Poles pedal to power outdoor cinema as energy prices soar

People pedal stationary bikes and generate up to 50% of the energy at a pop-up outdoor cinema in a park in Warsaw, Poland September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

For Marek Kaszewek, 63, there's no better way to spend a Friday evening than watching a film, riding a bike and doing something good for the planet all at once.

"We are learning how to operate in a new world," he told Reuters as he pedaled a static bike with an eye on a screen showing him how much charge he was generating to show a film in Warsaw's central Pole Mokotowskie park.