Opportunities and Threats for Polish Power Industry and for Polish Coal: A Case Study in Poland
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- The degree of balance between supply and demand for energy and fuels;
- Diversification of the structure of energy carriers making up the national fuel balance;
- The degree of diversification for supply sources;
- The technical condition and efficiency of equipment and installations;
- Fuel stocks;
- Economic conditions for the operation of power companies and their financial performance;
- The state of local energy security, i.e., the ability to meet power needs at local community level.
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Threats to Polish Coal and Power Industry
3.2. Opportunities for Polish Coal and Power Industry
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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EU-27 Countries | Solid Fossil Fuels and Peat | Oil and Oil Products | Natural Gas | Renewables | Other Fuels |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | |
Belgium | 1.37 | 0.33 | 66.83 | 18.29 | 13.17 |
Bulgaria | 21.20 | 1.71 | 39.63 | 22.34 | 15.11 |
Czech Republic | 62.16 | 0.77 | 12.49 | 23.03 | 1.56 |
Denmark | 15.36 | 1.98 | 13.20 | 58.00 | 11.46 |
Germany | 21.75 | 2.30 | 50.37 | 14.46 | 11.12 |
Estonia | 4.63 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 90.91 | 4.44 |
Ireland | 2.09 | 0.00 | 94.05 | 3.66 | 0.20 |
Greece | 11.99 | 34.63 | 44.32 | 0.64 | 8.42 |
Spain | 2.07 | 6.19 | 82.91 | 7.92 | 0.91 |
France | 2.81 | 5.53 | 51.53 | 30.34 | 9.79 |
Croatia | 1.29 | 4.80 | 73.74 | 20.16 | 0.02 |
Italy | 3.05 | 8.07 | 65.70 | 16.82 | 6.36 |
Cyprus | 0.00 | 5.98 | 0.00 | 94.02 | 0.00 |
Latvia | 0.13 | 0.00 | 51.21 | 48.65 | 0.01 |
Lithuania | 0.00 | 8.46 | 34.61 | 46.27 | 10.66 |
Luxembourg | 0.00 | 0.00 | 37.32 | 62.61 | 0.07 |
Hungary | 9.28 | 3.03 | 68.48 | 12.84 | 6.37 |
Malta | 0.00 | 0.00 | 93.65 | 4.36 | 1.99 |
Netherlands | 3.06 | 4.04 | 78.63 | 10.58 | 3.70 |
Austria | 8.89 | 7.09 | 39.48 | 39.38 | 5.16 |
Poland | 64.95 | 7.25 | 13.57 | 12.77 | 1.45 |
Portugal | 0.00 | 7.23 | 48.27 | 44.03 | 0.47 |
Romania | 22.41 | 1.97 | 69.21 | 6.25 | 0.16 |
Slovenia | 42.83 | 0.08 | 33.19 | 21.68 | 2.23 |
Slovakia | 38.05 | 12.10 | 30.81 | 14.31 | 4.74 |
Finland | 21.39 | 0.51 | 9.22 | 65.11 | 3.77 |
Sweden | 7.22 | 0.28 | 3.03 | 61.73 | 27.75 |
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Fuksa, D. Opportunities and Threats for Polish Power Industry and for Polish Coal: A Case Study in Poland. Energies 2021, 14, 6638. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206638
Fuksa D. Opportunities and Threats for Polish Power Industry and for Polish Coal: A Case Study in Poland. Energies. 2021; 14(20):6638. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206638
Chicago/Turabian StyleFuksa, Dariusz. 2021. "Opportunities and Threats for Polish Power Industry and for Polish Coal: A Case Study in Poland" Energies 14, no. 20: 6638. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206638
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