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.[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 (690 ft). They are still the tallest wind turbines installed on lattice towers.
The total wind power grid-connected capacity in Poland was 9,428.3 MW as of 31 December 2023.[3][4] In September 2020, the government announced a 130 billion zloty (£26.5 billion) plan to invest in offshore wind.[5] According to Poland's Supreme Audit Office, the Polish areas of the Baltic Sea could generate up to 28 GW in offshore wind power.[6] The Polish government's energy development plan aims for an installation of 5.9GW of offshore wind power by 2030 and 11GW by 2040.[6] A 1.5 GW offshore wind farm is currently being built near Słupsk.[7]
Capacity and production
As of the end of 2015, total installed capacity was 5.1 gigawatts (GW),[12] which provided 10,858 gigawatt-hours (GW·h)[12] — around 6.22% of the electricity consumed in the country.[19] By year end 2016 total installed capacity had risen to 5,782 MW.[12]
Energy production sources are also registered by the state Energy Regulatory Office (URE).[20][21]
Comparison to European Union wind power
List of Polish wind farms
Some of the points of production are:[34][35][36][37]
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^"Moc zainstalowana OZE w Polsce | Rynek Elektryczny".
^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.
^ a b"Offshore wind energy needs wind in the sails". Supreme Audit Office of Poland. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^Memija, Adnan (20 April 2023). "Ørsted and PGE Pick Siemens Gamesa 14 MW Turbines for Polish Offshore Wind Project". Offshore Wind.
^"Wind energy development in the EU 1998 to 2009" (XLS). European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
^"Wind in power: 2011 European statistics" (PDF). European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). February 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
^Polish Wind Energy Association
^"Poland's renewable capacity grows 9.4% to 6 GW in 2014". 3 February 2015.
^ a b c d e f gEWEA: "Wind in power: 2017 European statistics", February 2017
^"Urząd Regulacji Energetyki – Odnawialne źródła energii – Moc zainstalowana [MW] – stan na dzień 31.12.2019 r" (PDF). Urząd Regulacji Energetyki. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ a b"Gospodarka paliwowo-energetyczna w latach 2019 i 2020". Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^"Publication: Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Poland 2016 Review". www.iea.org. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^"Polish Wind Energy Association, The State of Wind Energy in Poland 2016" (PDF).
^"GWEC, Global Wind Report 2015" (PDF).
^"Odnawialne Źródła Energii".
^"Polskie Stowarzyszenie Energetyki Wiatrowej elektrownie wiatrowe energetyka wiatrowa - Rozwój rynku OZE w Polsce na 30.06.2008". 13 October 2008. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008.
^EWEA Staff (2010). "Cumulative installed capacity per EU Member State 1998–2009 (MW)". European Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
^Wind in power: 2012 European statistics February 2013
^"Poland's renewable capacity grows 9.4% to 6 GW in 2014". 3 February 2015.
^"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.
^"Polish Wind Association Web Site". elektrownie-wiatrowe.org.pl. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
^ a b c dEWEA: "Wind in power: 2017 European statistics", February 2017
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^"Wind energy in Europe 2021 Statistics and the outlook for 2022-2026" (PDF). WindEurope. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ a b c dEWEA: "Wind in power: 2014 European statistics", February 2014