H2 truck CATHyOPÉ keeps being tested
H2 truck CATHyOPÉ keeps being tested Under the supervision of the new project manager, engineer Nicolas Hatat, the hydrogen-powered truck alternates between a series of drives in private enclosures, loaded…
Inocel launches a high-power fuel cell
Inocel launches a high-power fuel cell The company founded by Mike Horn and the CEA has announced its first commercial product: a 300 kW fuel cell suitable for the stationary,…
Rolls-Royce and Easyjet test an H2 engine
Rolls-Royce and Easyjet test an H2 engine The British luxury automobile maker and the low-cost airline have announced a world first in aviation. The two partners have powered a modern…
Limoges to switch to H2 buses in 2025
Limoges to switch to H2 buses in 2025 The urban community of Limoges has decided to put 13 H2 powered buses to use between 2025 and 2028. They will be…
Hylight launches the hydrogen airship
Hylight launches the hydrogen airship This start-up, which was founded this very summer, proposes to replace helicopters with a zero-emission airship to monitor sensitive infrastructures such as gas pipelines and…
Sorigny’s refuelling station will open in summer 2023
Sorigny’s refuelling station will open in summer 2023 The federation of municipalities ‘Touraine Vallée de l'Indre’ (Centre Region) has announced the start of construction works on the hydrogen refuelling station…
Qairos was awarded a prize at the “Salon des Maires”
Qairos was awarded a prize at the “Salon des Maires” Qairos was awarded a prize at the “Salon des Maires”A boost for the biomass-based H2 sector: the start-up Qairos Energies,…
225 hydrogen refuelling stations in France in 2025?
225 hydrogen refuelling stations in France in 2025? This is the calculation made by France Hydrogène following an enquiry, as revealed by the Journal du Dimanche. While by the end…
Hyvia takes part in the ‘Salon des Maires’
For the second year in a row, Hyvia is taking part in the 'Salon des Maires et des Collectivités Locales' *, from 22 to 24 November in Paris. This will…
H2site mechanises new membranes
H2site mechanises new membranes The Spanish company has just inaugurated its first palladium alloy membrane plant in Gascony (Southwestern France). This technology will make it possible to obtain hydrogen at…
Europe and the CDC pay for H2 refuelling stations
Europe and the CDC pay for H2 refuelling stations In partnership with the “Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC)” (the French Deposit and Consignments fund), Europe is allocating more than…
Plastic Omnium: a 3 billion target for hydrogen in 2030
Plastic Omnium: a 3 billion target for hydrogen in 2030 Plastic Omnium, which has invested more than €300 million in hydrogen since 2015 and plans to devote €100 million more…
Hyperion at the Los Angeles show
Hyperion at the Los Angeles show The start-up is exhibiting its hydrogen hypercar, as well as a refuelling station. It will also present its outlook of the ecosystem. Yes, car…
Occitania region claims access to the hydrogen pipeline
Occitania region claims access to the hydrogen pipeline In a joint open letter, 25 parliamentarians from the Occitania region called out to President Macron. They are concerned about the gas pipeline…
Vinci Airports is making progress on hydrogen
Vinci Airports is making progress on hydrogen Through its airport subsidiary, the public works group has announced new partnerships in both Japan and Chile. Vinci Airports has signed a new…
An H2 racing motorbike at the Forum H2 BFC
An H2 racing motorbike at the Forum H2 BFC While the Forum Hydrogen Business For Climate (BFC) starts this morning in Montbéliard (Eastern France), with a multitude of interesting lectures,…
Hydrogen is showing up at the COP27
Hydrogen is showing up at the COP27 Last Sunday, Egypt kicked off the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27), which runs until November 18 in Sharm el…
Maersk will produce green methanol in Spain
Maersk will produce green methanol in Spain Shipping giant Maersk and the Spanish government have unveiled a gigantic €10 billion project (about $10 billion) to develop this hydrogen-based fuel, considered…
Northern Green Crane: Green hydrogen from Sweden
The Northern Green Crane project will be one of the first projects to import industrial-scale green hydrogen from Sweden to the Netherlands and Germany by 2026. This project is in…
The France-Belgium hydrogen network takes shape
The France-Belgium hydrogen network takes shape GRTgaz and Fluxys Belgium are pleased with the success of their call for tenders. No less than 17 companies have expressed their interest in connecting their…
A hydrogen pipeline for Lyon in 2025
A hydrogen pipeline for Lyon in 2025 The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes French region and the Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR) have announced the construction of a one-kilometer hydrogen pipeline between the Pierre-Bénite…
The port of Stockholm will take in Volvo’s hydrogen tractor
As part of a cooperation between the Port of Stockholm and CMB Tech, the Volvo Penta division will adjust a diesel engine so that it can run on hydrogen. Within…
A historic Motor Show for hydrogen
