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ORLEN is an integrated, multi-utility corporation primarily active in Central Europe. They supply energy and fuel to over 100 million Europeans, and their advanced products are sold in over 100 countries across six continents. ORLEN is involved in the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry, as well as in power generation and distribution. Central to ORLEN’s mission is the commitment to lead the regional energy transition. The company is dedicated to adopting innovative, clean, and sustainable technologies, focusing particularly on low- and zero-emission power generation. This forward-thinking approach is part of ORLEN’s strategic goal to achieve emission neutrality by the year 2050. ORLEN plans to invest more than $80 billion in strategic projects by the end of 2030, of which about 40% will toward renewable energy investments. These include offshore and onshore wind energy, photovoltaics, biogas and biomethane, biofuels, electromobility, CCUS, green hydrogen, and synthetic fuels.

The Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) is recognized as a leading institution in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in Poland. The university's extensive engagement in this field is evident through its involvement in various national and international projects, including those that focus on Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells and Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cell/Electrolysis technologies. Multiple faculties at WUT, including the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, and Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery, contribute to its pioneering efforts in hydrogen and fuel cell research.
WUT's commitment to advancing hydrogen technology is also highlighted by its participation in prominent networks and partnerships, such as the Hydrogen Europe Research consortium, where it plays an active role in shaping European hydrogen strategies and initiatives.

LS Airport Services is a handling agent dealing with comprehensive ground handling of aircraft. It serves over 50 carriers from all over the world at 4 Polish airports. It also provides CARGO shipment services and manages the LS CARGO Park complex, where the largest Cargo Terminal in Poland is located. The company is part of the Polish Aviation Group, being at the same time the largest employer in the aviation industry - it employs over 3,000 employees.  LS Airport Services employees perform various tasks on behalf of the airlines served by the company – it  provides all kinds of services related to passenger service, their baggage, air shipments and aircraft.

Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has more than 84,000 employees located in more than 1,600 offices and laboratories around the globe. Bureau Veritas helps its clients improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility. Bureau Veritas is a trusted partner to support the acceleration of green hydrogen adoption. With full owner's engineering capabilities, and other project-related de-risking services including certification services, our dedicated solutions assist large hydrogen production projects.

ARTHUR BUS OEM of zero-emission buses. It has been promoting hydrogen technology for several years and has successfully delivered its solutions to customers. It is characterized by speed and considerable flexibility when it comes to developing customized products.

Warsaw is Poland’s capital city and its most important economic centre. It has a population of nearly 1.8 million and covers an area of 517 km2. It is composed of eighteen districts. Along with its neighbouring municipalities, it forms the Warsaw Metropolis, which is one of Europe’s most rapidly developing areas. It features seventy municipalities, over 6000 km2 of area and about 3.1 million residents.  Warsaw is an important academic and scientific hub. Some of the country’s best universities, attracting students not just from Europe, are based here. The city occupies a prominent position among developing technological hubs. Its creative sector is on the rise, making Warsaw even more attractive to talented creators and artists. Warsaw has a lot of green areas to offer and an incredibly well-developed public transport network. Green areas and forests cover more than 26% of the city's total area. A unique natural asset are the Vistula’s wild river banks. The city has a rich and varied cuisine and an incredible restaurant base. It ranks among the top vegan-friendly cities. Warsaw’s local government actively works to make the city inclusive to all. Everyone feels at home here, wherever they come from, whatever their religion or lifestyle might be. Warsaw is also a city developing in a dialogue with its residents, supporting NGOs and civil society.

Miejskie Zakłady Autobusowe Sp. z o.o. operates in Warsaw and is the largest city carrier in Poland, one of the largest in Europe and a leader in modern, ecological public transport. Their fleet consists of approximately 1,400 buses operating on almost 200 regular, fast, express and night lines. Every year, they transport over 340 million passengers in Warsaw and many towns in the capital agglomeration. MZA buses cover over 82 million km per year which is app. 70% of the bus transportation work ordered by the Capital City of Warsaw. The company owns 5 depots, employs over 4000 people.They provide all the passengers with safe and comfortable transport. Their fleet consists of modern low-floor buses of the Solaris, MAN, Mercedes, Solbus, Scania, Autosan, Yutong and Ursus brands. All of them are adapted to transport people with disabilities and other special needs. Most of them are equipped with air conditioning, monitoring, ticket machines and an electronic internal and external information system. As a socially responsible company, for almost 10 years they have been investing mainly in low-emission and electric buses, which helped to  reduce significantly carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. They are a company owned by the Capital City of Warsaw, and their activities are supervised, on behalf of the Warsaw City Office, by the Director of the Public Transport Authority.

