Chojnice Energy Cluster

The Chojnice Energy Cluster is one of the key projects for the development of local energy implemented within the ECM ecosystem with the support of the Centre for Research and Development Future Solutions. Its objective is to create a modern, integrated model of urban energy based on renewable energy sources, hydrogen technologies, and digital management and balancing of energy flows.

The cluster constitutes a local initiative integrating various groups of participants – the local government, enterprises, and technology partners – within a common energy system. Within its framework, a model of a local energy market is being developed, the main assumptions of which are:

• diversification of energy sources by increasing the share of renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic installations, wind energy, and hydrogen technologies,

• reduction of CO₂ emissions through the implementation of modern energy technologies and energy management systems,

• increasing the energy security of the region through the development of local energy generation and storage,

• implementation of innovative technological solutions, including BIPV systems, energy storage, and CO₂ capture technologies,

• improvement of energy efficiency in the public and private sectors through optimization of energy consumption.

Who forms the Chojnice Energy Cluster?

The initiative is created in cooperation with key partners, including:

• Municipality of Chojnice

• Municipal Waterworks Sp. z o.o. in Chojnice

• Centre for Research and Development Future Solutions Sp. z o.o.

• Energy Coin Market Sp. z o.o.

• Zielona Energia Chojnice Sp. z o.o.

With the establishment of the cluster, the next stage of work has begun, including organizational and implementation activities aimed at creating an efficiently functioning model of a local energy market. This process includes both the preparation of appropriate organizational and legal solutions, as well as the implementation of technological tools enabling energy management within the cluster.

Within the structure of the cluster, an important role is also played by Zielona Energia Chojnice Sp. z o.o., which is responsible for managing surplus electricity not used by other cluster participants. The company’s task is to receive these surpluses and use them in technological processes, in particular in the area of production of technical gases.

This solution constitutes an important element of the cluster balancing mechanism, enabling the management of surplus energy during periods of increased production from renewable energy sources. At the same time, this mechanism supports the stable functioning of the cluster’s energy system and allows maintaining preferential settlement conditions and transmission discounts resulting from local balancing of energy production and consumption.

As part of the ongoing work, the ECM ecosystem, in cooperation with the cluster coordinator, carries out activities related to the development of a digital platform for cluster management and the implementation of the e-Vision energy management system, which will enable the integration of generation sources, energy consumers, and balancing mechanisms within the local energy market.

In parallel, work is being carried out on the formal and legal organization and the operating mechanism of the cluster, including the principles of cooperation between participants, the energy settlement model, and the further development of the local energy market based on the technological solutions of the ECM ecosystem.