Orlen, Poland's biggest state-owned fuel concern, has received EUR 62 million in non-refundable EU funding for the construction of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, the company announced on Thursday.The money will go towards Orlen's 'Clean Cities - Hydrogen mobility in Poland' project, which encompasses the construction of 16 publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling 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.He added: "We observe that it (hydrogen - PAP) will play a major role especially in manufacturing, heavy-duty transport and public transport."  (ICE VARSAVIA)

Fonte notizia: PAP