Gorzów Wielkopolski As an Attractive Location for an Innovative River Port Equipped With a Sustainable Energy Security System

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GORZÓW WIELKOPOLSKI AS AN ATTRACTIVE LOCATION FOR AN INNOVATIVE RIVER
PORT EQUIPPED WITH A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SECURITY SYSTEM
Pio Gu owski1, And zej Gawlik2, Łukasz Kuźmiński3, Tomasz No ek4, Yu iy Bilan5, Jana Fi s o á6
1Ins i u e o Managemen , Uni e si y o Szczecin, Poland
2Facul y o En i onmen al Managemen and Ag icul u e, Wes Pome anian Uni e si y o Technology in Szczecin, Poland
3Depa men o P ocess Managemen , Managemen Depa men , W oclaw Uni e si y o Economics and Business, Poland
4The Ins i u e o Spa ial Managemen and Socio-Economic Geog aphy, Uni e si y o Szczecin, Poland;
5Uni e si y o Social Sciences, Lodz, Poland
6Depa men o Secu i y S udies, Facul y o En ep eneu ship and Law, Pan-Eu opean Uni e si y, P ague, Czech Republic
E-mails: 1pio [email p o ec ed], 2[email p o ec ed], 3[email p o ec ed]oc.pl,
4 omasz.no [email p o ec ed], 5y[email p o ec ed], 6[email p o ec ed]
Recei ed 13 June 2023; accep ed 20 Decembe 2023; published 30 Decembe 2023
Abs ac . The ole o inland na iga ion in he global logis ics sys em is gaining signi icance. This p ocess is s imula ed by policies im-
plemen ed by majo economies and in e na ional o ganiza ions such as he Eu opean Union. The objec i e is o achie e sus ainabili y in
anspo a ion by explo ing al e na i es o con en ional in as uc u e. These ini ia i es also ex end o ou ism and ec ea ion associa ed
wi h inland na iga ion. This a icle p esen s he esul s o an analysis ela ed o he loca ion o a ou is i e po , conside ing op imized
bene i s and de elopmen al oppo uni ies. An in e es ing loca ion mee ing hese c i e ia, as well as possessing scenic, cul u al, ecologi-
cal, and en i onmen al alues, is Go zów Wielkopolski. In he second pa o he a icle, he au ho s p opose a concep o a sus ainable
ene gy sys em ha mee s he equi emen s o po ope a ions and cus ome demands in an e a o apidly ad ancing echnology and
inc eased emphasis on en i onmen al p o ec ion.
Keywo ds: Inland Na iga ion; Ene gy Sys em; Po , Loca ion o Logis ical Poin In as uc u e; Sus ainabili y
Re e ence o his pape should be made as ollows: Gu owski, P., Gawlik, A., Kuźmiński, L., No ek, T., Bilan, Y., Fi s o á, J. 2023.
Go zów Wielkopolski as an a ac i e loca ion o an inno a i e i e po equipped wi h a sus ainable ene gy secu i y Sys em. Jou nal
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JEL Classi ica ions: O01
1. In oduc ion
Inland na iga ion holds eno mous po en ial bo h in e ms o anspo a ion and ou ism. Un o una ely, o e he
pas ew yea s, his sec o has been sys ema ically neglec ed and unde alued. In he ace o cu en ecological
challenges, pa icula ly ela ed o wa e pollu ion and eshwa e sho ages, esponsible, inno a i e, and well-
planned inland na iga ion can p o ide a eal solu ion o he exis ing p oblems.
In es men in en ions associa ed wi h he cons uc ion o poin logis ics in as uc u e, such as po s, mus be
based on he p inciples o sus ainable de elopmen . This in ol es inco po a ing mode n inno a i e solu ions
and engaging in e disciplina y scien i ic and esea ch en i ies. This allows o a mul i- ace ed app oach o he
encoun e ed issues ela ed o en i onmen al, echnical, and social aspec s (And yeye a e al., 2021; Zumen e,
Bis o a, 2021; Ka penko e al., 2021; Šulyo á, Kubina, 2022; Oliinyk e al., 2023; H ab, Mincule e, 2023;
Mu andwa, Vyas-Doo gape sad, 2023).
