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Academic creates Stanisław Lem Lego set to teach youngsters about author’s works

University researcher Dr. Piotr Przytuła decided to create the sets to help younger people learn about the author. Piotr Przytuła

Dr. Piotr Przytuła, a researcher at the Department of Polish Literature at the University of Warmia and Mazury, decided to create the sets to help younger people learn about the author.

Konin to become first Polish city with hydrogen fuelled bus

Hitting the streets in 2022, the bus fitted with a Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen fuel cell will also have five composite tanks, each with a capacity of 312 litres and a full refuelling should take a few minutes, with an estimated reach of 350km on one full tank.

The Visionary Sci-Fi World of Lem

Often described as a prophet and visionary, world-renowned Sci-Fi writer and futurologist Stanisław Lem is the world’s most often translated Polish writer, whose book Solaris was perhaps his internationally best known work, twice made into a film, most recently directed by Steven Soderbergh with George Clooney in the starring role. His recognition is such that it was recently announced that European Space Agency astronauts travelling on Elon Musk’s SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will honour Lem in space as part of their six-month mission.

Poland’s e-mobility sector powers up to face the future

Led by international pioneers like Solaris, the country’s e-mobility sector continues to grow from strength-to-strength.

Eco firms go global with electromobility

A host of Polish firms are helping spread green technology around the world.

EIB to support Polish solar energy project

The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed its first loan on Wednesday to a company building and running photovoltaic plants in Poland.

Bus maker Solaris to deliver 250 electric vehicles to Milan

Polish bus maker Solaris Bus & Coach is to provide as many as 250 electric buses to Milan transport company ATM Milano with the first delivery of 40 buses scheduled to start in a year, the company announced on Tuesday.

Polish hydrogen buses to be delivered to Italy

Poland's Solaris Bus & Coach company will deliver 12 hydrogen-powered city buses to Bolzano, Italy. Bolzano is the first city to try out hydrogen-run public transport vehicles. The contract also includes an eight-year service agreement.

New eco-friendly bus shelters are so sleek you won’t mind waiting for the next bus to come along

The bus shelters will be fully completed by the end of September this year and will use world-first technology in their ‘ventilated façade modules and lighting solutions’.

Polish bus maker Solaris starts delivery of electric buses to Berlin

Solaris Bus & Coach has started the delivery of 15, 12-metre-long electric buses ordered by a Berlin public transport operator, the company announced on Tuesday.

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New bi-lingual book hailed as ‘love letter’ to one of Warsaw’s quirkiest streets

Laying bare the secrets and the stories behind Warsaw’s Hoża street, the new Polish-English language book is set to achieve cult status for its charming exploration of the city’s hidden side.

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