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“Hydrogen is the fuel of the future and we need specialists who will help create this future.” This was Daniel Obajtek’s fitting description of the current situation in the Polish energy sector. The actual focus of the German-Polish industry conference in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany, where the chairman of PKN Orlen made the statement in April 2023, was on digitalization and the energy transition. Nevertheless, it quickly became apparent that Germany and Poland are facing very similar challenges particularly when it comes to the shortage of skilled labor – especially in relation to building a viable hydrogen economy.