A historic Motor Show for hydrogen Despite a challenging context and detractors predicting its demise, the Motor Show proved to be historic for hydrogen. Indeed, the show managed to captivate…
France, Portugal and Spain start the European backbone
France, Portugal and Spain start the European backbone In a press release, the government announced that President Macron, his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez and Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa met…
H2: biomass players want to be heard
While the high price of electricity makes electrolysis and therefore the price of hydrogen more expensive, other players are trying to draw attention to alternative and less expensive processes. Jean…
Valeo remains skeptical about hydrogen
Valeo and hydrogen? Being present at the Paris Motor Show, Hydrogen Today also has access to decision makers. In particular, we were able to attend a lecture delivered by Valeo's…
Paris Motor Show: Macron visited the hydrogen sector
During his visit to the Paris Motor Show this morning, the Macron made sure to pass by the hydrogen area. President Macron first visited Renault, whose subsidiary Alpine is exhibiting…
Borne: France means to be a hydrogen leader
Borne: France means to be a hydrogen leader While paying a visit to Plastic Omnium in Oise, the Prime Minister spoke about the H2 plan. Elisabeth Borne visited Plastic Omnium's Alphatech…
Paris Motor Show: All hail hydrogen
Paris Motor Show: All hail hydrogen This form of electrification is gaining momentum with the electric and hydrogen professional area and two new manufacturers. And it contributes to the attractiveness…
Alpine concept car at the Paris Motor Show
Although Hyvia and Renault will both be present at the hydrogen area at the Paris Motor Show, Renault will stand out by displaying a concept car from Alpine. The uniqueness…
Iveco to release a hydrogen van in partnership with Hyundai
Iveco to release a hydrogen van in partnership with Hyundai The two manufacturers, who have been working together since last March, recently unveiled a hydrogen utility vehicle. This model will…
Gaussin will resort to Symbio’s fuel cells
Gaussin will resort to Symbio’s fuel cells Gaussin, a manufacturer based in Franche-Comté, a French eastern region, has just made another step forward when it signed a strategic memorandum of…
TMP orders 500 H2 trucks from Quantron
TMP orders 500 H2 trucks from Quantron The German start-up has announced a large order from TMP Logistics, an American group specialising in logistics. The agreement was signed in the…
Atawey celebrates its 10 year anniversary
Atawey celebrates its 10 year anniversary The Savoy-based company Atawey, which celebrated this anniversary in its historic premises in Le Bourget-du-Lac, took the opportunity to give its vision of the…
IEA: Much more clean energy is needed
Despite the efforts made by the States in the field of renewable energies, and in particular in hydrogen, clean energy is needed to achieve carbon neutrality. The year 2022 would…
Lhyfe partners with Gaussin
Lhyfe partners with Gaussin The manufacturer based in Franche-Comté, which already has links with Symbio for fuel cells and HRS for refuelling stations, has a new partner at its side.…
BioTJet is the new SAF
BioTJet is the new SAF Elyse Energy, a European specialist in low-carbon fuels, partners with IFP Energies nouvelles, AVRIL and BioNext with the aim to jointly produce sustainable and synthetic…
Orange hydrogen may be the next gold mine
Orange hydrogen? We already knew about grey, blue and green hydrogen. Here is the orange version, named after a process developed by the CNRS (the French National Centre for Scientific…
McPhy to launch its gigafactory in Belfort
McPhy to launch its gigafactory in Belfort The long-awaited electrolysers plant has finally been approved by Europe under the framework of the IPCEI Hy2Tech and is to be installed in…
Energy observer exhibition village in Saint Malo 
The Energy Observer exhibition village has been welcoming the general public and inform them about sustainable energy and hydrogen from September 17. It's no wonder that this educational event is…
Lhyfe will produce green hydrogen in the Netherlands
Lhyfe to produce green hydrogen in the Netherlands The French company, which recently inaugurated a production platform using offshore windmills in Saint-Nazaire, will develop a 200 MW plant in Delfzijl,…
CMA CGM: A €1.5 billion fund for the energy transition
CMA CGM: a fund for the energy transition CMA CGM, a French container transportation and shipping company, has decided to create a special Energy Fund with a budget of €1.5…
Seabubbles in hydrogen mode at Cannes 
During the Cannes Yachting Festival, Seabubbles introduced its electro-hydrogen powered flying boat, a world premiere. This unusual actor revealed its new model at a dedicated exhibition held from September 6…
Lhyfe places a major order with Plug Power
Lhyfe has placed an order with Plug Power for ten PEM-type electrolyser systems of 5 megawatts each. This is the largest order of this kind ever made by a French…
Blue spirit aero’s ambition takes off
Blue spirit aero’s ambition takes off ‘La Tribune’, a French weekly financial newspaper, revealed in an article that the start-up founded by Olivier Savin (former Dassault employee) has the ambition…
Hydrogen: what’s new at BMW?
