Wind power in Poland

Karścino Wind Farm, second largest in Poland

Wind power is a minor but growing source of electricity in Poland. As of the end of 2015, total installed capacity was 5,100 megawatts (MW),[1] which provided 10,858 gigawatt-hours (GW·h)[1] — around 6.22% of the electricity consumed in the country.[2] By year end 2016 total installed capacity had risen to 5,782 MW.[1]

Energy production sources are also registered by the state Office of Control of Electricity.[3]

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,[4] 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, targetting the build of 2.5 GW by 2030.[5]

Capacity and production

Cumulative Wind Capacity in Poland
Year 200120022003200420052006200720082009 20102011201220132014 2015 2016
Installed Capacity (MW)[6][7][8] 027636383153276544725 1,1801,6162,4973,3903,834 [9] 5,100[1] 5,782[1]
Generation (GW·h)[10] 1322345067961,051 1,8432,7454,4355,8227,184 [11] 10,858[1] 11,623[1]
% of electricity production 0.1%0.2%0.3%0.6%0.8% 1.3%1.8%2.74%3.53%4.59%[11] *6.6%[12] 7.1%[13]
*Provisional estimate

List of polish wind farms

The major points of production are:[14]

PlaceVoivodeshipInstalled Capacity, MWCommissioned
MargoninGreater Poland1202010
KarścinoWest Pomeranian902008
Nekla[15]Greater Poland52.52010
TymieńWest Pomerania50
Łosina near SłupskWest Pomerania48
SuwałkiPodlaskie412009
KisieliceWarmia-Masuria40.5
JagniątkowoWest Pomerania30.6
OstrowoPomerania30
KamieńskŁódź30
ZagórzeWest Pomerania30
PuckPomerania22
CisowoWest Pomerania18
LisewoPomerania10.8
BarzowiceWest Pomerania5.1

Projects

Projects of 1.2 GW offshore wind farm are under development near Slupsk.[16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EWEA: "Wind in power: 2017 European statistics", February 2017
  2. ↑ "GWEC, Global Wind Report 2015" (PDF).
  3. ↑ Polish Wind Association Web Site
  4. ↑ "Poland to decide later this year on building nuclear plant". Reuters. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Poland's largest power group opts to back wind over nuclear". Power Engineering International. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wind energy development in the EU 1998 to 2009" (XLS). European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Wind in power: 2011 European statistics" (PDF). European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). February 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  8. ↑ Polish Wind Energy Association
  9. ↑ http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/polands-renewable-capacity-grows-94-6-gw-2014-311760
  10. ↑ "Production, Consumption, Exchange Package: Poland". Country Data Packages. European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E). Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  11. 1 2 "GWEC Global Wind Report, 2014" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "Publication: Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Poland 2016 Review". www.iea.org. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  13. ↑ "Polish Wind Energy Association, The State of Wind Energy in Poland 2016" (PDF).
  14. ↑ Polish Wind Association: Wind farms in Poland
  15. ↑ E.ON opens 52,5 Megawatt Wind Farm in Poland
  16. ↑ "Offshore Wind Farms". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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