CEE Bankwatch’s May 2026 report, Hydrogen buses in Poland: Where did it all go wrong?, is useful because it moves the hydrogen bus debate out of the brochure and into the depot. It is not another model of what hydrogen might cost in 2035. It is a record of what … [continued]
Chatgpt generated illustration showing Poland’s experience with hydrogen buses as a high-cost detour that delayed faster cost reductions for battery electric buses.
Arthur Bus’s collapse in Poland marks the end of a story that had been quietly unraveling for some time. A hydrogen bus startup backed by public funding, municipal orders, and a planned manufacturing footprint failed before delivering a single customer vehicle. Twenty buses ordered by the city of Lublin were … [continued]
Warsaw's MZA has added 50 electric buses from Solaris. Warsaw has one of the largest electric bus fleets in Europe. (Photo from MZA.)
My comparative review of eight Polish municipal projects purchasing hydrogen buses under the EU-funded Green Public Transport program reveals a systemic failure to apply the Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle. Seven out of eight cities skipped any energy or cost-efficiency comparison with battery-electric buses (BEVs), even though EU law explicitly … [continued]
ChatGPT generated: A visual metaphor of Spain’s hydrogen mobility plan heading in the wrong direction, as the “Spanish Hydrogen Strategy” truck passes a clear “Wrong Way” sign on the highway
The European Commission’s latest funding decision for alternative fuels infrastructure landed with a strange twist. On paper, the bloc approved support for 38 new hydrogen refueling stations spread across the continent. In practice, almost all of them are going to a single country. Spain secured roughly four out of five … [continued]
Lyten announces it has completed the acquisition of Northvolt Dwa in Gdańsk, Poland, the largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) manufacturing facility in Europe. Lyten is immediately restarting production and product development from Northvolt Dwa and targets sales before year end. Lyten is on track to complete the acquisition of … [continued]
Chatgpt generated image of Poland’s abandoned Żarnowiec nuclear site contrasted with today’s successful wind farms
Poland stands at a crossroads in its energy transition, with decisions today shaping its economy and security for decades to come. The government has committed to building 6 to 9 GW of nuclear power, beginning with three AP1000 reactors on the Baltic coast, but delays and financing uncertainty already suggest … [continued]
Development of EV charging infrastructure in Central-Eastern Europe — is it rapid enough? In order to answer this question, let’s have a detailed look at the biggest market of Central-Eastern Europe. As of spring 2025, Poland has about 9,300 publicly accessible charging points, nearly 3,000 of which are fast DC … [continued]
· NIO plans to expand into Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, Poland, and Romania as the next step in its European growth journey. · NIO introduces a multi-brand offering with NIO and firefly to reach new user groups. · Partnerships with local distributor groups set the foundation for expansion. Munich, Germany— NIO, … [continued]
ChatGPT generated this panoramic image to illustrate Poland’s transportation energy challenge—dense urban traffic in Warsaw highlighting the urgent need for electrification
Poland’s energy story is both a cautionary tale and an inspiring narrative about how a nation heavily dependent on coal has managed to diversify its energy mix significantly within just a few decades. Back in 1990, Poland was essentially synonymous with coal energy, relying on it for nearly three-quarters of … [continued]
I just wrote an article about how much China dominates the world solar PV market. Though, looking through the Snapshot of Global PV Markets report from the International Energy Agency’s Photovoltaic Power Systems Program (IEA PVPS), a few other charts stood out to me at least as much as the … [continued]
