110 Million Grant for Air Liquide’s Project in Antwerp
110 Million Grant for Air Liquide's Project in Antwerp Air Liquide has secured a €110 million grant from the European Innovation Fund for its groundbreaking ENHANCE project at the port…
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Movano Hydrogen Wins Prestigious Award in the UK
Movano Hydrogen Wins Prestigious Award in the UK Stellantis' new full-size van Movano Hydrogen, branded under Vauxhall, wins an award from What Van? magazine during its 2025 Awards ceremony. The hydrogen-powered Movano received the Editor's…
European financial boost for the Energy Observer 2 cargo ship
Through its subsidiary, EOConcept, Energy Observer has secured a €40 million grant from the European Union's Innovation Fund for its project to build a cargo ship powered by liquid hydrogen.…
HRS steps up deployment of high-capacity stations
HRS steps up deployment of high-capacity stations Hydrogen Refueling Solutions (HRS) has announced that it will have an installed base of 27 high-capacity stations by the end of the year.…
Decarbonising Transport: Hydrogen’s Role in France’s Strategy
Decarbonising Transport: Hydrogen’s Role in France’s Strategy As part of the revision of the SNBC (National Low Carbon Strategy) and the PPE (Multi-Annual Energy Program), currently open for consultation until…
Preview of the Energy Observer Book
Energy Observer Book Tomorrow, Gallimard Editions will publish ‘ Voyage au coeur des enjeux énergétiques, Energy Observer’ (A journey to the heart of energy issues, Energy Observer). Hydrogen Today gives you…
Will France be able to produce its own green hydrogen competitively?
Will France be able to produce its own green hydrogen competitively? While the French hydrogen industry is still waiting for the national strategy to be revised, ADEME* is tackling a tricky question.…
Lhyfe laid the foundation stone of its largest production site in France
Lhyfe laid the foundation stone of its largest production site in France Today, Lhyfe is kicking off construction of its largest green hydrogen production site at Le Cheylas (Isère), between…
A pipeline for transporting hydrogen between France and Belgium
A pipeline for transporting hydrogen between France and Belgium GRTgaz and Fluxys Hydrogen are planning to create a cross-border hydrogen pipeline. This 150-kilometre pipeline would connect the Dunkirk industrial port…
OPmobility’s CEO Calls for Decarbonisation Using Multiple Technologies, Including Hydrogen
OPmobility's CEO Calls for Decarbonisation Using Multiple Technologies, Including Hydrogen As the Paris Motor Show kicks off on Monday and the electric vehicle market slows in Europe and France, Laurent…
Universal Hydrogen: the French subsidiary wants to bounce back
Universal Hydrogen: the French subsidiary wants to bounce back In an interview with *L'Usine Nouvelle, the General Manager of Universal Hydrogen Europe, Pierre Farjounel, looks back at the company's bankruptcy. He…
Lyte Aviation Selects H3 Dynamics Battery for 40-Seat Flying Taxi
Lyte Aviation Selects H3 Dynamics Battery for 40-Seat Flying Taxi A few months after being selected by Airbus to equip a demonstrator based on an A330, the French firm H3…
Atawey takes over McPhy’s hydrogen stations business and becomes European leader in the sector
Atawey takes over McPhy's hydrogen stations business and becomes European leader in the sector The announcement was planned in July. For a fixed amount of €12 million, Atawey is taking over McPhy‘s hydrogen…
Feasibility studies launched for the HY-FEN project
Feasibility studies launched for the HY-FEN project GRTgaz launches feasibility studies for the HY-FEN project. The aim of this future transmission infrastructure is to link several industrial consumption basins and…
BarMar and H2MED: Partners making progress on both sides of the cross-border hydrogen pipeline
BarMar and H2MED: Partners making progress on both sides of the cross-border hydrogen pipeline Enagás, GRTgaz and Teréga, in cooperation with OGE, have signed an agreement on the BarMar project…
HY4Link: a project to transport hydrogen between France, Germany and the Benelux countries
HY4Link: a project to transport hydrogen between France, Germany and the Benelux countries Creos Luxembourg, Fluxys hydrogen in Belgium and GRTgaz in France have announced the release of a hydrogen…
France to test hydrogen storage in a salt cavern
It is a first in France! On Thursday 13 June, Lhyfe delivered 350 kg of green hydrogen to Géométhane, a natural gas expert. The latter intends to test hydrogen storage…
IPCEI Hy2Move: Europe approves €1.4 billion in aid from 7 countries
IPCEI Hy2Move: Europe approves €1.4 billion in aid from 7 countries The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, Hy2Move, a fourth Important Project of Common European Interest…
Airbus takes hydrogen aircraft to a new level with supraconductivity
Airbus takes hydrogen aircraft to a new level with supraconductivity Airbus Upnext announces a new demonstrator. The aim is to accelerate the maturity of the supraconducting technologies to be used…
Xi Jinping’s visit to France: TotalEnergies to cooperate with Sinopec
