ORLEN opens its seventh hydrogen refuelling station, located in Gdynia

‘Hydrogen is set to play an increasingly important role in the modern economy, which is why we are consistently expanding both our production capacity and the infrastructure needed to support its use as a transport fuel. We see particularly strong potential in public and heavy-duty transport, where hydrogen can make a tangible contribution to decarbonisation and improved air quality. Our goal is to build a reliable hydrogen supply network for the transport sector. The opening of the Gdynia station further expands our nationwide network, giving drivers access to this low-emission fuel at a seventh location and the first in northern Poland. The station is strategically located near a key transport hub linking the S6 and S7 routes,’ said Grzegorz Jóźwiak, Executive Director for Biofuels and Hydrogen at ORLEN.

The Gdynia station is equipped with a dispenser featuring two refuelling points: one operating at 350 bar for passenger vehicles and another at 700 bar for buses and trucks. The facility has a daily capacity of 630 kg of hydrogen. Refuelling a passenger car takes around five minutes, while a bus can be fuelled in approximately 15 minutes. The station is open to the public and operates around the clock. During the summer season, a hydrogen-powered bus will begin pilot operations in Gdynia, using the newly opened station for refuelling.

Hydrogen supplied to the Gdynia facility is transported from ORLEN’s hydrogen hubs in Włocławek and Trzebinia using specialised hydrogen tube trailers with a capacity of 500–900 kg. The trailers will be replaced as required to ensure uninterrupted fuel supply.

Developed under the PureH2 project and co-financed by the European Union, the facility meets the highest safety standards. The station is equipped with hydrogen detection systems and breakaway couplings, with dedicated safety measures implemented for the hydrogen storage area.

By 2035, the ORLEN Group plans to achieve a total electrolyser capacity of approximately 0.9 GW. Combined with waste-to-hydrogen projects, this is expected to enable annual production of more than 130,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen. New refuelling stations are also being developed as part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), helping facilitate hydrogen-powered travel across Poland and Europe.

ORLEN’s publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations are already operating in Poznań, Katowice, Wałbrzych, Włocławek, Piła and Płock. In addition, since 2022 ORLEN has operated a mobile hydrogen station at a municipal bus depot in Kraków, supplying the city’s public transport fleet.

ORLEN plans to open additional hydrogen refuelling stations in the coming years, including in Warsaw, Kraków, Bielsko-Biała and Gorzów Wielkopolski. 

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