Decarbonisation needs action at global and local level

The 18^th HyTruck Breakfast Briefing was held on 5^th March 2025 with approximately 40 participants present during the meeting.

The event was hosted by Jurgita Rimkuvienè, chief advisor from the Future Mobility Policy Group at the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania, one of the HyTruck project partners.

As an introduction, Ms. Rimkuvienè provided an overview of the hydrogen development situation in Lithuania. Currently there is implementation of green hydrogen production ongoing in Vilnius and Klaipeda. The projects are expected to be completed during 2026. Lithuania is still lacking an operational hydrogen refueling station, and the projects in Vilnius and Klaipeda are expected to provide a solution to this.

As first speaker, Mr. Bart Biebuyck CEO of the Green Energy Park introduced the audience to Green Energy Park, which is a decarbonization partner to global industry consisted of a group of companies with an interest towards hydrogen solutions and sustainability. Green Energy Park operates in 39 countries, with a strong presence in Europe, but also in Africa, Asia and South America.

Mr. Biebuyck provided several examples of the Green Energy Park projects in various regions, most notably Brazil, where the production cost for green hydrogen is low in global comparison. There are three project locations called Giga Parks in Brazil with specific focus for each site:

• Maranhão, green steel production
• Piauí, ammonia production
• Sergipe, hydrogen carrier production, where also 5,4 GW of power will be produced

The sites have been selected for their existing infrastructure and strategic partnerships, such as  collaborating with Electrobras, to achieve cost-effective production and export to markets outside Brazil.

In Europe Green Energy Park has an import terminal in Croatia from where transportation elsewhere in Southern and Central Europe is quite effective. Croatia was selected as import location for the port depth, which allows large vessels to dock safely. The site is also a part of the North Adriatic H₂ Valley.

Subsequently, Mr. Mindaugas Zakaras introduced MT Group, a daughter company of Green Energy Park, detailing their history, expertise in natural gas and LNG infrastructure, and their expansion into hydrogen infrastructure projects.

He then presented the companys’ hydrogen production and refueling infrastructure projects in Lithuania, including the construction of an electrolyzer facility in Klaipeda port, emphasizing the importance of developing local hydrogen infrastructure and regulations. The Klaipeda port site will produce green hydrogen for refueling ships, trucks and buses in the future.

In addition to presenting the Klaipeda project Mr. Zakaras presented MT Groups other significant projects around Europe. These consist of LNG infrastructure, heater facilities, carbon capture solutions and biogas infrastructures.

In the Q and A session Mr. Biebuyck and Mr. Zakaras addressed questions about the electrolyzer suppliers, the impact of Brazilian imports and the general readiness for transitioning to green hydrogen in Lithuanian industry. Mr. Zakaras emphasized the need for technical capabilities and the regulatory support for the transition.

The next HyTruck Breakfast Briefing meeting will be held on the 2^nd of April at 9:00 CET. It will be hosted by the Chalmers University of Technology. If you wish to receive an invitation to the breakfast briefings, register here.

In addition, there is a HyPOP webinar on March 20^th focusing on stakeholder engagement and best practices for especially reaching out to the non-technical audiences that have an interest in hydrogen related topics.

Download presentations:

• Bart Biebuyck, Green Energy Park
• Mindaugas Zakaras, MT Group

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