PKN Orlen launches international hydrogen program
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Poland’s ORLEN Group announced the launching of HYDROGEN EAGLE, an investment program to develop an international chain of hydrogen hubs powered by renewable energy sources and build facilities to convert municipal waste into zero and low-emission hydrogen. The project also provides for the construction of more than 100 hydrogen refueling stations for individual, public, and cargo transport, according to the company’s press release.
Covering Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the plan will allow ORLEN Group to achieve an annual hydrogen production capacity of approximately 50,000 tonnes by 2030. As for the filling infrastructure, 54, 22 and 26 hydrogen refueling stations will be built in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, respectively.
The program provides for the construction of six new RES-powered hydrogen hubs: two in Poland, two in the Czech Republic, and one in Slovakia, including plans to build a hydrogen electrolysis plant to which electricity will be supplied from the Baltic Power offshore wind farm. The plan also envisages the construction of three plants for converting municipal waste into low-emission hydrogen, to be located in Płock and Ostrołęka in Poland and in the Czech Republic.
