Wind power in Poland explained

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, accounting for about 10% of the electricity production.

History

From 2012 to 2014 the Nowy Tomyśl Wind Turbines were the tallest wind turbines in the world with a pinnacle height of 210m (690feet). They are still the tallest wind turbines installed on lattice towers.

In May 2018 state-owned PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna decided to invest in offshore wind power pending delayed negotiations on building nuclear power plants in Poland. They aim to build 2.5 GW by 2030.[1]

The total wind power grid-connected capacity in Poland was 9,428.3 MW as of 31 December 2023.[2] [3] In September 2020, the government announced a 130 billion zloty (£26.5 billion) plan to invest in offshore wind.[4] According to Poland's Supreme Audit Office, the Polish areas of the Baltic Sea could generate up to 28 GW in offshore wind power.[5] The Polish government's energy development plan aims for an installation of 5.9GW of offshore wind power by 2030 and 11GW by 2040. A 1.5 GW offshore wind farm is currently being built near Słupsk.[6]

Capacity and production

Cumulative wind capacity in Poland
Year2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20142015201620192020202120222023
Installed capacity (MW)[7] [8] [9] 0 27 63 63 83 153 276 544 725 1,180 1,616 2,497 3,390 3,834 [10] 5,100[11] 5,7825,917[12] 6,2947,3068,2569,428
Generation (GWh)[13] 132 234 506 796 1,0511,843 2,745 4,435 5,822 7,184 [14] 10,85811,62314,685[15] 15,800[16]
% of electricity production 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.6% 0.8% 1.3% 1.8% 2.74% 3.53% 4.59% 7.1%[18] 9.8%10.0%
  • Provisional estimate

As of the end of 2015, total installed capacity was 5.1 gigawatts (GW),[11] which provided 10,858 gigawatt-hours (GW·h)[11] — around 6.22% of the electricity consumed in the country.[19] By year end 2016 total installed capacity had risen to 5,782 MW.[11]

Energy production sources are also registered by the state Energy Regulatory Office (URE).[20] [21]

Comparison to European Union wind power

EU and Poland wind energy capacity (MW)[22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]
NoCountry202320222021201620152014201320122011201020052000
- align=left EU-27220,253[30] 204,499[31] 188,892[32] 142,042128,751[33] 117,384105,696 93,957 84,074 74,767 34,383 9,678
9 align=left Poland9,428[34] 8,256[35] 7,306[36] 5,782 5,1003,834 3,390 2,497 1,616 1,107 83 0

List of Polish wind farms

Some of the points of production are:[37] [38] [39] [40]

Place Installed capacity (MW) Commissioned
219 2020
120 2010
Marszewo I & II 100
Kopaniewo (FW Lotnisko) 94.5 2015
Resko I & II 90.3
90 2008
61.2 2012
--> Nekla[41] 52.5 2010
50
50 2015
49 2012
48.3 2014
48
48 2011
46 2015
43.7 2015
41.4 2011
41 2009
Kisielice I & II 53.6
40 2015
40
Jagniątkowo (Lake Ostrowo) 34.2
34 2012
32
31.2
Karnice I 29.9 2009
30 2003
28.3 2014
25.3 2014
24 2012
22 2007
18 2001
Pomerania10.8 2007
Lubawa (Elektrownia Wiatrowa "Rożental") Warmia-Mazuria8 2013
5.1 2001

