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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Are coal power plants dangerous to homan health?
According to estimations done by the HEAL organization, about half a million people in Europe die due to air pollution every year. Annually they cause aprox. 3000 premature deaths in Poland. Coal plants have their share in four of the five most common causes of death, that is, cancer in general, lung cancer, respiratory diseases, and circulatory system diseases. Children and elderly persons are especially vulnerable. A coal plant may emit pollution at a high altitude; while this reduces the threat to people living in the vicinity of the plant, it also transports the pollution to other areas, as far away as 500 km. Health experts estimated that air pollution from the Północ power plant could kill approx. 469 people and cause the loss of 5000 years of living and 470 000 workdays. The financial costs of health loss stemming from the pollution caused by the power plant during its 35 years of operation have been estimated at 363 – 1,107 billion Euro.