Xi Jinping's visit to France: TotalEnergies to cooperate with Sinopec During the Chinese President's state visit to France, the two groups signed a strategic cooperation agreement aimed at deepening their…
The Dahu successfully crosses between Lausanne and Evian
The Dahu successfully crosses between Lausanne and Evian On 30 April, the Swiss Solar Boat team successfully crossed Lake Geneva from Lausanne to Evian in a hydrogen-powered boat named the…
Airbus to equip A330 with 500 kW fuel cell from H3 Dynamics
Airbus to equip A330 with 500 kW fuel cell from H3 Dynamics As part of its Airbus UpNext organisation, which develops the technologies for the future, Airbus has selected French-founded…
Automotive sector deal: France confirms its shift towards zero-emission vehicles
France confirms its shift towards zero-emission vehicles Despite the slowdown in sales and doubts over whether the internal combustion engine will be phased out by 2035, the government and the…
A hydrogen cooperation in sight between France and Morocco
A hydrogen cooperation in sight between France and Morocco A week ago, the French Minister of Economy travelled to Rabat for a Morocco-France business forum. The event provided an opportunity…
An investment fund for natural hydrogen
An investment fund for natural hydrogen Idrogenia, a consulting and investment company with shares in Terrensis*, is planning to launch an investment fund dedicated to natural hydrogen. This will be…
A €3.7 million fundraising for HyLight, the hydrogen airship
€3.7 million in funds for HyLight hydrogen airships Backed by one of the co-founders of Tesla, the start-up has managed to convince investors. HyLight will be able to develop hydrogen…
Natural hydrogen: the International Energy Agency and the DGEC call upon IFPEN in France
Natural hydrogen: the International Energy Agency and the DGEC call upon IFPEN in France With 15 years' experience in the field, IFPEN* has established itself as a partner by participating…
GRTGaz: the MosaHYc Project is officially launched
GRTGaz: the MosaHYc Project is officially launched On the morning of April 10, GRTGaz announced the official launch of the first cross-border renewable, low-carbon hydrogen transport network between France and…
Hy24: the particle accelerator for the hydrogen industry
Hy24: the particle accelerator for the hydrogen industry HysetCo's fundraising of nearly €200 million, led by Hy24, which has become a majority shareholder in the process, highlights the role of…
Nearly €200 million in funds for HysetCo!
A €200 million fundraising for HysetCo! The fundraising was led by a group of investors headed by Hy24, which has become the main shareholder in HysetCo. These funds will be…
Alfa Laval to produce heat exchangers for hydrogen stations in France
Alfa Laval to produce heat exchangers for hydrogen stations in France A specialist in heat transfer and fluid management, Swedish group Alfa Laval has inaugurated a new production line dedicated…
FrHyGe: An industrial-scale underground hydrogen storage project led by Storengy
FrHyGe : An underground hydrogen storage project led by Storengy Supported and subsidised by the European Union via the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, the FrHyGe project brings together 17 partners and…
Solaris widens the gap with the competition regarding hydrogen buses in Europe
Solaris widens the gap with the competition regarding hydrogen buses in Europe Polish manufacturer Solaris has been selected to supply 22 'Solaris Urbino 12' hydrogen buses to *Ile-de-France Mobilités. This…
IFP School launches a hydrogen Master degree
IFP School launches a hydrogen Master degree IFP School, which is affiliated to IFPEN, is launching a new programme covering the entire hydrogen value chain, a Specialised Master degree in…
Around €9 M for the AdvancedH2Valley Project in the west of France
Around €9 M for the AdvancedH2Valley Project in the west of France Coordinated by Lhyfe, this project to create a large green hydrogen valley in the west of France capitalizes…
Hydrogen transport: engineering studies for the DHUNE project in Dunkirk have been launched
Launch of engineering studies for the DHUNE project in Dunkirk GRTGaz launched fundamental engineering studies in January. This is an essential step before launching the construction of the future hydrogen…
Beyond Aero: The first hydrogen-powered aircraft to fly in France
The first successful hydrogen-powered flight in France French, Toulouse-based start-up, Beyond Aero, announced its first successful flight of a hydrogen aircraft named Blériot, in honour of the first aviator to…
France: GCK obtains the first series homologation for a coach retrofitted with hydrogen
GCK obtains the first series approval for a coach retrofitted with hydrogen GCK Mobility (a GCK subsidiary) has announced that it has passed all the homologation tests carried out on…
Stellantis supplies Hysetco with hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles
Stellantis supplies Hysetco with hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles Stellantis new division, Pro One, announces the first deliveries of the Peugeot e-Expert Hydrogen to the Taxi operator, Hysetco. A first in Europe.…
Green steel: GravitHy plant selected by France 2030
