The company owns and operates two wind farms in Poland with a total capacity of 68MW. It was awarded the prize during the Eco Power Generation Industry Gala held in Opole (Poland) on 9th October where Acciona Energy Poland Managing Director Andrzej Konarowski received the award on behalf of the company. In his acceptance speech, Mr Konarowski said that the award was “an inspiration to us and a motivation that all our projects and the energy of all employees of ACCIONA may turn to green energy for all of us.”
Mr Konarowski focused particularly on Acciona’s Krobia I Wind Farm, a project made up of eleven 3 MW wind turbines, each of them with a rotor diameter of 116 meters and a rotation area equivalent to 1.5 football pitches. The wind turbines are installed on 120-meter concrete towers manufactured on-site with the participation of local enterprises. This was the first such wind farm in the world when it entered service a year ago.
The Green Phoenix Foundation is a nonprofit organization aimed at supporting all social groups, local governments and business in the popularization and implementation of innovative solutions for renewable energy, energy efficiency, alternative fuels and organic waste.
Prominent Polish celebrities belong to the board that supervises the Foundation’s activities including MEP Prof. Jerzy Buzek, former President of the European Parliament and currently Chairperson of the Programme Board; Andrzej Kassenberg, President of the Institute for Sustainable Development; Prof. Jan Popczyk, Silesian University of Technology andDr. Zenon Wiertelorz, Secretary of the Programme Board ,.
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