Category Archives: Renewable energy policy

Panel discussion during the 7th Polish Nationwide Meetings of Social Economy OSES 2013 in Nowe Warpno

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The panel discussion, organised by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Warsaw office, with the title “Przedsiebiorczosc spoleczna a ochrona srodowiska, ekologia i energia odnawialna” (Social entrepreneurship and environmental protection, ecology and renewable energy) is going to take place during the 7th Polish Nationwide Meetings of Social Economy OSES 2013 in Nowe Warpno on 20 September.

I am going to present the German experiences with energy transition on the local level and the development of civic engagement and energy democracy in this country (f.ex. the emergence of energy cooperatives and civic renewable energy projects) as well as to discuss the potential for the transfer of this experiences to Poland.

More information is avaibale on the website of the panel chair, Ewa KoÅ›, member of Parliament of the Voivodeship West Pommerania, on the website of the Heinrich Böll Foundation as well as on the website of the 7th Polish Nationwide Meetings of Social Economy.

Article about movements for municipal energy systems in Germany

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Energietisch_Berlin-100x100 Published in Zielone Wiadomosci [Green News], 6 June 2013.

Boom energetyki obywatelskiej w Niemczech

W latach 90. w modzie byla prywatyzacja sieci energetycznych, dzis w calych Niemczech przejmuja je firmy komunalne i spoldzielnie. W Hamburgu i Stuttgarcie odbeda sie jesienia referenda w tej sprawie, inicjatywa referendalna zawiazala sie takze w Berlinie.

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Niemcy mawiaja, ze Energiewende zyje zaangazowaniem obywatelskim. Dobrze to rokuje temu obecnie najbardziej ambitnemu projektu transformacji energetycznej na swiecie. Bo Niemcom nie brakuje woli angazowania sie na rzecz wspolnego dobra, jakim jest czyste srodowisko, zwiazana z nim wysoka jakosc zycia, bezpieczenstwo energetyczne oraz transparentny i demokratyczny system energetyczny, ktory nie ogranicza dostepu najmniej zamoznym, a generowane zyski reinwestuje w tym systemie dla dobra jego uzytkownikow.

Presentation from Greenpower 2013 available online

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The power-point presentation that I prepared for the I Forum “Photovoltaic for all” in Poznan on 13 May during the International Renewable Energy Fair Greenpower 2013 is available online on the website of Czysta Energia.

Here you may read a short relation and see some pictures documenting the whole event.

Interview on German energy transition

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The interview published originally on the website of Zielone Wiadomosci was printed in the paper version of the magazine (nr. 14 March – April 2013), which is devoted to energy and climate policy issues. The magazine in pdf can be downloaded from the website of Zielone Wiadomosci.

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Presentation during the conference “Photovoltaics for everybody” and panel discussion

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The conference “Fotowoltaika dla kazdego” [Photovoltaics for everybody] is going to take place on 14 May in Poznan during the International Renewable Energy Fair Greenpower 2013.

I am going also to take part in the panel discussion, that is organised after the conference and present there the German support policy for photovoltaics, its changes and challenges.