Wind power in Poland
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 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
- Renewable energy in Poland
- Solar power in Poland
- Renewable energy by country
References
- 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
- 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.
- "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)