Hydrogen Without Labels: HySPARK and ORLEN’s Vision for Practical Decarbonisation
In a recent interview, ORLEN’s Grzegorz Jóźwiak emphasises that the future of hydrogen depends on reducing emissions—not its colour. The HySPARK project reflects this approach by implementing low-emission hydrogen solutions in transport and airport logistics.
In an interview with Gazeta Prawna, Grzegorz Jóźwiak, Director of the Office forHydrogen Technologies and Synthetic Fuels at ORLEN S.A., highlights that Polandis the fifth-largest producer of hydrogen globally, but that its production isstill based mainly on steam reforming.
GrzegorzJóźwiak emphasizes that one of the key challenges today is creating conditionsfor testing and implementing innovative hydrogen technologies. The HySPARKproject responds to this need—bringing together 15 partners from four countriesin a joint effort co-funded with nearly €9 million from the EU's Clean HydrogenPartnership.”
HySPARK (Hydrogen Solutions for euroPean Airports& Regional Kinetics) aims to establish a scalable, low-emission hydrogenecosystem focused on fostering decarbonisation of transport, especially aroundairport infrastructure.
The project will develop and test hydrogen-powered vehicles, includingcity buses for Warsaw’s public transport operator (MZA) and ground-handlingtractors at Warsaw Chopin Airport. The vehicles will be powered by hydrogen produced at ORLEN’s hub in Włocławek[Go3] [BK4] . A dedicated refuelling station at the airport isplanned for completion in 2026 .
HySPARK is also the first initiative under theMazovian Hydrogen Valley—a regional cluster launched by ORLEN, currentlyassociating over 40 organisations. Theproject has been awarded the Mission Innovation Certificate.
HySPARK is fully aligned with ORLEN’s long-termstrategy to build over 100 hydrogen refuelling stations across Poland, theCzech Republic, and Slovakia by 2030. These concrete [Go9] [BK10] steps are helping to decarbonisetransport and industry—regardless of how the hydrogen is labelled.
Watch the full interview with Grzegorz Jóźwiak here:
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