Green steel: GravitHy plant in southern France selected by France 2030 The sustainable steel company, which completed consultation for its first plant at Fos-sur-Mer* (a port city near Marseille, southeastern…
Retrofit : a French Region orders 50 hydrogen coaches from GCK
Retrofit : a French Region orders 50 hydrogen coaches from GCK The French region Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes made the announcement today. This is a major order for at least 50 coaches. This…
Europe approves 6.9 billions in state aid for a third hydrogen IPCEI
Europe approves 6.9 billions in state aid for a third hydrogen IPCEI Following IPCEI Hy2Tech and IPCEI H2Use, here is a third Important Project of Common European Interest, focusing on…
The IMT Nord Europe receives a €10 M grant to run the project ECOHYDRO
The IMT Nord Europe receives a €10 M grant to run the project ECOHYDRO Based in Douai (northern France), the engineering school has obtained a grant from the European Commission…
ImagHYne: A hydrogen valley project to unite the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region
ImagHYne: A hydrogen valley project to unite the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region During a webinar, the region presented a major project that would scale things up. Consequently, a massive production that will…
Ein Mann hält am Mittwoch (18.04.2012) den Zapfhahn einer Wasserstoff-Tanksäule an ein Auto auf einer Tankstelle in Berlin. Erstmals in Deutschland kann man mit gespeichertem Windstrom Auto fahren. Der französische Mineralölkonzern Total verkauft von heute an in Berlin Wasserstoff, den die brandenburgische Firma Enertrag mittels Windenergie erzeugt hat. Foto: Hannibal dpa/lbn +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
TotalEnergies celebrates over 20 years of experience in hydrogen stations
TotalEnergies: over 20 years of experience in Hydrogen stations Since 2002, the oil company has been involved in hydrogen. The company wanted to share its experience through an infographic on…
Thermal power plant in Saint-Avold prepares its conversion from coal to hydrogen
Saint-Avold coal plant prepares conversion to hydrogen The tallest tower, of 120 m, at the Emile Huchet power station in Saint-Avold (Moselle, France), was blasted out on the morning of…
Hyvolution 2024: the record-breaking edition in figures
Hyvolution 2024: the record-breaking edition in figures Europe's largest hydrogen exhibition set new records, with 11,503 visitors (+46%) and 572 exhibitors (+45%), all gathered into two halls over three days.…
H2MED: preliminary studies to begin for the BarMar section
H2MED: preliminary studies to begin for the BarMar section As part of H2med, the three partners* of the BarMar project have decided to entrust Wood with conducting the preliminary engineering…
Lhyfe delves into SAF in Le Havre with a Canadian consortium
Lhyfe delves into SAF in Le Havre with a Canadian consortium At Hyvolution, the producer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the international group SAF+ in an effort to…
Hyvolution: the hydrogen-powered tuk-tuk steals the show
If you happened to cross the show's 6th hall, you wouldn't have been able to miss it. A hydrogen-powered tuk-tuk, based on a three-wheeler model from Indian manufacturer Omega Seiki…
Lhyfe doubles its turnover over 2023
Lhyfe doubles its turnover over 2023 In 2023, the green hydrogen producer Lhyfe, doubled its turnover, going from 0.6 million euros in 2022 to 1.3 millions. These numbers reflect the…
Hydrogen in France: key figures of 2023
At the opening of Hyvolution Paris, France Hydrogene presented the key figures for hydrogen in 2023. With a panel displaying the main indicators in the background, both presidents of the…
ISTHY: Europe’s first hydrogen storage test site
ISTHY: Europe's first hydrogen storage test site At Hyvolution 2024, president of the Regional Council of Burgundy-Franche-Comté, Marie-Guite Dufay, announced the launch of the ISTHY Project. Europe's first test site…
Stellantis showcases its wide range of hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles at Hyvolution
Stellantis showcases its wide range of hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles at Hyvolution On a dedicated stand at the show, Stellantis group unveils its new, soon available to purchase, commercial vehicles Peugeot…
Brittany expects an inventory of 10 hydrogen-powered boats by 2030
Brittany expects an inventory of 10 hydrogen-powered boats by 2030 French region Brittany intends to reveal its hydrogen strategy at Hyvolution 2024. While it has serious ambitions in terms of…
Hyliko aims for type approval and prepares its refuelling itinerary
Hyliko aims for type approval and prepares its refuelling itinerary One of the attendees at Hyvolution 2024, the mobility player is to announce its first deployments. Hyliko is working on…
Hype: Official sponsor of Paris 2024
The hydrogen-powered taxis manufacturer, Hype, appears in the list of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games as an "Official Sponsor". A title that enables the company to provide vehicles…
Sealhyfe platform bodes well
