Energy in Poland

Poland (2011)
Population 38 501 000
Area 312 679 km²
Agricultural land 51%
1% of global CO2 em.
= 9t CO2 / person

Production of energy is based on fossil fuels (>90%)

Black coal, brown coal and natural gas
http://www.wiking.edu.pl/article.php?id=288

Natural gas
imported
possibilities
Germany
Norway
Russia
Russia
Russia
Asia
Denmark
Norway

Renevable Energy Sources
http://ziemianarozdrozu.pl/

Biomass – short story...
2001 – 1st RES strategy in Poland:„the highest potential in biomass from SRP and agricultural waste”

Biomass – short story...
2004 – biomass co-combustion is accepted (the reason is EU requirement of 15% RES in 2020)
2006 – „green certificate” market (a great chance for big power generation companies to earn a lot of money...)
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2007 – 35% of „green energy” in Poland from biomass co-combustion;
in 2010 – 50% ...
Foto:http://www.rp.pl/artykul/839692.html?print=tak&p=0
Biomass – short story...

http://www.ramones.freehost.pl/
Biomass – short story...
2012 – 80% of co-combusted biomass come from forest

Biomass – short story...
Unsustainable timber market (energetic sector wins with paper and furniture industry), increasing of „low emission”
http://www.lumisfera.pl/photo/205232/Smog+nad+Zakopanem.html
4,5 mln of households use coal for heating

Biomass – short story...
2010 – 4,5 mln m3 from National Forests
2014 – we will need from 7 to 10 mln ton of biomass
2020 – we will need 17 mln ton of biomass for co-combusion
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/45817504
We don’t have enough timber resources...

Biomass – short story...
We have to import biomass...
Import of timber:
2004 – 50 000 ton
2011 – 600 000 ton
Import of agricultural biomass:
2005 – 200 000 ton
2011 – 700 000 ton
Import from 50 countries around the world eg. Russia, Balarus, Ukraine, RPA, Indonesia, Malesia, Argentina...
High CO2 and water footprint of imported biomass; deforestation ☹
Solution?:The EU’s “Illegal Timber Law” (ITL) from 2013?

Biomass – short story...
Promotion of biomass co-combustion in big power plants:
⇒ lost of sustainablility
⇒ dependency on import of fuel
⇒ braking of RES developement

Hydroenergy
Potential of hydroenergy is assessed for 13,7 TWh per year
Actual use is only 12%
http://www.mojeopinie.pl/rosnace_zapotrzebowanie_na_energie_a_zrodla_odnawialne_energia_wodna_,3,1224954148

Wind energy
http://www.builddesk.pl/edukacja/zrodla-energi/energia-wiatrowa
http://www.elektrownie.tanio.net/inwestycje.html

Solar energy

Geothermal energy
http://www.builddesk.pl/edukacja/zrodla-energi/energia+geotermalna
http://www.mojeopinie.pl/potencjal_oze_w_polsce_geotermia,3,1281866696

Renevable Energy Sources
According to different assessments RES potential is not enough to cover energy needs.
RES can not be an alternative for nuclear energy
They will play an impotrant role in diversification of energy sources

Problems with nuclear energy in Poland
Internal (public participation, localisation, bad memories)
External (Fukushima)
Most of our neighbours use nuclear energy
Advanced technologies
Radioactive waste utylisation
Uranium - import

Nuclear power plants around Poland
http://www.elektrownia-jadrowa.pl
- In the distance of 310 km from our borders there is 10 working nuclear plants (25 reactors) with total power of 17 GWe.
?

http://www.elektrownia-jadrowa.pl
Wymienione elektrownie jądrowe obejmują:
14 reaktorów WWER-440 (każdy o mocy 440 MWe):
2 bloki elektrowni Równe (Ukraina),
4 bloki elektrowni Paks (Węgry),
2 bloki elektrowni Mochovce (Słowacja),
2 bloki elektrowni Bohunice (Słowacja),
4 bloki elektrowni Dukovany (Czechy),
6 reaktorów WWER-1000 (każdy o mocy 1000 MWe):
2 bloki elektrowni Równe (Ukraina),
2 bloki elektrowni Chmielnicki (Ukraina),
2 bloki elektrowni Temelin (Czechy),
4 reaktory BWR:
1 blok elektrowni Krümmel (RFN) o mocy 1316 MWe,
3 bloki elektrowni Oskarshamn (Szwecja) - o mocach 487, 623 i 1197 MWe,
1 reaktor RBMK:
1 blok elektrowni Ignalina (Litwa) 1300 MWe.
Nuclear power plants around Poland

