BIOMASS AS THE MAIN SOURCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN POLAND

EU member states are obliged to introduce measures in order to meet objectives regarding minimum share of energy from renewable sources in gross energy use, as prescribed in Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council adopted on 23rd of April 2009. The present paper contains an overview of main aspects of renewable energy production in Poland with specific perspective of agriculture interests. Starting with a summarizing analysis of shares of renewable energy in total domestic energy production and consumption, structure of renewable sources used for energy production is given and analyzed. Specific attention is given to main source of renewable energy in Poland solid biomass along with its historical and present quantification in the context of production methods used. Based on this, conclusions are drawn for perspective of meeting domestic target shares of renewable energy in total energy use by year 2020.