ORLEN to deploy its first hydrogen stations in Poland
To be located at an existing ORLEN service stations in Poznań and Katowice, ORLEN's first two refuelling points will serve buses and passenger cars.
PKN ORLEN announced it has commenced the process to select a contractor to build its first hydrogen refuelling stations in Poland. To be located at existing ORLEN service stations in Poznań and Katowice, both refuelling points will serve buses and passenger cars, according to a company's press release.
The refuelling station locations were selected as a result of agreements made with local governments interested in developing zero-emission public transport. Public transport vehicles will be refuelled at a pressure 350 bar, and passengers car at 700 bar. Demand at each location is estimated to be between 450 kg and 600 kg of hydrogen per day, depending on the size of the bus fleet.
The group is also set to start the construction of high-purity hydrogen production sources in Poland, located in Trzebinia and Włocławek. The hub in Trzebinia is under construction and will become operational by the end of 2021. The project to build a hydrogen hub in Włocławek has entered the final stage of procurement, with construction due to start later this year.
Besides Poland, PKN ORLEN is at an advanced stage of deployment of three hydrogen stations in the Czech Republic. Two stations, in Prague and Litvinov, are due to start commercial operation by the end of 2021, with further stations, on the D10 motorway in Prague, Brno and Plzeň, to open in 2022.
PKN ORLEN’s refuelling station network will be rolled out building on its experience gained in Germany – two hydrogen refuelling points have been in operation at ORLEN stations in that country since 2017.
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