The money will go towards
Orlen’s ‘Clean Cities - Hydrogen mobility in Poland’ project, which encompasses the construction of 16 publicly accessible hydrogen refueling stations and green, renewable hydrogen production facilities in Poland.
According to Orlen, the European Commission announced the results of the CEF Transport Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility contest, which was run by the European Climate, Infrastructure, and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), and granted 42 projects in total funds amounting to EUR 424 million.
“One of the key elements of the energy transformation is the development of alternative fuels, among them hydrogen,” said Grzegorz Jozwiak, the director of the hydrogen and synthetic fuels technology office at Orlen.
“We observe that it (hydrogen) will play a major role, especially in manufacturing, heavy-duty transport, and public transport,” he added.
The Orlen Group is a multi-energy conglomerate with refineries in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania, as well as a network of service stations, including those in Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, and Austria.
It is developing its hydrocarbon, oil and gas extraction, petrochemical, and renewable energy segments and plans to develop nuclear power. It intends to commission at least one small SMR nuclear reactor by 2030.
Back in 2023, the Orlen Group's strategy until 2030 was updated, taking into account its priority goals following its earlier merger with Energa Group, Lotos Group, and PGNiG.
According to the document, the corporation plans to invest more than PLN 320 billion (EUR 74 bn) by the end of the decade, of which about 40% is to be allocated to green investments, such as offshore and onshore wind power, as well as photovoltaics, biogas and biomethane, biofuels, electromobility, and green hydrogen.