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Poland's largest power group opts to back wind over nuclear . Power Engineering International . 11 May 2018 . 12 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Moc zainstalowana farm wiatrowych w Polsce | Rynek Elektryczny.
  3. Web site: Moc zainstalowana OZE w Polsce | Rynek Elektryczny .
  4. News: Can Poland, the dirty man of Europe, end its love affair with coal? . Gatten . Emma . Suszko . Agnieszka . The Daily Telegraph . subscription . 22 October 2020 . 23 October 2020.
  5. Web site: 2022-09-14 . Offshore wind energy needs wind in the sails . 2023-11-19 . Supreme Audit Office of Poland.
  6. Web site: Memija . Adnan . 20 April 2023 . Ørsted and PGE Pick Siemens Gamesa 14 MW Turbines for Polish Offshore Wind Project . Offshore Wind.
  7. Web site: Wind energy development in the EU 1998 to 2009 . . European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) . 2010 . 15 March 2012.
  8. Web site: Wind in power: 2011 European statistics . European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) . February 2012 . 15 March 2012.
  9. http://www.pwea.pl/pl/energetyka-wiatrowa Polish Wind Energy Association
  10. Web site: Poland's renewable capacity grows 9.4% to 6 GW in 2014. 3 February 2015.
  11. EWEA: "Wind in power: 2017 European statistics", February 2017
  12. Web site: 31 December 2019. Urząd Regulacji Energetyki – Odnawialne źródła energii – Moc zainstalowana [MW] – stan na dzień 31.12.2019 r]. 1 February 2022. Urząd Regulacji Energetyki.
  13. Web site: Production, Consumption, Exchange Package: Poland . Country Data Packages . European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) . 15 March 2012.
  14. Web site: GWEC Global Wind Report, 2014.
  15. https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/0e6c808d-9b05-4db0-b347-7bb60a6f1014/Archive_Table_Revised4.xlsx Archive table
  16. Web site: Gospodarka paliwowo-energetyczna w latach 2019 i 2020. 1 February 2022.
  17. Web site: Publication: Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Poland 2016 Review. www.iea.org. 2017-06-03.
  18. Web site: Polish Wind Energy Association, The State of Wind Energy in Poland 2016.
  19. Web site: GWEC, Global Wind Report 2015.
  20. Web site: Odnawialne Źródła Energii.
  21. Web site: Polskie Stowarzyszenie Energetyki Wiatrowej elektrownie wiatrowe energetyka wiatrowa - Rozwój rynku OZE w Polsce na 30.06.2008. October 13, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081013010531/http://www.elektrownie-wiatrowe.org.pl/rozwoj_rynku_oze_w_polscerozwoj_rynku_oze_w_polsce2.htm . 2008-10-13 .
  22. Web site: Cumulative installed capacity per EU Member State 1998–2009 (MW). EWEA Staff. European Wind Energy Association. 2010. 2010-05-22.
  23. Web site: EWEA Annual Statistics 2010. EWEA Staff. European Wind Energy Association. February 2011. 2011-01-31.
  24. Web site: EWEA Annual Statistics 2011. EWEA Staff. European Wind Energy Association. February 2012. 2011-02-18.
  25. http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/files/library/publications/statistics/Wind_in_power_annual_statistics_2012.pdf Wind in power: 2012 European statistics
  26. Web site: Poland's renewable capacity grows 9.4% to 6 GW in 2014. 3 February 2015.
  27. Web site: Mapa odnawialnych źródeł energii na podstawie udzielonych przez Prezesa URE koncesji oraz wpisów do rejestrów prowadzonych przez Prezesa URE i Prezesa ARR. www.ure.gov.pl.
  28. Web site: Polish Wind Association Web Site. elektrownie-wiatrowe.org.pl. 2017-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20081013010531/http://www.elektrownie-wiatrowe.org.pl/rozwoj_rynku_oze_w_polscerozwoj_rynku_oze_w_polsce2.htm. 2008-10-13. dead.
  29. EWEA: "Wind in power: 2017 European statistics", February 2017
  30. https://windeurope.org/intelligence-platform/product/wind-energy-in-europe-2023-statistics-and-the-outlook-for-2024-2030/
  31. https://windeurope.org/data-and-analysis/product/wind-energy-in-europe-2022-statistics-and-the-outlook-for-2023-2027
  32. Web site: Wind energy in Europe 2021 Statistics and the outlook for 2022-2026. WindEurope. 13 March 2022.
  33. EWEA: "Wind in power: 2014 European statistics", February 2014
  34. Web site: Moc zainstalowana farm wiatrowych w Polsce | Rynek Elektryczny.
  35. Web site: Moc zainstalowana farm wiatrowych w Polsce | Rynek Elektryczny.
  36. Web site: Moc zainstalowana farm wiatrowych w Polsce | Rynek Elektryczny.
  37. http://www.pwea.pl/elektrownie_wiatrowe_w_polsce.htm Polish Wind Association: Wind farms in Poland
  38. Web site: FARMY WIATROWE | Polenergia.
  39. Web site: Elektrownie wiatrowe. PGE Systemy. S.A. pgeeo.pl.
  40. Web site: Tauron .
  41. Web site: E.ON opens 52,5 Megawatt Wind Farm in Poland. 21 September 2023.

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