Europe's largest hydrogen producer Ineos said Monday it will invest more than 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) in electrolysis plants to produce green, free hydrogen. of carbon across Europe.

The first stations will be built in Norway, Germany and Belgium over the next 10 years, with plans to build others in Britain and France, the company said in a statement published by Reuters. The statement did not specify the total duration of the investment

The company added that it intends to work closely with governments within the European Union, which has made hydrogen a key part of its plan to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The company said last month it would convert its Scottish petrochemical plant and oil refinery in Grangemouth to run on hydrogen at a cost of more than 1 billion pounds ($1.4 billion) to completely eliminate carbon emissions. by 2045.