Hydrogen: what's new at BMW? As it was planned, BMW will launch a new Hydrogen version of the iX5 at the end of the year in small-scale production. It will…
Paris motor show: A hydrogen scooter will show up
Paris motor show: A hydrogen scooter will show up Last week, two more players in the electric and hydrogen mobility hub have been announced by the organisers of the event. …
An Atawey refilling station in the port of La Ciotat
As part of a partnership with Hynova, the yacht manufacturer, Atawey installed a refilling station directly in the port of La Ciotat. You may have heard of The New Era,…
Alliance for Zero Emission Aviation: already 74 members
Alliance for Zero Emission Aviation: already 74 members On September 26, the European Commission released the list of initial members participating in the Alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation (AZEA). The 74 members…
Hydrogen ran at the 24h of Le Mans truck
Hydrogen ran at the 24h of Le Mans Truck Gaussin and GreenGT presented their hydrogen-powered trucks to the public on September 24 and 25. One is intended for racing, the other…
European Parliament Eases Green Hydrogen Production Criteria
European Parliament Eases Green Hydrogen Production Criteria On Wednesday 21st of September, the European Parliament adopted an amendment that allows gas and even coal to be included in the electricity used…
Portugal speaks in favour of the Midcat project 
Portugal speaks in favour of the Midcat project According to Euractiv, Lisbon joins Spain in lobbying France to build a pipeline across the Pyrenees that could eventually carry hydrogen. We…
IAA: Hyvia develops its offer and services
Hyvia, the joint venture between Renault and Plug Power, took advantage of the IAA transportation to make some announcements. Hyvia said they had initiated tests of the Master Van H2-TECH…
New IPCEI on hydrogen
As a clear sign of its interest in hydrogen, the Brussels Commission has announced a new IPCEI worth more than €5 billion (about $5 billion). This new project is called…
IAA: a 1500 km autonomy H2 truck
IAA: a 1500 km autonomy H2 truck At the Hannover Fair, as planned, the German start-up unveiled a long-range hydrogen truck. The 44-tonne vehicle was well received and has generated…
IAA : Forvia speeds up on hydrogen 
IAA : Forvia speeds up on hydrogen The Forvia group* presented its hydrogen solutions for heavy goods vehicles at the IAA Transportation in Hanover. The group exhibited a cryogenic storage…
Hydrogen features at the Paris motor show
Hydrogen features at the Paris motor show After a four-year absence, the motor show returns to Paris from October 17 to 23, and hydrogen will be one of the energies…
Touring the Savoy on a hydrogen bike
After a record-breaking driving a hydrogen-powered car, the director of the Val Thorens circuit (Savoy)* travelled across the region on a bike to promote this low-carbon mode of transport. In…
France urges Brussels to label nuclear-produced hydrogen ‘green’
France urges Brussels to label nuclear-produced hydrogen ‘green’ According to the Euractiv* website, the French Minister for Energy, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, wrote to the European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, asking…
ITM Power to change CEO
ITM Power to change CEO The British electrolyser manufacturer ITM Power has announced that Dr. Graham Cooley has decided to step down as CEO of the company. He has been…
Dunkirk in search of a hydrogen pipeline 
Dunkirk in search of a hydrogen pipeline GRTgaz is releasing a call for bids in order to assess the requirements and uphold the economic interest for a hydrogen transporting pipeline…
Hydrogen is part of the Nuit Blanche in Paris
Hydrogen is part of the Nuit Blanche in Paris Air Liquide and Toyota were the sponsors of “Nuit Blanche 2022”, which took place last weekend, on October 1st. This was…
Low-carbon hydrogen: an opportunity for France?
