Who will provide green hydrogen?

26 November 2021

Ukraine wants to be a key European provider of green hydrogen. If the plans with hydrogen will work, Ukraine may become main energy centre of the Three Seas Initiative area, building the economic power of the region.

We think of new opportunities for Ukraine which will enhance its energy security, economy and overall safety. Green hydrogen gives this possibility. Development of hydrogen energy industry in Ukraine is not just creating alternative energy source but a big European project which could definitely change the balance of power and alliances on the European continent. We should not consider the green hydrogen as a purely economic project. It is a political project and a very serious instrument of the European integration with Ukraine. With export of green hydrogen we will indissolubly bind the economies of Ukraine and the European Union– says Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba.

The thing is that for the time being there are several obstacles. A prosaic hindrance to a wide scale plans might be lack of water. According to calculations carried out by the Ukrainian Science Academy, as much as 288 billion m³ of hydrogen would come from freshwater biological resources. To make one cubic metre of hydrogen, 1.5-2 litres of water is needed, which means 432-576 million m³ of freshwater will be taken from the Ukrainian ecosystem per year.

What is more, what has left is difficult to be called water. The concentration of toxic compounds in the Ukrainian rivers exceeds maximum tolerances. Therefore, according to the forecast of the Institute for Water and Melioration, until 2050 Ukraine will have had to be forced to import drinking water.

Just in case, Germany has started to work on taking over the control of hydrogen supply from the Dnieper river area to the European Union markets.

In September, the operators of gas pipes from Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany – Operator GTS, EUSTREAM, NET4GAS and OGE presented a joint initiative “Central-European Hydrogen Corridor”. According to assumptions of the project, in 2030 120GWh of hydrogen per day would flow through Slovakia and Czech (bypassing Poland).
(source: forsal.pl)

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About the Three Seas Initiative in Davos

23 January 2026

About the Three Seas Initiative in Davos

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23 January 2026

Polish President Karol Nawrocki emphasized in Davos the strategic importance of the Three Seas Initiative as a key platform for infrastructural, economic, and geopolitical cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe. The opening speech of the panel „Three Seas Initiative: geostrategic business opportunities – a bridge to the future – from the Adriatic, the Baltic, the Black Sea to Asia” took place as part of the Leaders Forum powered by Poland during the World Economic Forum in Davos. Former polish president Andrzej Duda participated as well.

President Nawrocki noted that over the course of a decade the Three Seas Initiative has evolved from a political concept into a mature cooperation mechanism that has tangible impact on the regional development.

“Ten years ago, the Three Seas Initiative began as an idea. Up until today it has evolved into a strategic framework for regional transformation, and alliance of innovation and infrastructure, and a symbol of Central and South-Eastern Europe’s maturity and confidence on the world stage” – told the President.

In his address the President also emphasized the strong transatlantic anchoring of the Three Seas Initiative. He stressed that from the very beginning, the Initiative was conceived as an open project, strengthening cooperation between the European Union and partners outside Europe, particularly the United States. In this context, the Three Seas Initiative was presented as a “bridge” connecting a dynamically developing region with global capital, technology, and markets.

” The Three Seas Initiative has never been an inward-looking project (…) it has been strategically anchored in the transatlantic partnership that unites Europe and North America”.

The President drew attention to the geostrategic dimension of cooperation within the Three Seas region in the face of global challenges such as geopolitical instability, pressure on supply chains, and competition for resources. He pointed out that the development of modern infrastructure and the deepening of economic cooperation constitute the foundation of security and long-term growth.

The speech also had a strong economic dimension. The President of Poland underlined Poland’s ambitions to strengthen its position in the global economy and its aspirations to join the G20, highlighting the growing role of the Three Seas region as one of the engines of growth in Europe. At the same time, he invited international investors to actively participate in projects implemented under the framework of the Initiative.

During the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Karol Nawrocki also met with President of the United States Donald Trump. The main topics of their talks were security and economic issues.

THE PRESIDENT’S SPEECH IS AVAILABLE HERE

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