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European Commission plans fiscal leeway for energy transition investment
The Commission would let member states borrow up to 0.3% of GDP a year for the energy transition; Germany's BEE says it could free up to €27 billion.
BALTOPS 2026 naval exercise begins as NATO ships leave Gdynia
Twenty NATO ships and around 6,000 personnel from 15 nations have begun the annual BALTOPS exercise, commanded for the first time from JFC Brunssum.
Russian disinformation against wind power is a national-security threat, Polish experts warn
Officials and analysts told a Warsaw press conference that disinformation against wind power is a funded Russian operation, with a record 2026 propaganda budget and energy named as a deliberate target.
Onshore wind could cut Polish power bills, but barriers must go, PSEW 2026 panel says
Experts at PSEW 2026 said onshore wind is among Poland's cheapest power sources and could cut energy bills, but warned that grid limits, permitting and public opposition still hold it back.
Poles back renewables but overestimate offshore wind’s cost, Ørsted survey finds
An Ørsted survey presented at PSEW 2026 found strong Polish support for renewables but widespread misperceptions about the cost and efficiency of offshore wind.
WindEurope warns draft EU rules could weaken community benefits from wind farms
On Global Wind Day, WindEurope urged EU policymakers to protect flexible community participation models, warning that draft EU rules could weaken the local benefits wind farms deliver.
Facts versus myths: experts map Poland’s fight against wind-energy disinformation
A Warsaw press conference brought together ministers, analysts, scientists, an investor and a mayor to confront wind-energy myths and the funded disinformation behind them.
‘A slow drip of poison’: Minister Zielinska calls wind-energy disinformation a state-security threat
Opening a Warsaw conference, Minister Urszula Zielinska called wind-energy disinformation 'a slow drip of poison' and a deliberate, funded operation that is a matter of state security.
Global Wind Day 2026 puts community benefits in focus as WindEurope warns against rigid EU rules
On Global Wind Day, WindEurope spotlights how communities share in wind farm revenues — and warns that draft EU participation rules could undermine the very models that build local support.
PGE Baltica picks consortium to design onshore grid connection for Baltica 9+
PGE Baltica has signed a contract with a consortium led by PROJMORS ASE Group to design the onshore grid connection for the roughly 1.3 GW Baltica 9+ offshore wind project, with power routed to the Krzemienica substation.
