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FabLab Elbląg in the StopEP coalition
11-7-2016

FabLab Elbląg in the StopEP coalition

FabLab Elbląg is a local community of creative people who share skills and experience with others as well as common space for workshops, and for whom environmental protection and sustainable development are vital elements of their creative activity. Read more »

Volunteerism award? Not for Elektrownia Północ
2-1-2015

Volunteerism award? Not for Elektrownia Północ

On December 18th 2014, during the meeting of the town council in Pelplin, the Volunteerism Awards were awarded to the members of the local community. Surprisingly, among those nominated in the category ‘Community-friendly company’ was… Elektrownia Północ S. A. Fortunately, the common sense prevailed over the investor’s propaganda. The company did not get the award. Read more »

EP drops from investor’s priority list
20-11-2014

EP drops from investor’s priority list

The CEO of Polish Energy Partners (PEP) from the Polenergia group, which belongs to Kulczyk Investemnts – the investor of the Elektrownia Północ (Północ Power Plant), revealed its strategy for the next 2 years. According to the interview for bankier.pl, the coal-fired power plant is not among the company’s priorities which currently are wind and gas energy projects. Read more »

Elektrownia Północ to be sold?
14-11-2014

Elektrownia Północ to be sold?

The fate of Elektrownia Północ (Północ Power Plant) hangs in the balance. The owner of this investment – Poleneregia group – envisages selling it in 2016 after having obtained all the permits needed to execute this project. Meanwhile, the fact that manifest errors in the second EIA Report for building permit have been exposed makes it highly doubtful that this project will have got these documents in due time set by the investor. Read more »

Elektrownia Północ’s contractor is facing charges of fraud
20-10-2014

Elektrownia Północ’s contractor is facing charges of fraud

Ten people have been charged with fraud in relation to the Sostanj 6 power plant project in Slovenia, having caused a suspected 284 mln E in financial harm to electricity consumers. Although the Slovene police declined to provide any names, unofficial information obtained by the Slovene Press Agency (Slovenska tiskovna agencija) indicates that the company suspected of the fraud is Alstom, the main contractor for the Sostanj 6 project, who is also going to build the Elektrownia Północ. Read more »

If we don't build Elektrownia Północ, will we have to build a nuclear power plant?

A nuclear power plant is planned as a result of a strategic decision by Polish authorities who wish to provide Poland with a secure power source. Therefore, we shouldn't consider coal a viable alternative to nuclear power. Building another coal plant while the country is already 93% dependent on coal power may hasten the decision to build a nuclear facility. In fact the only real alternative to coal and nuclear is development of renewable energy and energy efficiency.
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