Poland
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Nuclear
Poland Moves Forward With Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant
Westinghouse and Poland’s Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ) have finalized a contract for pre-design work on what would be that country’s first nuclear power plant (NPP). The agreement announced Feb. 22 moves forward a project that began late last year when Westinghouse was selected by the Polish government to build a nuclear plant using AP1000 reactor […]
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Potential Deal Brewing for Second Polish Nuclear Plant Based on South Korean Technology
Days after Poland chose Westinghouse to supply its AP1000 technology to the country’s first nuclear plant in Pomerania, northern Poland, the government and two Polish energy firms signed a letter of intent with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) to “push ahead” with development of a second nuclear plant based on APR1400 technology in Pątnów, […]
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Poland Picks Westinghouse to Build Country’s First Nuclear Reactors
Poland continues to move forward with its plan to deploy nuclear power, choosing U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric Co. to build the country’s first large-scale nuclear power plant. The decision, announced late Oct. 28 by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, is seen as a move by Poland to strengthen its relationship with the U.S. and continue moving […]
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Trends
POWER Digest (October 2022)
Saft Installs Batteries on Italian Islands. Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has installed seven maintenance-free Flex’ion lithium-ion battery systems supporting a microgrid with solar plants on the
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Energy Security
NuScale, Last Energy Make Significant Insteps for SMRs in Poland
NuScale has signed a first task order and a statement of commencement with Polish mining and processing firm KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., kicking off early work for a VOYGR nuclear power plant of up to 924 MWe that the partners could deploy as early as 2029 to support KGHM’s copper and silver production in Poland. […]
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Gas
GE Touts Ramp Rate for Gas Turbine at New Polish Power Plant
A new 745-MW natural gas-fired power plant in Poland will feature General Electric’s (GE’s) 9HA.02 gas turbine, a model the company said “has the quickest ramp rate in the industry” at 88 MW per minute, and with a DLN 2.6e combustion system “capable of burning up to 50% by volume of hydrogen when blended with […]
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Press Releases
Bilfinger supporting growth of onshore wind power in Eastern Europe
Project management and technical supervision for new Kostomłoty onshore wind farm in Poland after services for Szymankowo wind farm for Polenergia S.A. Expansion of onshore wind power business in Poland also includes recently completed project for EDF Renewables More than 240,000 tons of CO2 savings per year Bilfinger is delivering a range of services for […]
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Press Releases
Toshiba and Bechtel Team-up to Support Poland’s First Nuclear Power Station
WEST ALLIS, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Toshiba America Energy Systems Corporation and its affiliate, Japan-based Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement with Bechtel Power Corporation to collaborate on the delivery of steam turbines and generators for Poland’s first nuclear power plant. This exciting new endeavor will help the country transition away from […]
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Offshore Wind
Siemens Gamesa Will Supply Turbines for Polish Offshore Wind Farms
Poland’s pursuit of offshore wind took a step forward with the announcement that Siemens Gamesa will supply turbines for two new installations in the Baltic Sea. The MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III projects, being developed by Equinor and Polenergia, will use SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbines, as part of two “Preferred Supplier […]
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Nuclear
Poland Secures NuScale SMR as Urgency for Nuclear Energy Ramps Up Across Central, Eastern Europe
NuScale Power has signed a definitive commercial agreement with mining and processing firm KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. to deploy a VOYGR power plant of up to 924 MWe as early as 2029 to support KGHM’s copper and silver production in Poland. Under an “early works agreement” signed in a ceremony on Feb. 14 in the […]