Low-carbon hydrogen: an opportunity for France? As part of the think tank La Fabrique Ecologique* held on September 13th, a lecture was delivered regarding low-carbon hydrogen. This energy source is…
ADEME is to launch a new call for projects in autumn
ADEME is to launch a new call for projects in autumn The French ecological transition agency (ADEME) is preparing a new round of calls for projects, one of the essential…
Linde increases green hydrogen production in the US
Linde increases green hydrogen production in the US The fact that the German company Linde will raise its green hydrogen production capacity to meet the growing demand is undoubtedly an…
Gaussin takes part in the Le Mans 24 Hours Truck event
Gaussin takes part in the Le Mans 24 Hours Truck event On this race weekend, Gaussin - a logistics specialist - will demonstrate the truck that ran on hydrogen throughout…
Viritech’s Apricale at the Paris Motor Show?
Viritech’s Apricale at the Paris Motor Show? According to several media sources, the British hypercar will be present at the Paris Motor Show. The rumour is backed up by a…
A highway for autonomous H2 trucks in China
A highway for autonomous H2 trucks in China According to the Chinese press, the first highway dedicated to autonomous H2 trucks in China will be operational in 2025, in the…
Cummins and Alstom working together on hydrogen trains
Cummins, a Canadian engine manufacturer company, is involved in the deployment of the first line of 14 hydrogen trains in Germany. Alstom, a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer, and Cummins…
Bureau Veritas approves HELION’s marine fuel cell
Bureau Veritas approves Helion marine fuel cell HELION Hydrogen Power (Alstom Group), a high-power fuel cell manufacturer, has received Bureau Veritas approval for its marine version of the FC-RACK, a…
French government orders the first hydrogen buoy tender vessel
French government orders the first hydrogen buoy tender vessel As part of the recovery strategy, the general directorate of the French Maritime Affairs, Fisheries, and Aquaculture (DGAMPA) placed an order…
Agreement between Daimler and BP in England
Agreement between Daimler and BP in England Daimler Truck AG and BP will be collaborating on the deployment of a network of hydrogen filling stations. There will be 25 such…
The french region Pays de la loire launches Planet Hydrogen
The french region Pays de la loire launches Planet Hydrogen During the Hyvolution exhibition, the Pays de la Loire region launched the brand "Planète Hydrogène" (Hydrogen Planet). This generic name…
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Birth of the greater hydrogen region
French, German and Luxembourg industrialists have decided to form a European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) to create the "Greater Hydrogen Region". The signatories are Creos Deutschland, Encevo, GazelEnergie, GRTgaz, H2V,…
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Launching of the world’s largest fund for low-carbon hydrogen infrastructures
Launching of the world's largest fund for low-carbon hydrogen infrastructures Air Liquide, TotalEnergies and VINCI have decided to join forces alongside other major international industrial players to create the world's…
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First feedback on GRTGaz and Terega H2 review
GRTGaz and Terega have received more than 130 responses following a nationwide review of low-carbon and renewable hydrogen market players which was launched last June. In addition, the players requested…
62 projects in Germany for the IPCEI
62 projects in Germany for the IPCEI According to “Les Echos” (a French national newspaper), 62 projects have been selected in Germany as part of the Important Projects of Common…
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Auxerre unveils its hydrogen station
Auxerre unveils its hydrogen station It is under the code name AuxHyGen that the Auxerre agglomeration organized inauguration day. It was attended by Hynamics (a subsidiary of EDF- a French…
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The Toyota Mirai breaks a new autonomy record
A crew made up of Toyota France and Europe employees, which included Victorien Erussard from Energy Observer, went beyond the 1,000 km mark (about 621 miles), achieving a new autonomy…
France 2030 Plan : Key figures
The France 2030 Plan, recently unveiled by the Head of State, presents a comprehensive and forward-thinking strategy aimed at shaping the nation's future. With a substantial allocation of €30 billion…
France wants to be the leader in green hydrogen by 2030
France wants to be the leader in green hydrogen by 2030 Emmanuel Macron took the floor this morning to present France 2030: an investment plan that amounts to 30 billion…
IEA calls for faster and stronger action on decarbonised hydrogen
