PyPSA-PL-mini – webinar recording and launch
The new energy modelling tool PyPSA-PL-mini is now available on GitHub. Unlike large and detailed models, PyPSA-PL-mini is ideally suited for less advanced users as a key to understanding the energy system. The model’s launch was joined with an online webinar hosted by Instrat’s energy modeller Patryk Kubiczek. During the panel, Patryk explained how the […]
Offshore wind – capacity building workshop
On 29th February 2024, the Instrat team had the pleasure of hosting the “Offshore Wind: Grid and Infrastructure Development” Capacity Building Workshop in Warsaw. Within the BlueCEE project framework, we welcomed our partners from Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, and Romania to increase the knowledge of stakeholders about the local and cross-regional aspects of the intersection of […]
Premiere of the modelling report and debate on challenges for the new government
On 12 December 2023, an event was held by the Instrat Foundation under the theme ‘Poland nearing net-zero? Modelling decarbonisation pathways for the Polish energy sector and economy up to 2040‘. It is becoming an annual tradition that we meet at the end of the year at an open conference to discuss the upcoming challenges […]
Brussels debate on the challenges for Polish post-election energy policy – summary
On 19th September 2023 Instrat and Polityka Insight organised a debate in Brussels. The focus was on the challenges for energy policy after the upcoming parliamentary elections in Poland.
Instrat and Polityka Insight team up to organise a debate in Brussels
In September, distinguished experts will meet to introduce the Brussels audience to the energy challenges the new government will face after the parliamentary elections.
Hetmański: Unlocking onshore wind potential or a rotten compromise?
Instrat published a study in mid-2021 which shows that Poland can easily unlock the potential of onshore energy. Liberalizing the damaging 10H rule according to the government’s original draft two years ago would give the opportunity to develop affordable wind power on up to 7 per cent of Poland’s territory. For more than six years, […]
Modelling the Polish energy system – new findings of PyPSA-PL
Ensuring the provision of energy at all times and places is a challenge for energy systems with a large share of variable renewable energy sources (RES). The issue is the subject of heated public debate, with reasoned arguments highlighting both the advantages and limitations of these sources. However, balancing these arguments – that is, answering the question of whether RES can plausibly have a significant share in the Polish energy mix – requires a more comprehensive analysis using tools suitable for this purpose. The PyPSA-PL model, being developed by Instrat, is just such a tool.
What’s next after coal? RES potential in Poland.
Instrat Policy Paper 06/2021