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The Wa a Ri e is he hi d longes i e in Poland and a majo igh ibu a y o he Ode . The po in Go zów
Wielkopolski, hanks o i s loca ion, se es as an excellen poin in he Eu opean i e sys em, making i an
ideal s a ing poin o s opo e o inland wa e way ou ism.
The po should be loca ed e y close o he ci y cen e , ensu ing quick access o hospi ali y and ca e ing se -
ices.
The cons uc ion o a i e ou is po has ecological, social, and economic dimensions. I will con ibu e o
p omo ing aqua lu ial ini ia i es in he egion, se ing as an excellen enue o mee ings and ou doo e en s.
I will be ano he compelling ac o o a ac i e ou ism, o e ing essen ial se ices o boa owne s, including
boa launching, se icing, and moo ing acili ies. The po will also p o ide space o use by ins i u ions and
escue se ices, o example, acili a ing he apid launching o escue boa s by he i e depa men .
2. The loca ion o he po
In Poland, inland wa e ways p ima ily se e as egional ou es. In 2021, he o al leng h o he na ional in-
land wa e way ne wo k amoun ed o 3,768 km. This igu e is signi ican , as e idenced by a compa ison wi h
ne wo ks in o he EU coun ies. Only Ge many, Finland, F ance, and he Ne he lands ha e a g ea e ne wo k
leng h. In e ms o he densi y indica o , he e a e 12.1 km o na igable wa e ways pe 1000 km2 in Poland
( he EU-27 a e age is 10.0 km/1000 km2). This obse a ion leads o he conclusion ha condi ions o inland
na iga ion in Poland a e a o able (Bilska, Janik, Niewia owski, 2022; Simionescu e al., 2021a).
Go zów Wielkopolski s ands ou as an a ac i e loca ion o a mode n i e po . Si ua ed jus 53 km om he
Ge man bo de , i is a me e 135 km away om Be lin and he po en ial cus ome base. The ci y’s p oximi y o
majo Polish u ban cen e s u he enhances i s appeal, wi h Poznań a 165 km, Szczecin a 111 km, and Zielona
Gó a a 113 km. “The ci y’s s a egic loca ion nea he wes e n bo de o he coun y posi ions i as a c ucial
hub o communica ion and ansi . Addi ionally, he a o able condi ions o inland na iga ion con ibu e o
i s po en ial o de elopmen in his sec o ” (Wiju a, Lich a ski, Piechówka, 2007).
The agglome a ion is si ua ed on se en hills, ea u ing wo le els o Holocene e aces ha include nume ous
p ese ed oxbow lakes. The pa o he ci y on he igh bank is cha ac e ized by signi ican undula ions, wi h
ele a ions anging om 23.0 o 82.0 me e s abo e sea le el. The le -bank, lowland pa has an a e age ele a-
ion o 19 me e s abo e sea le el and encompasses a la lood e ace in e sec ed by he Ulga Canal (Rek eacja
i zieleń, 2009).
Go zów Wielkopolski is loca ed on he edge o he Vis ula P ime al Valley in he Sou h Bal ic Lakeland egion,
a geog aphic a ea se e al imes la ge han Masu ia. The ci y is si ua ed a he con luence o he No eć and
Wa a i e s and can play a ole in p omo ing he Sou h Bal ic Lakelands and he MDW W70 wa e way. This
egion is cha ac e ized by a speci ic mild clima e o he Sou h Bal ic, wi h an abundance o p is ine lakes, i -
e s, and o es s (Kond acki, 2002; Simionescu e al., 2021b).