Nuclear energy in Poland – developing story
Nuclear power plant in Żarnowiec 1982–1990

26 April 1986

In 1990:
we didn’t need additional energy
nuclear energy was more expencive than conventional energy (coal)
public security
public acceptance
„EJŻ jest inwestycją zbędną dla polskiego systemu energetycznego w horyzoncie 10 do 20 lat, a potem wcale nie ma pewności, że energetyka jądrowa będzie potrzebna”
Nuclear energy in Poland – developing story

From 2010 – new Program of nuclear energy in Poland
Till the end of 2013 – localisation and contract agreement
Nuclear energy in Poland – developing story
2009

01.01.2014 - 31.12.2015
technical design and documentation
01.01.2016 - 31.12.2020
construction of the first block, following by others
01.01.2021 - 31.12.2030
localisation and construction of other plants/blocks
Nuclear energy in Poland – developing story
Program of nuclear energy in Poland

http://vawt.com.pl/zalety-vawt/dlaczego-warto-zainwestowa-w-vawt/wzrost-cen-za-energi-elektryczn.html
http://wyborcza.pl/1,76842,5491967,Atom_dla_Polski.html
We don’t have uranium resources

Comparison of use of the resource and CO2 emmission for power plant 1000 MWe
Nuclear power plants in EU countries save 700 000 000 t CO2 annualy. This is similar to the total CO2 emission from cars used in EU.

Per 1 person per life
J. Włodarski
http://www.elektroonline.pl/a/3289/2,Czy_powinnismy_obawiac_sie_odpadow_radioaktywnych
Nuclear energy in Poland – developing story

Cost of energy (Euro/MWh)
and CO2 emmission (t CO2 /MWh)
http://blogi.newsweek.pl/Tekst/gospodarka/555375,energia-atomowa--ratunek-dla-srodowiska.html
Energy from: sun water wind natural black nuclear
gas coal

http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/latuff130311.html
11 March 2011

Nuclear power plant in Fukushima in 2000 (left) and year after tsunami (right)
Fot. KYODO REUTERS
Nuclear energy in Poland – developing story
Eg. Germany (26%*) decided to close all their power plants till 2022; Switzerland (40%*) till 2034; Belgium (50%*) 2025;
* % of energy from nuclear plants in total energy use
We are on the right way but ...

Nuclear energy in Poland – public acceptance
2012
„Fukushima effect” is decreasing- 51% / 45 %
but...
„NIMBY” syndrom
36 %/63%
Nuclear energy in Poland – developing story

Gąski – case: one of 3 selected localities:
REFERENDUM
over 90% of citizens said „NO” to nuclear plant in their village.
Nuclear energy in Poland – developing story

OPPOSITION
some of NGO (waste utylisation and damage risk)
but...
over 30 000 protests from Germany!
Nuclear energy in Poland – developing story

Nuclear energy – why?
Social advantages:
Ensure of permament electricity suply
Competitive prices of energy
Diversification of energy sources
Cleaner environment
New working places
New study directions
Developement of local enterprises
Developement of regions

Challanges for Polish energy sector
Security and independency (diversification of energy sources). Increase of energy use...
Climate change and global worming (CO2 em. decreasing)
15% from RES till 2020
Nuclear power implementation
Increase efficiency of energy (production and transport)
Reasonable use of energy!!! – education action
Need of stable regulations
Investements 1,5% PKB/year = 250 Euro/person/year

FUTURE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY PRODUCTION IN POLAND
Źródło: Rocznik ARE "Statystyka elektroenergetyki polskiej"; Energetyka Cieplna i Zawodowa 12/2009, 1/2010
Źródło: Program Polskiej Energetyki Jądrowej (Ministerstwo Gospodarki - projekt 2010)

Climate change: Commission sets out Roadmap for building a competitive low-carbon Europe by 2050
Towards a low carbon society:
„If the EU makes the transition to a low-carbon society by 2050 we will live and work in low-energy and low-emission buildings, with intelligent heating and cooling systems. We will drive electric and hybrid cars and live in cleaner cities with less air pollution and better public transport.
The transition would give Europe's economy a boost thanks to increased investment in clean technologies and clean energy”.
08.03.2012

„Europe could cut most of its emissions and reduce the use of key resources like oil and gas, raw materials, land and water.”