CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
HYDROIZATION OF THE ECONOMY - NFEPWM
Part 1) Investments in hydrogen technologies, production, storage and transport of hydrogen
a) Construction of low-emission/renewable hydrogen generation capacity
from 01/01/2024 to 28/02/2024
b) Construction of hydrogen infrastructure
from March 1, 2024 to April 30, 2024
c) Industrial use of renewable or low-emission hydrogen to decarbonise the process
from March 1, 2024 to April 30, 2024
Part 2) Support for IPCEI Hydrogen projects
from 01/01/2024 until stocks last
Part 3) Support for projects related to innovative hydrogen-powered transport units
from 01/01/2024 to 28/02/2024
Beneficiaries
Entrepreneurs within the meaning of the Act of March 6, 2018, as amended died Law of entrepreneurs (i.e.: Journal of Laws of 2021, item 162), who have their registered office or branch in the territory of the Republic of Poland.
Types of projects - types of investments
The program is dedicated to investments in hydrogen technologies and associated infrastructure. Projects involving generation, storage, low-emission transport systems, including renewable hydrogen using the transmission and distribution network, and then using it as a final product (transport, industry, heating and professional, industrial and distributed energy in electricity generation systems) and as a substrate in industrial processes, including hydrogen energy storage, for the production of synthetic fuels and energy carriers.
Categories of projects to be implemented:
a) Construction of low-emission/renewable hydrogen generation capacity, e.g.:
- construction of installations producing renewable hydrogen;
- construction of installations producing low-emission hydrogen;
The investment may include only elements directly related to the implemented technology, e.g. renewable energy installation, electrolyser, hydrogen buffer storage subsystem, hydrogen production installation, dedicated hydrogen transmission/distribution infrastructure, on-site storage, hydrogen refueling stations with generation capacity.
b) Construction of hydrogen infrastructure, e.g.:
- construction, extension and modernization of transmission and distribution networks for the transport of hydrogen,
- construction of hydrogen storage facilities with technical infrastructure enabling its storage and injection.
The investment may include only elements directly related to the implemented technology, e.g. hydrogen transmission infrastructure, underground storage facilities, storage of liquefied or other hydrogen, including regasification and depressurization, conversion of gas infrastructure into hydrogen infrastructure.
c) Industrial use of renewable or low-emission hydrogen to reduce the carbon footprint of the process, e.g.:
- use of hydrogen in energy-intensive processes,
- use of hydrogen to produce electricity and heat,
- use of hydrogen as a substrate in chemical processes (e.g. ammonia production).
The investment may include only elements directly related to the implemented technology, e.g. hydrogen storage facilities, equipment, machines for the implementation of industrial production processes using renewable or low-emission hydrogen (it is necessary to ensure that only renewable or low-emission hydrogen is used throughout the entire investment life cycle).
Forms of co-financing
1) subsidy
2) a loan
Co-financing intensity
1) co-financing in the form of subsidies in accordance with the maximum intensity of public aid indicated in the relevant regulation specifying the detailed conditions for granting support;
2) co-financing in the form of a loan: up to the difference between the value of eligible costs and the amount of co-financing in the form of a subsidy granted for the project;
3) for projects implemented in the "project finance" formula, there is a requirement of the Applicant's own funds of at least 15% of the eligible costs of the project (provided that own funds do not include: bank loans, bond issues, owner loans, loans granted by other entities etc.), contributed in the form of a share of the share capital covered by a cash contribution;
4) in a situation where the co-financing does not constitute state aid, the co-financing intensity
– up to 85% of eligible costs, with the proviso that the amount of support granted in the form of a subsidy for a single project may not exceed 40% of the call for proposals budget.
Funding conditions
1) minimum value of eligible costs: PLN 10 million;
2) loan amount: up to PLN 300 million.
The condition for launching recruitment under the Zero Emission Energy System Program Hydrogenization of the economy is the availability of funds under the National Reconstruction Plan.
