At the Százhalombatta refinery of MOL, a 10 megawatt capacity green hydrogen plant—the largest in Central and Eastern Europe—has started producing. The facility produces 1,600 tonnes of clean, carbon-neutral green hydrogen per year which is used for fuel production reducing the Danube Refinery’s carbon dioxide emissions by 25,000 tonnes, as much as the annual carbon dioxide emissions of roughly 5400 typical cars.

The 10 megawatt electrolysis unit was created by Plug Power. Necessary tasks to start production were carried out, including necessary pressure tests, inspection of the process control system, insertion and connection of the electrolytic cells into the system, and the water treatment system was put into operation as well.

The new technology will gradually replace the natural gas-based production process, which currently accounts for one sixth of MOL Group’s total carbon dioxide emissions.