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Poland and Germany lead the way: Hydrogen Poland as co-organizer and content partner of the Warsaw Climate Talks

  • Writer: Hydrogen Poland
    Hydrogen Poland
  • Nov 6
  • 2 min read
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🇵🇱🇩🇪 Poland and Germany can form the core of a regional hydrogen market


The energy transition is entering a new phase. That of hydrogen realism. It is no longer a question of whether hydrogen will become part of Europe’s decarbonization, but how to make this process technically, economically, and socially feasible.


On November 5, during the Warsaw Climate Talks organized by the Ambasada Niemiec w Warszawie in cooperation with Hydrogen Poland, experts from both countries showed that the green transition now depends on combining ambition with pragmatism.


Hydrogen: a key raw material for industrial decarbonization


Hydrogen remains one of the pillars of decarbonizing heavy industry: steel, chemical, and fertilizer production. Europe produces around 8 million tons of hydrogen annually, over 95% of which is gray, i.e., highly emissive. The shift to low-emission and green hydrogen will require hundreds of billions of euros in investment by 2040. Cost gaps between blue hydrogen (with CCS) and green hydrogen (from renewables) are narrowing, making green hydrogen a strategically more viable path. Especially alongside the growth of cheap renewables and local electrolyzers.


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Local production and imports: complementarity, not competition


The discussion often returned to balancing local production and imports. Germany plans a 9,000 km hydrogen network, considering imports from Canada, Africa and Australia, while investing heavily in domestic electrolysis. Poland is developing local hydrogen projects, including ORLEN’s 400 MW electrolyzers by 2030 and private initiatives like the 21 MW in Energetyczny Klaster Oławski. Local production may prove key to industrial sovereignty and technological competence. Importing hydrogen or ammonia without domestic production would mean losing part of the value chain. The future market must therefore combine imports for supply security with domestic production for resilience.


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Polish–German cooperation


Combining German long-term vision with Polish pragmatism can form the core of a regional H₂ market in Central and Eastern Europe. Cross-border projects: from the Poland–Germany hydrogen pipeline to joint storage and demand markets, can build the needed scale and investor confidence.


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