Life / Energy - Poland [71]

Didn't know which topic category it's classified for so I put it in off topic.

Ive started to work in the energy sector now, and would like to hear as much as possible from everyone about energy in Poland.

Electrical power (from sun rays/charcoal/gas/oil/lumber/whatever)

Wood (chopping wood, fireplace etc)
Gas (gas canisters etc for cars, heating, stoves etc)
Charcoal/coal (heating from ovens, grills etc)
Nuclear (uranium, thorium)
Air (windmills)
Water (waterfalls etc)

Pros/cons

Here is my list:

Lumber:
+increases fitness by physical labour
+ cosy feeling from fireplace
+ a lot of forests in Poland

- costly long run
- can't be used on a large scale cause of ecology

Air:
+ apart from high technological requirements= "free energy"
- maintenance
- Poland has mostly flat lands

Water:
Same problem with air and huge lack of waterfalls

Nuclear:
-lack of technology
- possible catastrophy (international scale)
+ energy independance
+ possibility of nuclear arsenal

Gas:
+most Poles are used to it
- if gas from international trade becomes lacking, then dependancy on Russia increases

Charcoal/coal:
-Political problem cause of coalminers
- expensive
-non-ecological

Solar panels:
+Own energy production (you own the panels yourself)
- only heating

Fotowoltaical panels:
+ own energy production
+ all electrical
+ ecological
- takes up considerable space roof/ground
+/- salespeople can't bother one anymore (depends if you like visitors or not)