Wind power in Poland

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Karścino Wind Farm

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]

In September 2020, the government announced a 130 billion zloty (£26.5 billion) plan to invest in offshore wind.[4] The total wind power grid-connected capacity in Poland was 7065 MW as of 1 August 2021.[5]

Capacity and production[]

Cumulative Wind Capacity in Poland
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2019 2020 2021
Installed Capacity (MW)[6][7][8] 0 27 63 63 83 153 276 544 725 1,180 1,616 2,497 3,390 3,834 [9] 5,100[10] 5,782[10] 6,294[11] 6,614[12]
Generation (GWh)[13] 132 234 506 796 1,051 1,843 2,745 4,435 5,822 7,184 [14] 10,858[10] 11,623[10] 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%[14] *6.6%[15] 7.1%[16] 9.8%[1]
*Provisional estimate

As of the end of 2015, total installed capacity was 5.1 gigawatts (GW),[10] which provided 10,858 gigawatt-hours (GW·h)[10] — around 6.22% of the electricity consumed in the country.[17] By year end 2016 total installed capacity had risen to 5,782 MW.[10]

Energy production sources are also registered by the state Energy Regulatory Office (URE).[18][19]

List of Polish wind farms[]

Some of the points of production are:[20][21][22][23]

Place Voivodeship Installed Capacity, MW Commissioned
Potęgowo Pomerania 219 2020
Margonin Greater Poland 120 2010
Marszewo I & II West Pomerania 100
Kopaniewo (FW Lotnisko) Pomerania 94.5 2015
Resko I & II West Pomerania 90.3
Karścino Wind Farm West Pomerania 90 2008
Żuromin Masovia 61.2 2012
Nekla[24] Greater Poland 52.5 2010
Tymień Wind Farm West Pomerania 50
Banie-Kozielice West Pomerania 50 2015
Pelplin Pomerania 49 2012
Gawłowice Kuyavian-Pomeranian 48.3 2014
Łosino near Słupsk Pomerania 48
Gołdap Warmia-Masuria 48 2011
Mycielin Lubusz 46 2015
Skurpie Warmia-Masuria 43.7 2015
Płaszewo-Lulemino Pomerania 41.4 2011
Suwałki Podlaskie 41 2009
Kisielice I & II Warmia-Masuria 53.6
Karwice West Pomerania 40 2015
Wicko Pomerania 40
Jagniątkowo (Lake Ostrowo) West Pomerania 34.2
Łukaszów Lower Silesian 34 2012
Śniatowo West Pomerania 32
Kamieńsk Łódź 31.2
Karnice I West Pomerania 29.9 2009
Zagórze West Pomerania 30 2003
Wojciechowo Pomerania 28.3 2014
Rajgród Podlaskie 25.3 2014
Modlikowice Lower Silesian 24 2012
Puck Pomerania 22 2007
Cisowo West Pomerania 18 2001
Lisewo Pomerania 10.8 2007
Lubawa (Elektrownia Wiatrowa "Rożental") Warmia-Mazuria 8 2013
Barzowice West Pomerania 5.1 2001

Projects[]

Projects of 1.2 GW offshore wind farm are under development near Slupsk.[25]

See also[]

References[]

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  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.
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  9. ^ "Poland's renewable capacity grows 9.4% to 6 GW in 2014". 3 February 2015.
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  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "GWEC Global Wind Report, 2014" (PDF).
  15. ^ "Publication: Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Poland 2016 Review". www.iea.org. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
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  17. ^ "GWEC, Global Wind Report 2015" (PDF).
  18. ^ "Odnawialne Źródła Energii".
  19. ^ Polish Wind Association Web Site
  20. ^ Polish Wind Association: Wind farms in Poland
  21. ^ "FARMY WIATROWE | Polenergia".
  22. ^ "Nasze obiekty - Elektrownie wiatrowe".
  23. ^ https://www.tauron-ekoenergia.pl/elektrownie/energia-wiatrowa
  24. ^ E.ON opens 52,5 Megawatt Wind Farm in Poland
  25. ^ "Offshore Wind Farms". Retrieved 12 August 2016.

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