EUROPE: MOL started producing green hydrogen in the largest plant in Central and Eastern Europe
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The Hungarian company MOL has started production in the largest green hydrogen plant in Central and Eastern Europe, which has a capacity of 10 megawatts. The facility is located inside the Dunărea Refinery in Százhalombatta, The plant will produce 1,600 tons of green, carbon-neutral hydrogen annually, which will be used for fuel production.
Thus, the carbon dioxide emissions of the Dunărea refinery will be reduced by 25,000 tons, an amount comparable to the annual carbon dioxide emissions generated by approximately 5,400 ordinary cars. The investment is part of MOL Group’s SHAPE TOMORROW corporate strategy to contribute to increasing sustainability, competitiveness and energy independence in the region.
The MOL Group inaugurated its new factory in Százhalombatta in April. Using the 10 megawatt electrolysis unit created by Plug Power. The necessary operations to start production were carried out, including the necessary pressure tests, inspection of the process control system, introduction and connection of electrolytic cells into the system, and the water treatment system was also commissioned.
Plug Power’s electrolysis equipment uses electricity from renewable sources to break down water into hydrogen and oxygen, meaning no polluting by-products are generated. The plant produces 8-9 tons of pure oxygen for every ton of hydrogen. The American company has provided MOL with an innovative and reliable technology: the hydrogen generators, optimized to produce pure hydrogen, have a history of almost 50 years of operational experience. “Green hydrogen is a clean and versatile energy source, which we currently use in fuel production to reduce our carbon footprint, and according to our plans, it will soon be able to be used in the transports. The production and use of green hydrogen contributes, in an innovative way, to the transition to green energy, which is a fundamental objective of MOL’s strategy. After Százhalombatta, we are planning similar facilities in Rijeka and Bratislava, the one in the capital of Slovakia to become operational in the second quarter of 2026″, said Ádám Horváth, vice president of New and Sustainable Businesses of the MOL Group. The installation in Százhalombatta, worth 22 million euros, will reduce the carbon footprint of the Danube refinery by more than 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year. The new technology will gradually replace the natural gas-based fuel production process, which currently generates a sixth of the MOL Group’s total carbon dioxide emissions.
