WindEurope: Poland needs to relax '10H' regulation

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Onshore wind has been stalled for a long time in Poland. The overly restrictive “10H” distance rule that came in 2016 excludes 98% of Polish territory from new onshore wind farms. Poland is about to adopt a new regulation that will relax 10H.

The Government has proposed a minimum 500 metres distance between wind turbines and housing. This is in line with the rules in other European countries. The Polish Parliament must stick with it. Any higher distance would mess up the prospects for new onshore wind and the targets the Government have set for it. Poland would then miss its wider energy security targets and would remain too exposed to energy imports from outside of Europe. The lower house of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) is about to vote on important new energy... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope

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