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]

Karścino Wind Farm

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]

In September 2020, the government announced a 130 billion zloty (£26.5 billion) plan to invest in offshore wind.[4]

Capacity and production
Cumulative Wind Capacity in Poland
Year 200120022003200420052006200720082009 20102011201220132014 2015 2016 2019 2020 2021
Installed Capacity (MW)[5][6][7] 027636383153276544725 1,1801,6162,4973,3903,834 [8] 5,100[9] 5,782[9] 6,294[10] 6,614[11]
Generation (GWh)[12] 1322345067961,051 1,8432,7454,4355,8227,184 [13] 10,858[9] 11,623[9] 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%[13] *6.6%[14] 7.1%[15] 9.8%[1]
*Provisional estimate

As of the end of 2015, total installed capacity was 5.1 gigawatts (GW),[9] which provided 10,858 gigawatt-hours (GW·h)[9] — around 6.22% of the electricity consumed in the country.[16] By year end 2016 total installed capacity had risen to 5,782 MW.[9]

Energy production sources are also registered by the state Energy Regulatory Office (URE).[17][18]

List of Polish wind farms

Some of the points of production are:[19][20][21][22]

PlaceVoivodeshipInstalled Capacity, MWCommissioned
PotęgowoPomerania2192020
MargoninGreater Poland1202010
Marszewo I & IIWest Pomerania100
Kopaniewo (FW Lotnisko)Pomerania94.52015
Resko I & IIWest Pomerania90.3
Karścino Wind FarmWest Pomerania902008
ŻurominMasovia61.22012
Nekla[23]Greater Poland52.52010
Tymień Wind FarmWest Pomerania50
Banie-KozieliceWest Pomerania502015
PelplinPomerania492012
GawłowiceKuyavian-Pomeranian48.32014
Łosino near SłupskPomerania48
GołdapWarmia-Masuria482011
MycielinLubusz462015
SkurpieWarmia-Masuria43.72015
Płaszewo-LuleminoPomerania41.42011
SuwałkiPodlaskie412009
Kisielice I & IIWarmia-Masuria53.6
KarwiceWest Pomerania402015
WickoPomerania40
Jagniątkowo (Lake Ostrowo)West Pomerania34.2
ŁukaszówLower Silesian342012
ŚniatowoWest Pomerania32
KamieńskŁódź31.2
Karnice IWest Pomerania29.92009
ZagórzeWest Pomerania302003
WojciechowoPomerania28.32014
RajgródPodlaskie25.32014
ModlikowiceLower Silesian242012
PuckPomerania222007
CisowoWest Pomerania182001
LisewoPomerania10.82007
Lubawa (Elektrownia Wiatrowa "Rożental")Warmia-Mazuria82013
BarzowiceWest Pomerania5.12001

Projects

Projects of 1.2 GW offshore wind farm are under development near Slupsk.[24]

See also

References
  1. https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/0e6c808d-9b05-4db0-b347-7bb60a6f1014/Archive_Table_Revised4.xlsx
  2. "Poland to decide later this year on building nuclear plant". Reuters. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  3. "Poland's largest power group opts to back wind over nuclear". Power Engineering International. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. Gatten, Emma; Suszko, Agnieszka (22 October 2020). "Can Poland, the dirty man of Europe, end its love affair with coal?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. "Wind energy development in the EU 1998 to 2009" (XLS). European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  6. "Wind in power: 2011 European statistics" (PDF). European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). February 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  7. Polish Wind Energy Association
  8. http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/polands-renewable-capacity-grows-94-6-gw-2014-311760
  9. EWEA: "Wind in power: 2017 European statistics", February 2017
  12. "Production, Consumption, Exchange Package: Poland". Country Data Packages. European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E). Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  13. "GWEC Global Wind Report, 2014" (PDF).
  14. "Publication: Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Poland 2016 Review". www.iea.org. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  15. "Polish Wind Energy Association, The State of Wind Energy in Poland 2016" (PDF).
  16. "GWEC, Global Wind Report 2015" (PDF).
  17. https://www.ure.gov.pl/pl/sekcja/456,Odnawialne-Zrodla-Energii.html
  18. Polish Wind Association Web Site
  19. Polish Wind Association: Wind farms in Poland
  20. https://www.polenergia.pl/pol/pl/strona/farmy-wiatrowe
  21. https://pgeeo.pl/Nasze-obiekty/Elektrownie-wiatrowe
  22. https://www.tauron-ekoenergia.pl/elektrownie/energia-wiatrowa
  23. E.ON opens 52,5 Megawatt Wind Farm in Poland
  24. "Offshore Wind Farms". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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