The p ima y elemen s o he logis ic hub in as uc u e in he immedia e icini y o he agglome a ion include
he Wa a Ri e and he MDW E70 wa e way, he na ional oad DK22, he exp essway S3, and he ailway line
203. Also o signi icance is he close p oximi y and access o he MDW E30, which uns h ough ODW, con-
nec ing he Bal ic Sea in Świnoujście wi h he Danube in B a isla a.
3. The condi ions o he cons uc ion o a po in Go zów Wielkopolski – a li e a u e e iew
The implemen a ion o he planned in es men in he ci y will hal he u he de e io a ion o in as uc u e and
pollu ion o he a ea, in line wi h he goal o “…inc eased p o ec ion and imp o emen o he aqua ic en i on-
men . This includes speci ic measu es o he g adual educ ion o discha ges, emissions, and losses o p io i y
and haza dous subs ances, as pa o he commi men o achie ing a highe le el o en i onmen al p o ec ion”
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(2000/60/WE PE i R, 2000).
The de elopmen o inland na iga ion in he cu en geopoli ical eali ies and he ongoing wa in Uk aine is
one o he key issues con ibu ing o he imp o emen o he s a e’s secu i y (Ju sza, 2020). Re e ing o he ap-
p o ed Na ional Secu i y S a egy o he Republic o Poland in 2020, he e en sa u a ion o in as uc u e and
he expansion o inland wa e way ne wo ks will enhance bila e al, egional, and global anspo and logis ics
capabili ies. I will also inc ease he po en ial o mili a y mobili y (S a egia Bezpieczeńs wa Na odowego RP,
2020).
The da a om 2018 conce ning inland na iga ion in Poland indica e ha a o al o 81,683 lockages we e pe -
o med, including 15,981 o passenge ships and 43,299 o ou is essels. The ollowing yea , his igu e
dec eased o 69,402 lockages (including 19,686 o passenge ships and 42,122 o ou is uni s). In 2020 and
2021, he numbe o i e ou is s expe ienced a signi ican inc ease, wi h 61,637 and 59,248 lockages o
boa s and ou is yach s, espec i ely. This op imis ic end was somewha dis up ed by he ac ha he yea
2020 b ough he COVID-19 pandemic, leading o he implemen a ion o nume ous es ic ions and limi a ions.
Somewha unexpec edly, his si ua ion in ensi ied in e es in small wa e c a , mainly used o ec ea ion, ou -
ism, and spo s (Raggad, 2018; Pesa an, 2021, p. 13–50).
The ODW E-30 (Ode Wa e Rou e E-30), connec ed o E-70, ea u es nume ous po s and ma inas adap ed o
small wa e c a ecep ion. Thei concen a ion occu s in sec ions ha do no align wi h he s a e bo de due o
he neu ali y o bo de wa e s. In ecen yea s, he e has been a e e sal o his nega i e end, la gely a ib-
u ed o e ec i e egional coope a ion and c oss-bo de policies. This in ol es collabo a ion among Ode i e
municipali ies, as seen in he implemen a ion o p ojec s like “Od a dla u ys ów 2014” (Ode o Tou is s): “i s
objec i e was o imp o e he in as uc u e condi ions o he Lubusz-B andenbu g suppo a ea by elimina ing
exis ing ba ie s in he de elopmen o c oss-bo de anspo in as uc u e and expanding wa e ou es on he
Ode by es ablishing po s o na iga ion se ing c oss-bo de ou ism a ic” (K ajowy P og am Żeglugowy
2030, 2023, p.37-38).
