We present to you a letter from Professor Jerzy Buzek to the Opole University of Technology, in which he speaks very positively about future Sino-Polish cooperation on electromobility in Poland.
“Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
European Union countries, including Poland, have been making efforts to reduce greenhouse gases in power generation, industry and transportation for years. Our country has already achieved much in the field of transformation to a low-carbon economy, introducing modern technological solutions in the coal power industry, as well as increasing the share of renewable energy sources in the country's energy mix. This would not have been possible without adequate support from EU programs focused on research and innovation.
However, another challenge lies ahead. It should be borne in mind that one-fifth of CO2 emissions in Europe come from transportation, which is the main source of pollution in our cities, hence the need to promote electric-powered transportation in the European Union and in Poland. Both the European Union and Poland are betting on the development and popularization of the electric car sector and the necessary infrastructure (charging stations, energy storage technologies).
The electromobility development plan prepared by the Ministry of Energy assumes that by 2025 there will be one million electrically powered cars on Polish roads. However, the program itself to stimulate electromobility development must not focus only on the production of electric cars and buses. What is important here is research and development that will allow Polish companies to compete in international markets. Electromobility, the development of low-emission and sustainable transport, is an important item of the Horizon 2020 program currently being implemented - the largest EU program in the field of innovation and development. The European Union is working on the next Framework Program - Horizon Europe 2021-2027, which is expected to allocate €100 billion for research and development.
When talking about the development of electromobility in Europe, it is impossible not to draw on the experience of other European and non-European countries. The world leader in the production of hybrid and battery-electric cars is China, which is successfully entering European markets. The memorandum on Polish-Chinese cooperation in the field of electromobility, signed in 2017, can be the first step in creating a platform for cooperation between companies and research institutions and cooperative research and technological development.
Taking into account the new perspective of the distribution of EU funds for research and development, I would like to ask you whether your institution is involved in the development of electromobility (research, development, production, assembly) and whether the undertaken or planned cooperation with countries outside the EU (China, South Korea, Japan).
Prof. Jerzy Buzek
Chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.”
