Polsat Plus Group with funding from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
Polsat Plus Group's companies PAK-PCE Biopaliwa i Wodór and PAK-PCE Stacje H2 have signed a grant agreement with The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) for a hydrogen project. It includes the construction of 5 publicly accessible hydrogen refueling stations located along the roads of the TEN-T network (Trans-European Transport Network) and green hydrogen production facilities with a total capacity of 5 MW. The subsidy amounts to about PLN 64 million and was awarded under the CEF Transport - Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility program.
New publicly accessible NESO hydrogen refueling stations will enable the refueling of hydrogen buses, cars and trucks. The network of NESO hydrogen refueling stations is growing steadily - stations already in operation are located in Warsaw, Gdansk and Rybnik, and soon to be launched in Gdynia, Wroclaw and Lublin. These first investments are being made by Polsat Plus Group and ZE PAK with the support of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.
Investments in successive hydrogen refueling stations will facilitate the refueling of green vehicles and contribute to improving air quality. Green hydrogen is a clean and zero-emission fuel. Cars and buses running on hydrogen emit only "distilled" water vapor from the tailpipe. They do not emit exhaust fumes or toxic substances - in addition to CO2, these are primarily nitrogen oxides or particulate matter, especially fine PM 2.5 - and they further clean the air.
Polsat Plus Group is consistently pursuing a strategy to build zero- and low-carbon sources of electricity generation and a full hydrogen economy value chain. Green energy is being successfully produced from sun and wind, among other sources, and it will also be used for the production of green hydrogen. The construction of a hydrogen refueling station is another link in the hydrogen chain, which aims to spread the fuel to both institutional customers, such as municipal public transport companies, and individual customers who care about improving air quality and the health of the environment.
The funding was provided under the CEF Transport - Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Facility program, which aims to support the development of alternative fuel supply infrastructure, contributing to the decarbonization of transportation along the TEN-T trans-European transport network.
The network of hydrogen refueling stations of Polsat Plus Group and ZE PAK is being built under the NESO brand. The name comes from the first letters of "I don't emit fumes, I purify." NESO stations are currently among the most modern hydrogen refueling stations in Europe. The stations are largely self-sufficient in energy. Installed 19 kW solar panels power the stations, and 60 kWh energy storage facilities can store excess energy.
The NESO station is fully self-service. A passenger car is refueled with hydrogen about 3-4 minutes and this provides a range of about 650 km. A bus takes several minutes to refuel, and the range is about 450 km. Using a NESO station is similar to what we know from traditional stations. To refuel, one removes the "gun" from the dispenser, inserts it into the car or bus, presses a button and starts filling the tank.
Polsat Plus Group and the ZE PAK Group are also producing NesoBus hydrogen buses at their own factory in Świdnik, and are implementing a project to build an electrolyzer plant to produce hydrogen using alkaline and PEM-type electrolyzers. Ultra-ecological and extremely modern NesoBus buses are already running in Rybnik and Gdansk, an order for 26 vehicles for Chelm is in progress, and residents of many other cities have been able to use them on a test basis.