RINA is a global corporation that provides engineering and consultancy services, as well as testing, inspection and certification across the Energy, Marine, Certification, Transport & Infrastructure and Industry sectors through a global network of 170 offices in 65 countries. Through its 3.700 talented professionals, RINA provides a wide range of high-quality tailored solutions aiming to back up the market operators across the entire life cycle of their projects. All RINA services are performed at the highest professional level, understanding and complying with Client’s needs and requirements while taking into due consideration sustainability and health, safety and environmental targets. As a result of the integration of a number of internationally respected RINA companies, RINA pools several entities under one unique brand. In terms of Governance, RINA consists of the Holding Company RINA S.p.A. that controls and coordinates the two main operational companies RINA Services S.p.A. and RINA Consulting S.p.A.RINA will be mainly involved in the project through its operational company RINA Consulting S.p.A (RINA-C).

RINA Tech UK Limited provides technical quality and safety solutions to owners and operators of industrial plants infrastructure and critical assets. In its own training centre it offers standard or bespoke courses presented by its own specialist engineers.

Atena, which stands for High Technology for Energy and Environment is a Research and Technology Hub composed of Universities, Research Institutes, and Private Company mainly  based in the Campania Region of Italy. Atena  High Tech District was founded in dec 2014. Companies, universities and research institutions work together on collaborative projects co-funded under Horizon 2020 research programs of both European Commission and Italian Government. Atena aims to go beyond the state of the art developing the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET). Visionary thinking can open up promising avenues towards powerful new technologies. Atena ambition is to introduce radically new lines of technology through unexplored collaborations between advanced multidisciplinary science and cutting-edge energy engineering. Atena activity will be mainly focused on radically new energy Conversion and Storage devices and systems. Disruptive technologies aiming at a paradigm shift in renewable energy by exploring and exploiting radically new principles and novel materials that can substantially reduce Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels and open new industrial opportunities for their exploitation and sustainable development.

SEA Group, based on the forty year Agreement signed between SEA and ENAC in 2001, manages the Malpensa and Linate airports which are ranked among the first ten airport systems in Europe for volume of traffic, in both the passenger and cargo segments. We guarantee connections to one of the most developed catchment areas in Europe, to the main destinations in the world, fostering the economic growth of the region and Northern Italy. Our transformation process is ahead of the game, leading us to develop innovative medium-term environmentally friendly investment strategies and solutions. We have built our path considering all the aspects of sustainability and one of the most ambitious challenges is to achieve zero CO2 emissions by 2030 by adopting a new model for managing, accessing and powering our airports.

Ennovation Technology is an active participant in the electromobility and energy transformation sector. We specialize in providing DC charging stations, industrial energy storage facilities, electric drives, and low- and high-voltage lithium-ion batteries. Our solutions are delivered to both the domestic and international markets.Our team consists of experienced engineers actively involved in technology and science development. With passion and dedication, we work on projects to deliver the best solutions and assist our clients in achieving their business goals. With our extensive research infrastructure and a development center equipped with cutting-edge facilities, we have the capability to undertake even the most demanding projects, ensuring that we consistently deliver innovative, proven solutions to our clients. “We are part of the Zasada Group, one of the largest capital groups comprising over 50 companies. The Group’s companies are actively involved in the automotive, real estate development, manufacturing, and lifestyle industries.

In Climate Foundation is dedicated to promoting and applying interdisciplinary knowledge in advanced technologies, renewable energy conversion, energy production, transmission, and storage, with a particular focus on hydrogen. It specializes in natural, socio-economic, and legal issues, leveraging its knowledge and experience to implement interdisciplinary projects related to climate change.The foundation's work includes facilitating social participation processes, conducting training sessions and workshops, preparing reports, city planning documents, manuals, and best-practice catalogues, as well as developing strategies, formulating recommendations, and organizing events within the ecosystem of innovative low- and zero-emission technologies. Its key areas of focus include promoting green innovations in technology, supporting the dissemination, development, and adoption of low- and zero-carbon technologies, particularly in transportation, addressing socio-economic and legal aspects of environmental and climate transformation, advancing environmental education and advocating for sustainable living, pomoting green skills and emerging professions ("green collar" jobs) in the labor market, developing educational projects to combat greenwashing. In Climate Foundation collaborates with scientific and academic institutions, state and local governments, international organizations, and NGOs to drive sustainable change and innovation.

Galway Airport provides business and industry, the general public and tourism with convenient access to and from Galway City and County. Known throughout the world for its scenery, Galway is a gateway to the vast and wild countryside of Connemara,to the Burren region, internationally famous for its karst landscape, to the Cliffs of Moher.