PKN Orlen to Enter Wind Energy Market (Poland)

PKN Orlen, a major European oil refiner and petrol retailer, is planning to enter wind energy market.

The company asked the Ministry of Economy to develop two sites in the Baltic Sea. The first site is planned to be commissioned around 2020, and will have a capacity of 150MW, reports Puls Biznesu.

The potential capacity of the wind farm is 2GW.

About PKN Orlen

PKN Orlen is a Polish company and one of Central Europe’s largest refiners of crude oil. They are specialized in processing crude oil into world-class unleaded petrol, diesel, heating oil, and aviation fuel as well as plastics and other petroleum related products.

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Offshore Wind Staff, December 14, 2011; Image: orlen