Gorzów Wielkopolski: ORLEN with its eighth hydrogen fueling station
In short:
ORLEN has opened another hydrogen station in Gorzów Wielkopolski
This is the eighth facility of this type operated by the state-owned company in Poland
The 24/7 service point is designed for passenger cars, buses, and trucks,
The dispensers operate at pressures of 700 and 350 bar
The facility can serve around 30 passenger cars and 10 buses per day
ORLEN for the eighth time
ORLEN is expanding its national hydrogen refueling network. Gorzów Wielkopolski joins existing stations in Poznań, Katowice, Wałbrzych, Włocławek, Pila, Płock, and Gdynia. The new facility located at al. 11 Listopada 148 was opened within an existing gas station and is available to customers around the clock.
The investment is important not only for private car drivers but also for operators handling public and heavy transport. The station is equipped with two fueling systems. For private cars, there are dispensers that operate at 700 bar pressure, while buses and trucks have stations that supply fuel at 350 bar pressure. According to Orlen, filling a private car takes up to five minutes, while it takes about fifteen minutes for a bus or truck. The facility can serve around 30 private cars and 10 buses per day, according to the company.
As Grzegorz Jóźwiak, Orlen’s executive director for biofuels and hydrogen, emphasizes, infrastructure development is a necessary condition for promoting hydrogen technologies in transportation.
– Hydrogen is playing an increasingly important role in transportation, so we are continuously developing infrastructure to harness the potential of this fuel across various market segments. The opening of a station in Gorzów Wielkopolski represents another step in expanding ORLEN’s publicly accessible network and a key milestone on its roadmap. The solutions implemented allow for simultaneous refueling of all types of vehicles, enhancing the facility’s functionality and accessibility to users – said Jóźwiak.
A company representative also announced further expansion of the network. As we reported in June on Elektromobilni.pl, Orlen is preparing additional locations to cover more cities and key transportation corridors across the country.
Where does the fuel come from?
The hydrogen supplied to the Gorzów station originates from Orlen’s hydrogen hub in Włocławek. The facility itself was built as part of the second phase of the “Clean Cities – Hydrogen Mobility in Poland” project, co-financed by the European Union through the Connecting Europe Facility – Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (CEF AFIF). This program aims to support the development of alternative fuel infrastructure and accelerate the decarbonization of transportation.
The opening of the Gorzów station is part of ORLEN’s broader efforts to develop a national hydrogen ecosystem. In addition to fueling infrastructure, the company is also investing in building skills for the sector. Recall that at the end of June, the fourth edition of the Hydrogen Academy concluded — an educational program aimed at students and graduates interested in future technologies.
“Four editions of the Hydrogen Academy have shown how important it is to combine academic knowledge with practical experience. We want participants to learn about technologies and processes not only in class but also in a real working environment,” emphasized Marcin Wasilewski, Orlen’s Vice President for Development and Investments, at the time.
In this year’s edition of the program, 30 students and graduates from technical universities in Poland and abroad participated. A total of 120 people have completed the Academy over its four editions. According to ORLEN, 15 graduates completed internships at ORLEN Group, while 10 started working on projects related to renewable hydrogen production, hydrogen certification, and the development of synthetic fuels.
Conclusions and plans
The development of refueling infrastructure and investments in talent demonstrate that this Płock-based company views hydrogen not only as a fuel for transportation but also as one of the pillars of future energy transformation. In the coming years, the network of stations is set to expand with new locations in cities such as Warsaw, Kraków, and Bielsko-Biała. As part of the third phase of the “Clean Cities” project, preparations are also underway to build facilities in Gdańsk, Szczecin, Rzeszów, and Łódź.
Oskar Włostowski
