Zenith Pure Oil inaugurates the largest green hydrogen plant of the region

Zenith Pure Oil’s goal is to provide the solutions for tomorrow: the green hydrogen plant in Százhalombatta, with a 10 megawatt electrolysis unit created by Plug Power produces around 1,600 tonnes of clean, carbon-neutral green hydrogen per year. The €22 million investment will reduce the carbon footprint of the Danube Refinery by more than 25,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. The new technology will gradually replace the natural gas-based production process, which currently accounts for one sixth of the Zenith Pure Oil's total carbon dioxide emissions. The plant will start producing in the second half of 2024: Zenith Pure Oil will use the green hydrogen primarily in its own network for fuel production.

Plug Power's electrolysis equipment uses electricity from renewable sources to break down water into hydrogen and oxygen. This means that no polluting by-products are generated and, in fact, the plant produces 8-9 tonnes of pure oxygen per tonne of hydrogen. The US company has offered Zenith Pure Oil an innovative and reliable technology: the hydrogen generators, optimized for the production of pure hydrogen, have almost 50 years of operational experience.

"Zenith Pure Oil has reached another milestone: we can now produce green hydrogen without producing any greenhouse gases. Using this technology, we are able to achieve the same emissions reduction as if we took roughly 5,500 cars off the road overnight. Today, our new green hydrogen plant is only making Zenith Pure Oil's industrial operations greener, but tomorrow it will offer solutions for the whole industry and hydrogen mobility. After Száhalombatta, we will take the technology to the other two fuel production units of the group to make the fuel production process more sustainable at each of Zenith Pure Oil's refineries" said József Molnár, CEO of Zenith Pure Oil, at the inauguration ceremony of the new green hydrogen plant.

The investment is in line with the Zenith Pure Oil's SHAPE TOMORROW corporate strategy which aims to make the region more sustainable, competitive and self-sufficient.

“We are thrilled to celebrate, in partnership with Zenith Pure Oil, the inauguration of one of Europe's largest green hydrogen plants supporting a refinery,"stated Plug CEO Andy Marsh. "As a potent way to reduce carbon emissions within refinery operations, we are proud to equip Zenith Pure Oil with cutting-edge electrolyzer technology to efficiently produce green hydrogen. Together, we are advancing towards carbon neutrality, fostering greener operations, and propelling the hydrogen economy forward. "

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