9-5-2013
Prof. Jan Popczyk will speak at the Club of Ecological Thought in Katowice XIV meeting
Prof. Jan Popczyk – an advocate of distribute generation – will be the guest of the Club of Ecological Thought (Klub Myśli Ekologicznej) XVI meeting in Katowice on the 15th of May in the Rialto cinema. The main theme of the meeting will be “Energy of the future (prosumer energy) – an opportunity for people and nature”. When: May 15th, 2013, 5:30 pm Where: Katowice, Kinoteatr Rialto, Św. Jana 24 street Read more »
30-4-2013
Chief Building Inspector repeals the North Power Plant building permit
On April 15th, 2013 the Chief Building Inspector repealed the decision of the Pomerania Voivodship Governor on the approval of the construction project of the North Power Plant and the building permit for the investment ‘Coal power plant 2000 MW in Rajkowy – associated infrastructure related to water consumption and waste water discharge to the Vistula River’. The case was referred back to the authorities of first instance. Read more »
4-4-2013
Wildlife Magazine covers the North Power Plant
The April issue of the Wildlife Magazine, a Polish magazine focusing on nature protection, features articles on the North Power Plant, the power sector and climate protection. Read more »
4-4-2013
"Wprost" weekly doesn’t make any sense. A comment on the article „Ecoterrorists turn down the light”
In its latest issue (14/2013, 2-7 of April), one of the most influential weeklynews magazines in Poland „Wprost” published an article about the campaign against the North Power Plant. Based on concealments and false information, „Ecoterrorists turn down the light” contains at least several pieces of information that require correction. Read more »
22-2-2013
Court judgement leads to more major delays in construction of EP
The Court of Gdańsk withdraws permit for construction works of one of the biggest coal power plants in Europe, which would generate 2100 MW. Farmers and local residents are determined to fight the project until judgement is final. Read more »
Where will the coal used in the Północ power plant come from?
Nobody knows it for such, but it is rather unlikely that the Północ Power Plant will burn Polish coal. It is no accident that the power plant is to be built in northern Poland – a long distance from coal mines, but with excellent railway connection to the nearby harbour in Gdynia, which docks are famous for welcoming coal ships from distant places such as Chile, China or Australia. Foreign coal is cheaper and of higher quality than the domestic resource. Today the majority of coal Poland imports is from Russia. In Poland, almost 90% of energy is produced from coal. Strategically speaking, it’s inadvisable to further increase this reliance on coal, especially when international treaties such as the Paris Agreement oblige us to reduce CO2 emissions. To produce energy profitably, we may find ourselves having to import coal from China, for example. Large coal plants are a long-term − several decades or more − investment, and recent economic changes have clearly shown that we should not lock ourselves in coal dependence.
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