Students from Kraków University of Technology have started tests of a bolide containing a hybrid hydrogen-electric engine. It was engineered in four months by 10 members of the Combustion Engines Science Club supervised by Łukasz Rodak Ph.D.Eng. at the Motor Vehicles Faculty. They constructed everything from the scratch based on many years’ research of the…
Łukasiewicz-Poznań Institute of Technology (Łukasiewicz-PIT) is preparing to start testing its new underground car charging station for electric vehicles (EVs) in April 2025. The innovative charger developed in collaboration with Czysta Polska NGO combines convenience with aesthetic integrity of urban spaces, as it is designed to be fully integrated into the surroundings with only a…
With ambitious strategies and groundbreaking projects, Poland is transforming its energy landscape, paving the way for a greener, more self-reliant future powered by hydrogen. Demanding StrategyNowadays, about 90 percent of hydrogen is produced and used in the fertilizer and refining industries, but its future lies in the power industry and production from renewable sources, primarily…
In November, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) signed a Letter of Intent to provide a $1 billion loan to the state company Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe Sp. z o.o. for the construction of Poland’s first AP1000 nuclear power plant. The plant will be built in collaboration with the consortium of Westinghouse Electric Company and…
Poland has been intensively working on developing its own nuclear power production over the last decade, but Polish research in nuclear technologies spans more than 70 years. In 1955, the Polish Academy of Sciences opened the Nuclear Research Institute in Świerk near Warsaw. The first reactor, named Ewa, was launched in 1958 and operated for…
Polish company Dospel has engineered a compact wind turbine Dragon producing household energy which can be fitted anywhere on a roof, on a wall or in a garden. Its vanes rotate around vertical axis and are not susceptible to wind changes. Dragon is equipped with AI control that optimises turbine work and ensures maximum output…
Laurentis Energy Partners (Laurentis), a leading provider of nuclear services, has entered into an agreement with Poland’s ORLEN Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) to pave the way for the development and deployment of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in Poland. The agreement, valued at up to $40 million, marks a significant step toward enhancing Poland’s clean…
The state-owned Industrial Development Agency (ARP) will construct a hydrogen production plant in the industrial region of Silesia, southwestern Poland, as a joint venture with two other partners. The technology partner has already been selected. With the estimated cost of EUR 1.5 – 2 billion, ARP intends to seek funding from the European Hydrogen Bank….
On 19 September 2024 AE Elemental, a joint venture between US-based Ascend Elements and Poland-based Elemental Strategic Metals, opened EV (electric vehicles) batteries recycling plant in Zawiercie, marking a significant step forward in Europe’s EV battery supply chain. This newest and one of the largest battery recycling facilities in Europe has the capacity to process…
Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) is building the biggest European energy storage in Żarnowiec close to its 40-years-old pumped storage power plant. The innovative large-scale project to supply 263 MW and minimum output 900 MWh is a milestone in Poland’s energy transformation. The storage will be four times bigger than the present biggest in Europe of…
In September 2023 Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel Corporation created a consortium to deliver to the Polish state nuclear operator Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe S.A. the first Polish nuclear plant in Choczewo Commune at Baltic seaside. The plant with three AP1000 reactors is expected to produce 3750 Mwe since 2040. It will contain one of the…
On 10 May 2024 the Minister of Climate and Environment issued the decision-in-principle to Świętokrzyska Grupa Przemysłowa Industria in Kielce for construction of the first nuclear power plant containing Small Modular Reactor in Rolls-Royce SMR technology with spent nuclear fuel storage as the plant’s integral part. The document entitles Industria to apply for further administrative…
