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War in Ukraine sends coal prices soaring even higher as nations turn to...
The world’s dependence on coal was already growing even before the war in Ukraine, with consumption and production exploding higher following the lifting of most Covid-19 restrictions. However, the...
View ArticleCoal is back in record fashion
Reports of coal shortages are not confined to Poland; demand for coal on the world markets is now truly hot. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), 8 billion tons of the black stuff will...
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‘I never thought I’d see this again’– People in Poland sleeping in cars while...
Reuters and Voice of America journalists visited the Bogdanka mine in eastern Poland to witness the long lines for coal. Local media reported that lines stretched over a mile long, with people...
View ArticleDoes Europe need coal to survive?
The war in Ukraine has unleashed a cascade of negative consequences in Europe’s energy sector. Sanctions on gas, coal, and oil are potentially the most painful for Russia, but for the EU as well....
View ArticlePoland boasts of 4 million tons of coal waiting in country’s ports as winter...
The head of the Polish government, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, has told the government’s territorial administration that the government has been importing coal from all over the world and that...
View Article‘We won’t let winter bring us down’– Polish conservative leader rejects fears...
The Polish government is ready for the winter and the opposition’s “hopes” that the country will not be able to cope with shortages of coal will not materialize, the governing Law and Justice (PiS)...
View ArticlePort of Gdańsk recorded highest-ever level of activity last year
The Port of Gdańsk had its busiest year on record last year due to a sharp increase in the handling of coal and other fuels, grain, wood, and iron ore, the port’s CEO Łukasz Greinke confirmed. The...
View ArticlePolish electricity production hits record high
Electricity production in 2022 was the highest in Polish history at over 175 terawatt-hours (TWh), helping shore up Poland’s energy market and generate export revenue. The results also show that a...
View ArticleBy 2040, Poland plans to shift away from coal and invest in renewables and...
The future of the Polish energy sector over the next several years will involve moving away from coal while at the same time making significant investments and supplying cheaper electricity, the...
View ArticleNew tech could allow Poland to transform existing coal power plants into...
A new technology being developed by U.S. energy company Holtec International, which promises to transform coal-fired power plants into plants powered by small modular reactors (SMRs), is being eyed by...
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