The Na ional Na iga ion P og am un il 2030, de eloped by he Minis y o In as uc u e in 2023, includes
a lis o nume ous goals and assump ions, mos o which a e consis en wi h and align wi h he ou comes o
building a ou is po in Go zów Wielkopolski. The p og am men ions he need o c ea e “socially sus ainable
inland na iga ion,” which en ails es ablishing condi ions o building a ne wo k o s opping places o wa e -
way use s. The densi y o hese s opping places is one o he condi ions o mo e e icien use o wa e ways as
communica ion ou es con ibu ing o economic, social, and en i onmen al goals. The p og am ad oca es o
equipping s opping places o boa s wi h was e managemen sys ems, sewage in as uc u e, isual moni o ing,
app op ia e signage, slipways o launching, as well as solu ions enabling access o clean wa e , elec ici y,
and uel dis ibu ion poin s. P oximi y o a public oad will also be c ucial o he loca ion o s opping places
(Jakubowska, Rabe, 2022; Ba ley, Sacke , Cla ke, 2004, p. 501–506; Vennemo, 2023).
The consequence o such ac ions will be an inc ease in he a ac i eness o inland na iga ion and he achie e-
men o economic and p omo ional bene i s by en i ies managing he wa e way, poin in as uc u e along his
ou e, and by local go e nmen uni s loca ed wi hin he impac zone o he wa e ou e. Suppo o he expan-
sion o he ne wo k o i e po s, quays, and ma inas is explici ly included as a sub- ask among he miles ones
lis ed in he Na ional Na iga ion P og am un il 2030 (K ajowy P og am Żeglugowy 2030, 2023, p.51-52).
The in oduc ion o mode n se ices and digi al sys ems plays a signi ican ole in he de elopmen o he
b oadly de ined i e sec o . “Inland wa e anspo mus be ‘digi ized’ o ealize i s ull po en ial and play a
g ea e ole in Eu opean anspo and logis ics chains” (Du ajczyk, 2019). To achie e his goal, analog p o-
cesses ca ied ou by na iga ion en i ies should unde go e o m. Digi aliza ion should encompass a eas such
as issuing and ansmi ing documen s, mic o-paymen s, se lemen s o he use o hyd o echnical de ices,
and o he aspec s o se ice o bo h businesses and indi iduals (K ajowy P og am Żeglugowy 2030, 2023,
p.53-54).
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Inland na iga ion in Poland has eno mous de elopmen po en ial, bo h in e ms o anspo a ion and ou ism-
ec ea ion (Lebiedowska, Lebiedowski, Gąsecka, 2010). Fo i o de elop and play a ole, among o he s, in
ou ism and as a dis inc o m o wa e anspo , all condi ions o i s egula ope a ion mus be me (Tołkacz,
2009; B iggs, 2003, p. 1–24), cnd ce ainly, he loca ion condi ions o he planned in es men ul ill hem. The
Eu opean Pa liamen emphasizes, “... ha he po en ial o inland wa e ways o ec ea ional na iga ion and o he
wa e -based ac i i ies should con inue o be analyzed. This would s imula e economic g ow h, p o ide new em-
ploymen oppo uni ies, and boos ou ism in he espec i e egions” (EP 2021/2015(INI), P9_TA(2021)0367,
2021). This leads o he conclusion ha i is impo an and necessa y o suppo all ini ia i es o local admin-
is a ion, local go e nmen , social o ganiza ions, and p i a e in es o s ha con ibu e o he de elopmen o
ou is wa e s in Poland. This includes, in pa icula , he cons uc ion and eno a ion o ma inas, po s, wa e
lee s, as well as he s imula ion o all ela ed se ices (Cze ny, 2013; Nwaogbe, E hiji wo, Mi acle, 2023).
One canno o e look he ole and impo ance o ma ke ing, ad e ising, in o ma ional, and educa ional ac i i-
ies in his ega d (K ajowy P og am Żeglugowy 2030, 2023, p.57 – 58).
