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WindEurope: Poland Should Get into Offshore Wind
Official Press Release WindEurope:
WindEurope presses the case for offshore wind in Poland at Krynica Economic Forum
Poland’s premier Forum for business and policy leaders addressed the prospects for the development of offshore wind in the Baltic.
WindEurope was speaking with Michael Simmelsgaard, Head of Offshore Wind at Vattenfall, and Zbigniew Gryglas, chair the offshore wind committee in Polish Parliament, as well as representatives of the Lithuanian and Polish Transmission System Operators. All insisted on the strong fundamentals that will drive the deployment of offshore wind in the Baltic. With its strong and steady winds, relatively shallow waters and less extreme sea conditions, the Baltic is expected to be the second European offshore wind basin, with 9 GW of offshore wind in 2030. Mr Simmelsgaard underscored the dramatic reduction in technology costs in recent... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope
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