Rapport-AIE-2021IEA calls for faster and stronger action on decarbonised hydrogen The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its report on hydrogen as it does every year. "Governments need to act…
Atawey to launch its mobile station
Atawey, the French Savoyard company is releasing a new mobile hydrogen station. This station, which can be moved around in less than half a day, has been designed to be…
A hydrogen-powered go-kart with a rotary engine
A hydrogen-powered go-kart with a rotary engine The American company LiquidPiston, which develops multi-energy engines (petrol, diesel, propane, kerosene, etc.), and rotary engines in particular, has unveiled a hybrid engine…
GreenGT to conceive hydrogen trucks with Kamaz
GreenGT, involved in the H2 truck through the CATHyOPÉ project, has partnered with KAMAZ, the leading Russian truck and bus manufacturer, to develop GreenGT Kamaz hydrogen trucks with electric-hydrogen propulsion.…
Vitesco prepares control electronics for H2 vehicles
Vitesco Technologies, a spin-off from Continental, aims to develop and produce the next generation of control electronics for fuel cell systems. Through the ECH2* project, the company aims to reduce…
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Lyon Saint-Ex airport gets ready for hydrogen
Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport gets ready for hydrogen Following a similar agreement with the group ADP (Paris Airports), Airbus and Air Liquide have announced a partnership with VINCI Airports. These three…
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A hydrogen truck in public trials in Albi
A hydrogen truck in public trials in Albi The hydrogen-powered electric truck is legitimately expected by many professionals as a sustainable solution to truly reach zero-emission transport without making overly…
Bosch’s hydrogen refrigerated trailer begins road tests
Bosch's hydrogen refrigerated trailer begins road tests The FresH2 project, which was initiated by Bosch and Carrier Transicold working with coachbuilder Lamberet and European temperature-controlled food transport specialist STEF, has…
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TotalEnergies and Air Liquide to produce low-carbon hydrogen
TotalEnergies and Air Liquide to produce low-carbon hydrogen The decarbonisation of the industrial area is underway in Normandy. Air Liquide will take over and operate a TotalEnergies platform as part…
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Beyond Aero plans a flight of its two-seat demonstrator in 2022
Beyond Aero plans a flight of its two-seat demonstrator in 2022 We've already told you about this start-up founded in 2020 by two alumni of the ISAE-SUPAERO (National Higher French…
Punch Hydrocells to apply the hydrogen engine on boats
Punch Hydrocells to apply the hydrogen engine on boats Within the Punch Torino group the new Hydrocells structure - which is working on hydrogen - will make an announcement at…
French national hydrogen strategy: new objectives for 2030
French national hydrogen strategy: new objectives for 2030 On the occasion of the Hydrogen Days in the Territories in Dunkirk, “France Hydrogène” presented the results of a study* called "Trajectory…
Greenmot presents H2 retrofit at the Dunkirk days
Greenmot presents H2 retrofit at the Dunkirk days The Villefranche sur Saône SME, which attended with a stand the “Journées Hydrogène dans les Territoires” (Hydrogen days in the territories) in…
Hyundai’s autonomous hydrogen truck in the works
Hyundai's autonomous hydrogen truck in the works On September 7, the Korean manufacturer unveiled its strategy on YouTube at the Hydrogen Wave event. Hyundai's autonomous hydrogen truck in the works…
Alstom’s German hydrogen train to come to France
The hydrogen-powered train Coradia iLint will be visible in France as of September. Alstom has just sent out invitations so as to make it known to the railway world in…
Caterpillar gets into hydrogen generator set
Caterpillar gets into hydrogen generator set The American corporation has announced the arrival of generator sets running 100% on hydrogen (including renewable energy) by the end of the year. These…
Massive green hydrogen project in Inner-Mongolia (China)
Massive green hydrogen project in Inner-Mongolia (China) According to the Bloomberg agency, the Inner Mongolia region (China) has endorsed a project that will use the solar and wind power to…
Launching of a H2 cluster in the Côtes d’Armor
Launching of a H2 cluster in the Côtes d’Armor On 31 August, 270 decision-makers from the French department attended the birth of the Côtes d'Armor H2 cluster, supported by the…
The fabulous story of SEMAT’s hydrogen-powered refuse truck
It will travel almost as much as the garden gnome in the French film Amélie Poulain... The refuse collection truck converted to hydrogen by SEMAT - the only one to…