4. The cohe ence o building a po in Go zów Wielkopolski wi h egional de elopmen plans
The cons uc ion o a mode n, inno a i e ou is po equipped wi h a sus ainable powe sys em aligns wi h
he goals o he Lubusz P o ince De elopmen S a egy 2030, pa icula ly wi h he i s goal: an in elligen ,
g een egional economy (ope a ional goal 1.1: s eng hening he R&D sec o and inno a ion ans e mecha-
nisms, especially in he a eas o egional sma specializa ions; ope a ional goal 1.2: de elopmen o he g een
economy, including en i onmen ally iendly ene gy; ope a ional goal 1.6: de elopmen o ou ism po en ial),
he second goal: a socially s ong and ci izen-cen ic egion (ope a ional goal 2.5: expansion and mode niza ion
o spo s and ec ea ional in as uc u e), and he ou h goal: an a ac i e, e icien ly managed egion open o
coope a ion (ope a ional goal 4.2: an a ac i e image and ecognizable b and o he egion; ope a ional goal
4.5: de elopmen o e-se ices and digi al compe encies o socie y) (S a egia Rozwoju Wojewódz wa Lubusk-
iego 2030, 2021),
Sma Specializa ions in he Lubusz P o ince include g een economy (sus ainable p oduc and space de-
sign, enewable ene gy sou ces), heal h and quali y o li e (specialized o ms o ou ism), and inno a-
i e indus y (in o ma ion and communica ion echnologies, inno a ions, and in he u u e, du ing he
planned expansion o he po : a hyd ogen-based economy) (h ps://lubuskie.pl/cms/320/in eligen ne
_specjalizacje, dos ęp: paździe nik 2023 .), and he goals p esen ed by he Minis y o In as uc u e in he
Na ional Na iga ion P og am 2030: cohe ence wi h he main goal o inc easing he ole o inland na iga ion in
he na ional and local dimensions, as well as complemen a y goals: speci ic goal 2 – de elopmen o he ma ke
in he inland wa e anspo sec o (socially sus ainable inland na iga ion, digi iza ion o se ices o en i ies
in he na iga ion ma ke ) and speci ic goal 3 – de elopmen o pa ne ships o he sus ainable de elopmen o
wa e ways, whe e a close pola iza ion in as many as 5 ou o 8 planned key ac ions:
lconduc ing analyses and expe ise in he ield o sus ainable de elopmen o wa e ways and unc ionally
ela ed in as uc u e, especially en i onmen al, echnical, and economic analyses.
l aking ac ions o de elop a concep o he de elopmen o he Polish sec ion o he E70 IWW.
l aking ac ions o de elop he di ec ions o he de elopmen o wa e ways o egional cha ac e .
lsuppo ing R&D ac i i ies o assis he inland na iga ion sec o h ough he de elopmen o coope a ion and
pla o ms connec ing academic ins i u ions, business ep esen a i es, and he public sec o and wa e way
adminis a ion.
limplemen ing in o ma ional, p omo ional, and educa ional ac i i ies in he ield o inland na iga ion di-
ec ed o he gene al public and i e side local communi ies (including c oss-bo de a eas) and p omo ing
educa ion in pos -seconda y schools p o iding oca ional aining in he wa e anspo indus y (K ajowy
P og am Żeglugowy 2030, 2023, p. 41, 51, 52, 54).
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5. Iden i ica ion o bene i s om he cons uc ion o a po
The bene i s a ising om he cons uc ion o he po should be iden i ied as mul i-aspec , including:
lTou is ic: P o iding access o necessa y po in as uc u e and na iga ion on he Wa a Ri e (and beyond)
and di e si ying he egion’s o e ings.
lShowcase: Se ing as a comple e p ojec in line wi h he p inciples o sus ainable de elopmen ; expe iences
om i s cons uc ion and applied solu ions will se e as a model o simila in es men s na ionwide.
lResea ch: Tasks planned o implemen a ion a e challenging no only echnically bu also in e ms o e-
sea ch and de elopmen . The p ojec ’s ealiza ion will be an excellen impulse o u ilize egional scien i ic
esou ces, likely enabling he implemen a ion o p op ie a y solu ions, bene i ing bo h he ci y, egion, and
he po i sel .
