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“OUR AMBITIONS FOR PROVING THE MARKET WORTH TO THE DATA CENTRE COMMUNITY IS VERY STRONG”
SYLWIA PYŚKIEWICZ, MANAGING DIRECTOR, EQUINIX POLSKA moves away from coal-based generation and is instead investing in renewables like PV and wind power, including the development of off-shore wind farms in the Baltic Sea.
“ The power generation potential of the Polish Baltic Sea shoreline is estimated at 33GW, one of the biggest in Europe, which when fully utilised could cover approximately 50 % of total power demand in the country. The investments in progress aim at delivering 6 GW capacity by 2030 and total of 18 GW by 2040.” Piotr adds“ Energy generation systems require a fine balance between the emissions profile and power availability – securing the base load demand in periods of limited sun and wind exposure. For base-load security, the country is investing in natural gas as well as nuclear power generation, with the country’ s strategic goal to reduce CO2 emission of energy systems by 98 % till 2040.”
Nuclear power, with 93 % public support( based on the latest survey from the Ministry of Industrialization) forms a strategic part of the country’ s decarbonisation pathway. The nuclear power development pipeline includes 6-9GW power plant in the North of Poland, with a € 15 billion( US $ 15.7bn) budget having recently been approved by the government, in addition to a second location being discussed in the centre of Poland and a fleet of 24no. BWRX-300 small modular reactors scattered across the country.
“ What we’ re also highlighting is that location choice should not be single
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