“Our investment will make Europe independent of Asian suppliers and enable battery production without the need to import key materials,” said Ascend Elements.
Energy & Climate
Coal produces less than half of Poland’s power for first time
Electricity produced from coal in April amounted to 6.5 terawatt-hours (TWh), almost 10% lower than last year.
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Orlen secures €3.6 billion in credit to build Poland’s first offshore wind farm
The wind farm is expected to provide clean energy to 1.5 million Polish households by 2026.
Polish state energy firm Orlen overseeing Czech Republic’s highest Russian oil imports since 2012
Orlen notes that the landlocked Czech Republic can only be supplied via pipelines, meaning there is no alternative to Russian oil.
Polish opposition outlines 100 policies for first 100 days in office
Among the plans are doubling the tax-free income threshold, overturning the near-total ban on abortion and raising salaries for public-sector employees.
Polish state energy giant to invest $1bn in carbon storage
The investment will bring the company closer to its goal of reducing its carbon footprint by 25% by 2030.
Polish state energy giant abandons new carbon-neutral goal after less than a week
The decision came after complaints from coal miners.
Court suspends case against Poland’s Turów coal mine
The government welcomed the decision, which allows the mine to continue operating for the time being.
Poland’s largest power producer to go carbon neutral by 2040
It aims to end the use of coal – which is still Poland’s main source of power – for electricity and heat generation by 2030.
Poland to see growing summer tourism amid climate change, predicts head of travel giant TUI
Poland has 770 kilometres (480 miles) of Baltic coastline, much of it made up of sandy beaches.
Poland adopts dynamic electricity pricing amid growing share of renewables in energy mix
Electricity prices will be adjusted every 15 minutes based on supply and demand.
Poland and Czech Republic take action after tonne of dead fish found in Oder river
The countries have set up dams to stop the flow of dead fish down the river.
Poland files complaint to EU against Germany over illegal export of waste
“Polish taxpayer cannot pay for German garbage,” says Poland’s climate minister.
Poland to launch scheme for “de-concreting” and regreening small towns
Recent years have seen many Polish towns replace greenery with concrete, a trend labelled betonoza (“concretitis”) by critics.
