BIG WIND ORDER FOR POLAND

Originally posted May 4.
Poland has great wind energy assets. The Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA) says the country could be producing 13,000 megawatts of electricity from wind by 2020. It has aggressively begun to develop them.

In the U.S., midwestern states rich in wind energy from the Great Lakes to the Great Plains are still resisting wind development by bickering over relative trivialities. So who’s the butt of the "Polack" joke?

Europe is building wind everywhere. (click to enlarge)

Siemens receives orders from RWE for two wind farms in Poland
April 21, 2008 (The Financial)

WHO
Siemens (Andreas Nauen, head of wind); RWE Innogy (Kevin McCullough, COO); Polish Energy Partners S.A.

Europe plans to have 120 gigawatts of wind by 2020 - more than all the wind in the world right now. (click to enlarge)

WHAT
RWE Innogy and partner Polish Energy Partners have ordered wind turbines for 2 new installations in Poland.

WHEN
The two installations are expected to go online by Fall 2009.

With these wind assets, it CAN get there from here. (click to enlarge)

WHERE
The 2 planned installations for which the turbines were ordered are Suwalki in Masuria and Tychowo in Western Pomerania.

WHY
- Poland presently has 300 megawatts of wind energy online.
- The 33 Siemens turbines ordered are 2.3 megawatts each for a total of 76 megawatts capacity.
- The combined turbine orders total to ~100 million Euros.
- 18 turbines will be at the Suwalki wind farm. 15 will be at the Tychowo wind farm.

Poland has the well developed grid to play a big role in Europe's wind growth. (click to enlarge)

QUOTES
- Andreas Nauen, head of wind, Siemens: “The Polish wind power market will grow significantly in importance in the years ahead…Siemens realized the importance of Poland as a future market for wind power early on, and we are pleased to erect two wind farms there for the first time on behalf of RWE.”
- Kevin McCullough, COO, RWE Innogy: "The erection of these two wind farms is an important step for us with a view to expanding our position in Poland. We are happy to have Siemens as a reliable and competent partner on our side."