Featured in Gas busters – 09-2020

Poland’s wind of change

It may have one of the oldest energy mixes in Europe right now, but Poland nonetheless has ambitions to address this by bringing more renewables online. Łukasz Zaziąbł, regional sales manager for global energy developer BayWa r.e., talks about the Polish market and the opportunity for cleaner energy.
Image: BayWa r.e.

The Bełchatów coal mine is a large mine in the center of Poland. It is one of the largest coal desposits in the country, with estimated reserves of 1,930 million tons. Annual production is around 50 million tons. These ambitions are, as one might suspect, not without their challenges. Poland has historically relied strongly on …

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