Solaris Bus & Coach SA has joined a consortium including battery system manufacturer and supplier to Solaris, and power generation and energy distributor, TAURON Polska Energia SA to implement a project titled ‘Second Life ESS’ aimed at creating a prototype system to store electric energy based on used bus batteries.

Solaris Bus & Coach SA has joined the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance. Its aim is to scale-up, by 2030, production and deployment of hydrogen as a fuel, produced by means of low-emission technologies and renewable energy sources.

Johnson Matthey Plc, a specialist chemicals company which manufactures catalysts, pharmaceutical materials, and pollution control systems, has confirmed its new battery cathode materials plant which is under construction, is to be powered solely by electricity from renewable sources from the very start of production.

As part of its mission to develop ‘intelligent trailers,’ Wielton SA, has announced it is now offering customers a broad range of advanced trailer telematics monitoring systems through cooperation with three proven specialists in this field ZF’s Wabco Transics1, BPW Idem2 and Webfleet Solutions3.

ZF Fleet Management Services, a division of ZF Friedrichshafen AG has signed a long-term agreement with Europe’s third largest trailer builder, Wielton SA to supply advanced telematics and real-time monitoring services.

Hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer, Ballard Power Systems is to expand the manufacturing capacity of its proprietary membrane electrode assemblies, or MEAs– a critical component of every fuel cell – by a factor of six in early 2021 at its headquarters in Vancouver.

Solaris Bus & Coach has confirmed its first order for two Urbino 12 hydrogen buses from Sweden: The buses have been bought by TransDev and will be operated on services in and around Sandviken from autumn 2021 by Transdev Sverige AB.

October 2020 saw MAN Truck & Bus AG start series production of its 12m solo version of its Lion’s City E bus at its dedicated city bus plant at MAN Bus Sp. z o. o. in Starachowice, Poland.

Solaris Bus & Coach has launched a new 15m battery-electric Urbino city bus, the Urbino 15 LE electric, which is aimed at both urban and intercity operation.

Solaris Bus & Coach SA says it is set to treble delivery of electric buses in Poland over the coming months.

Solaris Bus & Coach SA is to supply the first electric school bus in Poland.

Miejskie Przedsiebiorstwo Komunikacyjne S.A., the public transport operator for the city of Krakow, is purchasing 50, Solaris Urbino 18 electric buses from Solaris Bus & Coach SA, which are to be delivered by the Bolechowo-based bus builder within the year from when the contract was signed (May 25).