The Crossroads of Czech Hydrogen Transformation. Have We Missed The Polish Hydrogen Train?
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HYDROGEN
million zloty gained from the Union will
be matched by another million from
Warsaw. -Your Minister.” This is how
the performance of the minister could
be summed up in a single headline.
The Polish minister then wasted no
time and transitioned into praising the
train manufacturer PESA Bydgoszcz for
their progress in developing a hydrogen
powered train set, offering people in the
front row the opportunity to order some
of the first batches. The announcement
of the “Central Hydrogen Valley,” or
the Polish Hydrogen Valley only then
solidified their efforts.
When it comes to hydrogen technologies,
the future development of central Europe
may be determined by the mindset of
Polish businesses supported by the Polish
government. Seeing as Polish ministers
ask “when and how?” instead of “why
and if.” Thwb they transfer this same
dedication into the actual implementation
of the technology. While Czechs and
Slovaks are actively discussing provisions
of the delegated act, RED III. regulations,
or support parameters of the hydrogen
bank, our Polish colleagues simply
ignore all of this. Generally, this same
attitude is given to almost all European
regulations. While this becomes the
central pillar to the discussion in Czechia,
followed by a dispute about how “we
cannot” and an unhealthy obsession
with the implementation of regulations
into the Czech law, the Poles are not
interested in limiting themselves with
regulations. They want to see CAPEXes
and to put it bluntly, that is why they send
Morawiecky to Brussels to sort it all out.
When it comes to hydrogen
technologies, the future development
of central Europe may be determined
by the mindset of Polish businesses
supported by the Polish government.
Seeing as Polish ministers ask “when
and how?” instead of “why and if.”
Then they transfer this same dedication
into the actual implementation
of the technology. While Czechs
and Slovaks are actively discussing
provisions of the delegated act, RED
III. regulations, or support parameters
of the hydrogen bank, our Polish
colleagues simply ignore all of this.
Generally, this same attitude is given
to almost all European regulations.
While this becomes the central pillar
to the discussion in Czechia, followed
by a dispute about how “we cannot”
and an unhealthy obsession with
the implementation of regulations
into the Czech law, the Poles are not
interested in limiting themselves with
regulations. They want to see CAPEXes
and to put it bluntly, that is why they
send Morawiecky to Brussels to sort it
all out.
The mindset, available capacity
and the fulfillment of visions are
probably the largest comparative
advantages of the emerging Polish
hydrogen market. On the other hand,
Poland lacks personnel security,
experience management, as well as
the ability to build solution teams with
an adequate amount of knowledge
and expertise. Poland is well aware
of this, as evidenced by numerous
trips of Polish head-hunters to foreign
countries. Meanwhile, particularly
in Czechia, the pride of the national
energetics company management ČEZ
could at least write up a brochure on
the topic. We need to make use of this
opportunity to not play second fiddle to
the new wave of European economics
and no longer remain as passive
listeners at conferences organized by
Polish pioneers. We have not missed
the Polish hydrogen train just yet,
however the revving at the starting line
is becoming quite deafening.
Text: Mgr. Vladimír Maryška
Foto: Moravskoslezský kraj
“Dear Universies,
Prepare yourselves.
I expect development.”