lAc i a ion: C ea ing in as uc u e o social ac i a ion, p o iding access o new and in e es ing se ices in
he egion.
lP omo ional: A ully unc ional ou is po will undoub edly be a signi ican asse on he a ac i eness map
o he egion, se ing as ano he a gumen o he ci y o Go zów Wielkopolski o a ac ou is s and in es-
o s.
lEcological: The cons uc ion o he po will inco po a e p o-ecological echniques and ools, such as pas-
si e ligh ing.
lBusiness: I is an icipa ed ha he po will enable sel -su icien economic exis ence h ough he p o ision
o po se ices and o he ela ed ac i i ies. I ’s wo h no ing ha he e is cu en ly no loca ion in he egion
equipped wi h he necessa y in as uc u e o accommoda e loa ing uni s. Cu en ly, boa s a e s a ioned a
he “Win e Po ” o ma ina in San ok, bu hese places a e en i ely unsui able o he equi emen s o inland
wa e way ou ism.
lCul u al-Social-Educa ional: The po can be used as a enue o a ious cul u al o spo s e en s.
lS imula ing: The cons uc ion o he po will inc ease he a ac i eness o he a ea, se ing as a ca alys
o complemen a y se ices and ac i i ies. I is expec ed o be an ini ia o ha will ocus a en ion on inland
ou ism, bo h om cus ome s and local go e nmen adminis a ions.
lIn eg a i e: In he con ex o cul u al exchange, especially wi h Ge man ou is s, he po , loca ed 50 km (in
a s aigh line) om he bo de and well-connec ed by i e ne wo ks, will play a signi ican ole.
lSpo s: The po a ea and i s in as uc u e can se e as a base o o ganizing spo s e en s on he Wa a
Ri e .
lInc eased Sa e y: The cons uc ion o he po will enhance sa e y on mul iple on s: imp o ed i e sa e y
h ough cons uc ion, enabling swi deploymen o escue uni s and o he se ices esponsible o sa e y
(e.g., police o i e igh ing), he po a ea will be o ganized and enced, minimizing access o unau ho ized
indi iduals and educing he isk o acciden s, ensu ing sa e y o uni s s a ioned in he po and po use s
h ough he cons uc ion o encing, in e ac i e moni o ing, and a ligh ing sys em, he s a egic loca ion and
well-designed slips o he po ’s in as uc u e will make i a signi ican ocal poin in he egion, enhancing
mili a y mobili y (i ’s wo h no ing ha he po ’s loca ion holds s a egic impo ance: p oximi y o he ci y
cen e , he bo de , he Od a Ri e , and access o app op ia e in as uc u e).
6. Inno a i e sus ainable ene gy sys em
The po will p ima ily se e a ou is unc ion. I is en isioned as an ini ia i e wi h signi ican de elopmen
po en ial. Ul ima ely, he po will no only ca e o boa s bu will also ha e acili ies o accommoda e campe s
and include an ins alla ion o he p oduc ion, s o age, and e ueling o hyd ogen. The e o e, he ene gy sys em
mus be designed o enable u he expansion and he de elopmen o in as uc u e.
The basic elemen s o he planned ene gy sys em include:
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lPho o ol aic a m moun ed on g ound acks,
lT ans o me s a ion,
lEne gy s o age,
lElec ic dis ibu ion cabine s wi h h ee-phase socke s,
lElec ic dis ibu ion poles,
lElec ic dis ibu ion poles wi h h ee-phase socke s,
lSola elec ic ligh ing poles wi h buil -in low- empe a u e- esis an ba e ies,
lSola ligh ing lamps wi h buil -in low- empe a u e- esis an ba e ies,
lHyb id-powe ed moni o ing (pho o ol aic cells and adi ional powe supply om he g id).
