Hungarian, Polish, Ukrainian, and Czech hydrogen and gas industry experts talked about green hydrogen, which can be used more and more widely and is becoming more and more attractive, despite the large fluctuations in natural gas prices. The debate on the future structure of the Central and Eastern European hydrogen market raised interesting proposals.
Dr. Attila Nyikos, professional advisor of the Hungarian Hydrogen Technology Association and director of HUN-REN TKI, represented the Association at the 33rd international economic forum in Karpacz.
In the panel discussion “Natural gas or hydrogen distribution” held on the third day of the forum, in addition to the Hungarian Hydrogen Association, Polish, Ukrainian, and Czech hydrogen and gas industry experts talked about how they see the opportunities of the coming period. The aim of the panel was also to reveal the cooperation currently taking place in the region in the field of natural gas and to indicate the prospects for the development of the market in relation to both hydrogen and biogas. During the conversation, the possibility of the cessation of Russian natural gas coming through Ukraine due to economic considerations came to the fore, as well as the construction of a Ukrainian, Slovak, Czech and German hydrogen network and its economic role and reality.
The experts participating in the panel discussion confirmed that green hydrogen produced from renewable energy, primarily from the sun and wind, can become an increasingly attractive energy carrier, which can be widely used in energy storage and transportation, among other things, in the face of changing geostrategic conditions and large fluctuations in natural gas prices. For this reason, the debate on the future structure of the Central and Eastern European hydrogen market raised interesting proposals for business and public administration, determining future investment opportunities in this area.
