Baltic Power project driving new investments

Poland’s first installation terminal to be located in Świnoujście and a turbine factory to be built by Vestas in Szczecin are two new investment projects now afoot in connection with the Baltic Power offshore wind farm. The joint venture project between the ORLEN Group and Northland Power will require 76 state-of-the-art 15 MW turbines from Vestas, whose components will be manufactured at the supplier’s new assembly factory in Szczecin. The turbine factory, to be manned by a staff of up to 700, is scheduled for completion in 2024, while the ORLEN Group’s installation terminal at the Port of Świnoujście will commence operations in 2025.

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Baltic Power secures contracts for key components of the offshore wind farm

76 turbines, each with a capacity of 15 MW, will make up the Baltic Power wind farm. The Company has signed further reservation agreements with suppliers of key elements of the farm, including wind turbines, export cables and the onshore substation. The project is being developed jointly by ORLEN Group and Northland Power, with construction expected to start in 2024 and commerical operations in 2026. Polish companies are also involved in the supply chain for the project.

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Baltic Power secures contracts for production of foundations and offshore substations

Baltic Power has signed contracts for the manufacture, delivery and installation of the offshore substations and foundations for its wind farm project located in the Baltic Sea. As agreed, some elements of foundations necessary for putting in place the turbines will be manufactured in Poland. By the end of this year, Baltic Power will secure contracts for all the main elements of the farm's infrastructure and services necessary to timely start the construction, scheduled for 2024. As per the schedule, the joint-venture project of the ORLEN Group and Northland Power will commence to generate zero-emission energy in 2026.

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Hydrogen supplied by PKN ORLEN to power city buses in Poznań

PKN ORLEN and the Municipal Transport Company (MPK) of Poznań signed a contract for the supply of hydrogen fuel to power zero-emission city buses. It is Poland’s largest hydrogen project of that type to date, and one of the very few such projects in Europe. Over the next fifteen years, PKN ORLEN will supply 1.8 million kg of fuel produced at the hydrogen hub in Włocławek to cover the demand from the public transport system in Poznań. This is yet another project advancing the ORLEN Group’s hydrogen strategy announced earlier this year. The Group plans to allocate PLN 7.4 billion to hydrogen projects by 2030.

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Baltic Power secured contract for transportation and installation of offshore wind turbines

A company from the ORLEN Group has signed a reservation contract with Cadeler of Denmark for the transport and installation of some 70 turbines for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm – a joint project of PKN ORLEN and Northland Power Inc. In the next steps, the company will select contractors to supply the turbines, foundations, internal and export cables, to construct offshore and onshore substations, and to provide farm maintenance services. The project, planned to be executed between 2024 and 2026, will involve the construction of a wind farm with a total generating capacity of up to 1.2 GW.

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Poland's national grid can be powered by nuclear energy from ORLEN

PKN ORLEN is at an advanced stage of preparation for the implementation of the small modular reactor (SMR) technology. The Company has exclusive rights to use GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 in Poland. The BWRX-300 reactor is currently the world’s most advanced technology on its way to commercialisation. ORLEN Synthos Green Energy has already applied to the National Atomic Energy Agency for assessment of the SMR technology.

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ORLEN Group and Klaipėdos Nafta AB to join forces in offshore wind energy projects

The ORLEN Group’s ORLEN Neptun I and Energa Wytwarzanie have signed a letter of intent to cooperate with Klaipėdos Nafta AB, a Lithuanian operator of oil and LNG terminals. The partnership will involve preparation and implementation of a strategy for the operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms in Lithuania. This is an important step considering the ORLEN Group’s plans to engage in offshore wind energy projects in the Baltic states.

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Hydrogen fuel from ORLEN Group to power public transport in Kraków

Kraków is now home to the first mobile hydrogen refuelling station launched by PKN ORLEN in Poland. Hydrogen from the ORLEN Group’s biorefinery in Trzebinia will power the cells of a zero-emissions bus tested on public transport routes in Kraków. With a full tank, the bus can travel up to 350 kilometres. This is yet another project that fits into the ORLEN Group’s hydrogen strategy announced earlier this year. The Group is set to allocate PLN 7.4bn for hydrogen projects by 2030. Two more hydrogen stations available to all hydrogen-fuelled vehicles will open in Poland next year.

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First installation port for offshore wind farms

ORLEN Neptun, the company responsible within the ORLEN Group for the development of new offshore wind energy projects, has entered the final stage of the procedure for the lease of land in the Port of Świnoujście. If the company wins the procedure, the first offshore wind farm installation port on the Polish coast can be launched at this location in early 2025. The facility sited in the Western Pomerania region, together with a second installation port planned to be built in Gdańsk, will be able to provide a comprehensive range of services for all wind projects in the Baltic Sea.

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