I is assumed ha he equi ed connec ion powe o he po om he ope a o ’s side should be 50 kW. Pho o-
ol aic cells will be ins alled on he oo o he mul i unc ional building and he echnical building. The o al
su ace a ea o he cells (conside ing only hose o ien ed in he mos e icien sou he n di ec ion) will be ap-
p oxima ely 100 m2. The o e all es ima ed elec ici y demand o he building h oughou he yea is in he
ange o 8,000 kWh o 10,000 kWh. Due o he ac ha he ob ained ene gy can be pa ially used o ope a e
he po and i s se ices, i is planned o build a pho o ol aic ins alla ion wi h a capaci y o 30 kWp (which will
allow eaching 30,000 kWh; when ans e ing ene gy o he powe plan , he ecei ed ene gy will be abou 0.7
o his alue, i.e., 21,000 kWh) (h ps://jbene gia.pl/blog/ile-paneli- o owol aicznych-dla-domu/, h ps://www.
o o o.pl/blog/magazyn-ene gii/, dos ęp: paździe nik 2023 .).
The planned g ound pho o ol aic ins alla ion will co e an a ea o app oxima ely 140 squa e me e s. I will
be equipped wi h a g id in e e . Six y pho o ol aic panels wi h a powe o 500W each will be placed on i ,
o aling 30 kW. In addi ion, he e will be a ound 30 pho o ol aic ins alla ions on he oo o he building, wi h
simila pa ame e s, b inging he o al powe ou pu o a ound 45 kW. Assuming p ope ins alla ion o he equip-
men and hei o ien a ion o he sou h, i can be assumed ha du ing a ull day, di ec sunligh will occu o
abou 2 hou s and 45 minu es - his alue ep esen s he ime when sunligh alls di ec ly on he panels (a e age
sunligh in Poland is a ound 1600 hou s pe yea ). The ac ual daily ene gy p oduc ion o he en i e ins alla ion
will he e o e be 110.25 kWh (and sligh ly o e 40,000 kWh annually).
The building planned in he p ojec will be ene gy-e icien and will ha e he cha ac e is ics o passi e con-
s uc ion, meaning lowe ene gy and wa e consump ion and hea loss. I is planned o use a hea pump and, i
possible, ins all a sys em o eco e ing ainwa e . All pe iphe al de ices, such as ligh ing o moni o ing, will,
i possible, also ha e hei own pho o ol aic cells, wi h secu i y moni o ing in s a egic loca ions ha ing hyb id
powe .
The dis ibu ion o elec ical ene gy in he po will be ca ied ou using dis ibu ion cabine s and dis ibu ion
poles. Whe e he e is a po en ial demand o he use o “hea y equipmen and de ices,” dis ibu ion poin s will
be addi ionally equipped wi h h ee-phase socke s.
The cons uc ion o a compac ans o me s a ion is planned, housed in a conc e e enclosu e wi h ex e nal se -
ice and a ans o me wi h a maximum powe o 630 kVA. The ene gy s o age will ha e a powe o 500 kW,
equipped wi h NMC ba e ies and AC/DC con e e s, allowing he con e sion o DC om PV o AC.
The de ices designed in he po will be cha ac e ized by inc eased esis ance o wea he condi ions. Those
equi ing a powe sou ce will be selec ed o du abili y a low and high empe a u es and high humidi y. The
ba e ies will be p o ec ed o ensu e empe a u e luc ua ions do no limi hei li espan. The enclosu es o hese
de ices will be made o s ainless s eel o sui able plas ics. Special hea ing cables will be used in he dis ibu ion
poles o p o ec he wa e ins alla ion. In he p ocess o designing de ices and in as uc u e, emphasis should
be placed on mul i unc ionali y, easy econ igu abili y, mobili y, and he abili y o expand acili ies.
