On October 18, 2024, on the initiative of the AGH University of Science and Technology, the Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute, the Mineral Resources and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Orlen SA, a closed conference "Natural Hydrogen Day" was held in the auditorium of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, under the patronage of the Ministry of Climate and Environment.
The conference was also attended by Piotr Kosowicz, President of Uznamsko-Wolinska Dolina Wodorowa and EcoEnergyH2 Sp. z o. o.
During the conference, a broader technological and economic background was presented in terms of the share of hydrogen in the future energy mix, geological premises for the exploration of natural (white) hydrogen deposits, as well as the hydrogen potential and advancement of exploration and extraction works in the world (Australia, France, USA, Austria) and in the upstream segment in Poland.
The conference organizers are:
- AGH University of Science and Technology (Prof. Dr. Hab. Eng. Rafał Wiśniowski, AGH Vice-Rector for Cooperation),
- National Geological Institute – National Research Institute (Prof. Dr. hab. Krzysztof Szamałek, Director of PIG-PIB),
- Institute of Mineral Resources and Energy of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PhD, DSc, Eng. Magdalenena Wdowin, Acting Director of the Mineral Resources and Energy Economy Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences),
and industrial partner
- Orlen SA.(Dr. Eng. Wiesław Prugar, Member of the Management Board for Upstream ORLEN SA)
concluded an agreement establishing Polish Initiative for Natural Hydrogen, regarding joint participation in the search for natural hydrogen deposits in Poland.
The main goals of the cooperation include joint work in the field of: scientific research, selecting potential areas for searching for natural hydrogen deposits in Poland and developing technologies related to the potential exploitation of this raw material.
The locations of promising deposits in Poland are expected to be known in 1-2 years.
You can find more on this topic at: https://stooq.pl/n/?f=1641977
