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PGE Baltica and IBW PAN to cooperate on Polish offshore wind

By: Tom Russell 06/07/2022 IBW PAN

General Windfarms

PGE Baltica and the Institute of Water Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBW PAN) have signed a letter of intent, which opens the way for cooperation in order to develop the offshore wind energy sector.

PGE, alongside its partner Ørsted, is developing a number of projects in the Polish sector of Baltic Sea. The Baltica Offshore Wind Farm – the largest offshore wind project in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea, comprising Baltica 3 and Baltica 2 – secured a CfD at a maximum of PLN 319.60/MWh in accordance with the Decree of the Minister of Climate and Environment of Poland and the Offshore Wind Act. With a total capacity of up to 2.5 GW, Baltica 3 and 2 is expected to generate enough green electricity to power 4 million Polish households.

"We cannot imagine the implementation of PGE Group's offshore programme without cooperation with scientific institutions. The construction of the installation and the accompanying infrastructure is preceded by the need to perform a number of tests in various areas. The knowledge possessed by scientists of the Polish Academy of Sciences, including the Institute of Water Engineering, will be a valuable asset in the course of our further cooperation," said Dariusz Lociński, President of the Management Board of PGE Baltica.

IBW PAN will support PGE with research on port infrastructure necessary to operate offshore wind farms and related to the foundation and operation of wind structures in the seabed.

"The initial scope of our work includes what we have been doing for decades, i.e. oceanographic analyses, wave analysis inside newly designed and modernized ports, determination of parameters necessary for the design of windmills, analysis of the possibility of bottom erosion and soil liquefaction in the vicinity of foundations, or e.g. determination of wind energy potential in the area of wind farms and finally assessment of the impact of climate change on the long-term effectiveness of these Investment. As well as many other issues bordering on oceanography, geomechanics and marine construction," said Prof. Waldemar Świdziński, Director of IBW PAN.

Poland is progressing the development of offshore wind under the Offshore Act, which regulates the method of obtaining public support by investors interested in building offshore wind farms in the Polish exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea. Under the Act, up to 5.9 GW has already been allocated.

A 2.5 GW CfD auction is now expected in 2025 and 2027. Projects will have a seven-year award-to-generation deadline, meaning 10.9 GW generating power by 2034. The government plans to launch further support phases in 2025 and 2027, both 2.5 GW, leading to 11 GW by 2040.
As offshore wind is taking shape in Poland, more industry players are taking an interest. So far a total of 125 applications were received for eleven offshore wind energy areas which are to be allocated via the competitive CfD auctions in 2025 and 2027.

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