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7. Conclusions
Inland ou ism, especially i e ou ism, is cu en ly expe iencing an exis en ial enaissance. A he mac oeco-
nomic le el, h ee main ac o s con ibu e o his: sus ainable anspo policies encou aging al e na i e eigh
anspo , he ecen lockdown due o he global COVID-19 pandemic, and he dynamically de eloping wa e -
on in as uc u e. The la e seems o be c ucial, as he a ac i eness o a wa e ou e depends no only on he
beau y o na u e and loca ion bu also on he ne wo k o ou is embankmen s and ma inas.
In Go zów Wielkopolski, he e is a lack o p o essional se ices o i e ou ism. Po en ial boa moo ing
places a e no equipped wi h mode n in as uc u e, lack su icien secu i y sys ems, and a e also dis an om
he ci y cen e , signi ican ly complica ing access o cul u al, en e ainmen , gas onomic, and accommoda ion
a ac ions.
The cons uc ion o a ou is po in his loca ion no only add esses hese ma ke sho ages bu also p o ides a
much b oade ange o se ices in esponse o he equi emen s o mode n ou is s. The in es men should be
mul i-aspec and ha e high de elopmen po en ial. Loca ion in he ci y cen e , quali y (mode n in as uc u e),
au onomy (digi ally suppo ed au onomous se ices), sa e y, scale (abili y o se e cu en cus ome s and u u e
inc eased ou is a ic), de elopmen po en ial (a eas o u u e expansion) a e jus a ew impo an aspec s o
conside when designing he po .
Mo eo e , he cons uc ion o a po in he ci y can angibly con ibu e o mee ing social needs ela ed o escue
se ices ( i e sa e y, apid in e en ions), he mili a y (possibili y o launching and handling mili a y uni s), o
cul u al de elopmen ( esou ces enabling he o ganiza ion o cul u al e en s).
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The p ojec is inanced wi hin he amewo k o he p og am o he Minis e o Science and Highe Educa ion unde he name “Regional
Excellence Ini ia i e” in he yea s 2019 – 2022; p ojec numbe 001/RID/2018/19; he amoun o inancing PLN 10,684,000.00
The esea ch leading o hese esul s has ecei ed unding om he p ojec i led “Clus e o inno a i e ene gy” in he ame o he
p og am “HORIZON-MSCA-2022-SE-01” unde he G an ag eemen numbe 101129820
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Pio GUTOWSKI - Ins i u e o Managemen , Uni e si y o Szczecin, PL. Resea ch in e es s: Managemen , da abases, da a analysis,
logis ics, inno a ions, ICT (In o ma ion and Communica ion Technology), obo ics, applied compu e science, Indus y 5.0, sus ainable
ene gy, as ophysics, his o y, a chaeology.
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6757-8921
And zej GAWLIK – Facul y o En i onmen al Managemen and Ag icul u e, Wes Pome anian Uni e si y o Technology in Szczecin,
PL. Resea ch in e es s: na ional secu i y, in e nal secu i y.
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2852-0986
Łukasz KUŹMIŃSKI - Depa men o P ocess Managemen , Managemen Depa men , W oclaw Uni e si y o Economics and Busi-
ness, PL. Resea ch in e es s: na ional secu i y, in e nal secu i y.
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8784-8896
Tomasz NOREK - The Ins i u e o Spa ial Managemen and Socio-Economic Geog aphy, Uni e si y o Szczecin, PL. Resea ch in e -
es s: da a analysis, compu e science, spa ial economics, secu i y.
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9651-6295
Yu iy BILAN - Uni e si y o Social Sciences, Lodz, Poland, PL. Resea ch in e es s: ene gy and socie y, sus ainable de elopmen
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Jana FIRSTOVÁ - Depa men o Secu i y S udies, Facul y o En ep eneu ship and Law, Pan-Eu opean Uni e si y, Spalena 14,
P ague, Czech Republic. Resea ch in e es s: na ional secu i y, in e nal secu i y.
ORCID ID: 0009-0001-9140-5139