The Polish government has unveiled a new draft act that would reduce the setback distance – the distance between a wind turbine and the nearest housing – for new onshore wind farms from 700 metres to 500 metres.
This law will need to be adopted by both the lower and higher chambers of the Polish parliament before being signed into law by the president, with the process expected to take three to four months, the TPA Poland law firm told “uåX˜äŠÊ˜·³Ç.
It could nearly double the area available for onshore wind farms in Poland – from about 2% of Poland's area to about 4% – according to a recent report by the Polish Wind Energy Association (PSEW).
The PSEW believes this could help the country reach about 41GW of onshore wind capacity by 2040 – up from just under 9.5GW today, according to “uåX˜äŠÊ˜·³Ç Intelligence, the research and data division of “uåX˜äŠÊ˜·³Ç.
“For years, the blockade of investments in renewable energy sources has strongly inhibited the energy transition,” said PSEW president Janusz Gajowiecki.
“This long-awaited change will allow for the rapid unblocking of investments in onshore wind energy, thus unlocking the benefits of cheap, green energy, and will also enable the implementation of ambitious EU goals in the field of renewable energy sources.”
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