)[8] — around 6.22% of the electricity consumed in the country.[13] By year end 2016 total installed capacity had risen to 5,782 MW.[8]
Energy production sources are also registered by the state Energy Regulatory Office (URE).[14][15]
List of Polish wind farms
Some of the points of production are:[16][17][18][19]
Projects
Projects of 1.2 GW offshore wind farm are under development near Slupsk.[21]
See also
References
- ^ a b c https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/0e6c808d-9b05-4db0-b347-7bb60a6f1014/Archive_Table_Revised4.xlsx
- ^ "Poland to decide later this year on building nuclear plant". Reuters. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Poland's largest power group opts to back wind over nuclear". Power Engineering International. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Wind energy development in the EU 1998 to 2009" (XLS). European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Wind in power: 2011 European statistics" (PDF). European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). February 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ Polish Wind Energy Association
- ^ http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/polands-renewable-capacity-grows-94-6-gw-2014-311760
- ^ a b c d e f g EWEA: "Wind in power: 2017 European statistics", February 2017
- ^ "Production, Consumption, Exchange Package: Poland". Country Data Packages. European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E). Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ a b "GWEC Global Wind Report, 2014" (PDF).
- ^ "Publication: Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Poland 2016 Review". www.iea.org. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
- ^ "Polish Wind Energy Association, The State of Wind Energy in Poland 2016" (PDF).
- ^ "GWEC, Global Wind Report 2015" (PDF).
- ^ https://www.ure.gov.pl/pl/sekcja/456,Odnawialne-Zrodla-Energii.html
- ^ Polish Wind Association Web Site
- ^ Polish Wind Association: Wind farms in Poland
- ^ https://www.polenergia.pl/pol/pl/strona/farmy-wiatrowe
- ^ https://pgeeo.pl/Nasze-obiekty/Elektrownie-wiatrowe
- ^ https://www.tauron-ekoenergia.pl/elektrownie/energia-wiatrowa
- ^ E.ON opens 52,5 Megawatt Wind Farm in Poland
- ^ "Offshore Wind Farms". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
External links
- Polish Wind Energy Association (Polskie Stowarzyszenie Energetyki Wiatrowej; PSEW)
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