One of the firm’s solar installations will be its largest in Europe.
energy
Poland produced record 26% of electricity from renewables in 2023
However, coal continues to generate almost two thirds of power in Poland.
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Most Polish homes to have smart energy meters by 2027 under new law
The new legislation is part of a push to reform Poland’s energy market.
Polish government hits out at “colonial” EU court order to close coal mine
Complying with the ruling would threaten Poland’s energy security and benefit Germany, they argue.
Climate NGO sues heating coal producer for greenwashing products
The company says it is correctly applying the product name used by regulators.
Poland plots “revolutionary” plan for state-owned utilities to shed coal assets
The move is intended to boost investment in greener forms of energy.
Polish coal plant was EU’s biggest CO2 emitter in 2020
Three Polish power stations were in the top 10.
Poland records highest ever solar energy production
Wind generation also recently set a new record, as Poland seeks to transition away from coal.
Poland bets on nuclear as it seeks to reduce reliance on coal
Wojciech Kość
Some environmental groups are critical, and even nuclear enthusiasts fear the plans may be difficult to implement.
Poland’s “last new coal power plant” being dismantled after costing state firms over 1.5 billion zloty
Ostrołęka C is to be turned into a gas-powered plant instead.
Unprecedented Czech legal challenge to Polish coal mine could be “catastrophic” for Poland
Paweł Wiejski
It is the first such case at the ECJ.
Europe’s largest factory for energy storage systems to be built in Poland
Northvolt says its $200 million investment in Gdańsk will create solutions “for ending dependence on fossil fuels”.
Coal stockpiles grow in Poland amid lockdown, rising electricity imports and shift to cleaner energy
Demand for Poland’s coal-fired electricity is dwindling.
Polish government abandons promise to fully compensate “every family” for electricity price rises
It will instead help only “the most vulnerable consumers”.
