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The Eco-friendly Company
Pumped Storage Power Plants Co. is involved in various
programmes for development of the management of water reserves. The Company
collaborates with the Ministry of Environment, Regional and Provincial
Centre for Water supplies Management, The National Fund for Protection
of Environment, as well as with numerous companies and businesses involved
in water supply management, environmental protection and "clean"
or" Eco-energy".
This not only facilitates the most effective management and exploitation
of the - country's water reserves, but it also creates prospects for the
future to come.
In order to comply with the requirements for environment protection,
as well as to facilitate fish migrations, PSPP Co. is having purpose-designed
fish-passes installed in its currently overhauled and expanded Water Power
Plant PRZYSIEKA, on the Nysa Luzycka River. Apart from that, it has become
common practice to use biodegradable lubricants which do not harm the
environment. Another innovation which should not be passed over is the
dam shutter at ZAGAN II power plant on the BOBR River. Made entirely of
rubber, the device is unquestionably an absolute novelty in this part
of Europe.
PSPP Co. is also planning its participation in the construction of new
damming-up facilities which take advantage of the "differ-ence-of-levels"
water energy. The GORNA ODRA (the Upper Odra) CASCADE can be an example
of such a facility. So can the new
dam and the water power plant on the VISTULA River. The Company also embarks
upon ventures in conversion and utilisation of gas and wind energy.
PSPP Co. is also active in popularising scientific knowledge, as well
as in promoting renewable energy sources. For the last five years, the
Company has been a regular participant in "ECOENERGIA" trade
fair, which is co-organised by The Ministry of Environment. During the
fourth event in the series, the Organisers highly commended the PSPP's
display stand at the fair.
For every trade fair event, the Company issues its occasional magazine
"EKOENERGIA" ("Eco-energy"), which is distributed
among both the exhibitors and young visitors to the fair.
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Biomass
Relatively rough statistics show that about 10 million tonnes of corn
and rape straw is being burnt in the fields each year. The question that
arises is whether Poland can afford such a wastefullness, or perhaps the
mentioned products of harvest could be used in a better way?
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Heat from straw
Generating 'clean' energy - from power of water, and renewable sources,
that is wind, gas and biomass - has been an important issue all over the
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Wind Energy
The use of wind is one of the essential opportunities for Polish power
industry, since wind is an inexpensive and ecological source power. The
European Union experts estimate that the power generated by wind turbines
in Poland in 2005 could be 600MW, and in 2050 - already 6000MW.
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Major achievements in the fields of
research and technical developmen and environment protection
Several measures were undertaken in order to keep the equipment in an
appropriate technical state, ensuring an environmentally safe operation
of the power plant. | > |
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