Motor Oil launches Greece’s first public hydrogen station

Motor Oil launches Greece’s first public hydrogen station

Motor Oil has opened Greece’s first public hydrogen refuelling station under its AVIN brand, located near its refinery in Agioi Theodoroi. The €3 million project, co-funded by the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility, serves both light and heavy-duty vehicles.

For now, green hydrogen is supplied by Austria’s Wien Energie and delivered by Coral Gas. From 2026, Motor Oil plans to use hydrogen produced at its own facility currently under construction. The station was built by BFS, a Motor Oil subsidiary.

Two more stations are planned in Akrata and Thriasio, with funding secured. Hydrogen will also power the company’s refinery and lubricants arm, LPC.

Greece is also moving to introduce hydrogen-powered public transport through the TRIERES programme. OSY, Athens’ transit agency, plans to test hydrogen buses, with a larger order of 400 new buses (50 hydrogen-powered) underway.

Regulatory gaps have slowed adoption, with no current framework for registering hydrogen vehicles. Trial runs have used foreign plates.

Hydrogen Europe’s CEO Georgios Hatzimarkakis expects up to 20 stations in Greece and 380 across Europe. He noted prices (around €15/kg) will fall as surplus renewable energy is increasingly used.

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