Sealhyfe platform reveals positive results One day before Hyvolution 2024, the French hydrogen producer, took stock of its, first in the world*, offshore hydrogen production pilot site. The goals have…
Hyvolution show: we know more about the Summit
Hyvolution show: we know more about the Summit Among the 135 conferences and workshops scheduled over the three days of the Hyvolution show, the Summit will be the highlight. This…
Hydrogen mobility: A strong presence at Hyvolution 2024
At Hyvolution, the European hydrogen show, attending mobility players should cover all application fields, from bikes to lorries passing by forklift trucks and even rockets. Key players in the automobile…
UTBM founding member of The European Hydrogen Academy
UTBM founding member of The European Hydrogen Academy The European Hydrogen Academy is an initiative funded by the European Commission as part of the Horizon Europe Programme. It aims to…
Hyvolution 2024: a hydrogen industry show on the rise
Hyvolution 2024: a hydrogen industry show on the rise With less than two weeks to go before the hydrogen-focused event, GL Events and France Hydrogène took stock of the novelties…
The Hydrogen Highway in the Alps to receive its first customers
Initiated by a number of *partners, the project of Hydrogen Highway in the Alps has reached a new stage, with the first hauliers and end customers for transport services signing…
Hysetco to open its fifth hydrogen station in Bourget
Hysetco to open its fifth hydrogen station in Bourget Hysetco's fifth* hydrogen station, initially set to open towards the end of 2023, is currently undergoing primary filling tests. The goal…
ArcelorMittal plans to invest €1.8 billion with government support to decarbonise its Dunkirk site
ArcelorMittal plans to invest €1.8 billion with government support to decarbonise its Dunkirk site The decarbonisation of the Dunkirk site, where steel will be produced using hydrogen, will reduce CO2…
RAI Automotive Industry NL is invited to Hyvolution by Nextmove
As part of Hyvolution, a Dutch delegation from RAI Automotive Industry NL is being welcomed to Paris by NextMove at the end of January to meet its French counterparts. Nextmove,…
Hyvolution Paris 2024 is just around the corner
Hyvolution Paris 2024 edition The 7th edition of the hydrogen industry's flagship event is coming up at the end of the month. In 2024, Hyvolution Paris will be held over…
Towards a green hydrogen corridor between the UAE and France
As France is opening up to hydrogen imports, French newspaper La Tribune has revealed that the French port of Le Havre has been prospecting in the UAE (United Arab Emirates).…
Hyliko aims to bring its plans to fruition in 2024
Hyliko aims to bring its plans to fruition in 2024 After a busy year in 2023, this global player in hydrogen-powered trucks will be putting its first vehicles on the…
Hydrogen transport in Dunkirk: CO2 is joining in
The Call for Expressions of Interest (CEI) launched by GRTgaz last February has been successful. No fewer than 13 companies have responded and setting out their requirements. In addition to…
Revision of the French hydrogen strategy open for consultation until January 19
Revision of the French hydrogen strategy open for consultation until January 19 The website of the French Ministry of Energy Transition has published a 37-page document summarising the forthcoming revision…
France is opening up to hydrogen imports
At France Hydrogène's annual conference, Hoang Bui, the coordinator of the low-carbon hydrogen strategy indicated that France was opening up to imports. In fact, a mission has been launched on…
Hy24 and Masdar signed an agreement to foster large-scale green hydrogen projects
At the close of COP28, Masdar and Hy24 have announced a strategic agreement to jointly develop and invest in major international green hydrogen production projects. The latest climate conference, which…
Is France home to the world’s largest deposit of natural hydrogen?
Natural hydrogen has been the subject of much media attention since the first research permit was granted in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region (southern France) and President Macron's announcements. What is the…
French hydrogen carmakers NamX and Hopium take different paths
French hydrogen carmakers NamX and Hopium take different paths Previously aligned on building a fuel cell car, which they were planning for 2025, the two start-ups have taken different paths.…
Emmanuel Macron wants to fast-track green and natural hydrogen
Emmanuel Macron wants to fast-track green and natural hydrogen Visiting Toulouse to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of France 2030, the French President put the spotlight on hydrogen. He talked about…
The Chair of Hydrogen Europe discussed the issues at stake regarding hydrogen
The Chair of Hydrogen Europe discussed the issues at stake regarding hydrogen Sopna Sury was at France Hydrogène's annual conference on December 7. It was an opportunity to comment on…
France’s largest renewable and green hydrogen production site to open in 2024
The largest renewable and green hydrogen production site in France After Germany last week, Lhyfe now goes in the Occitania region (France). In the presence of the President of the…
Vallourec launches massive hydrogen storage in tubes
Vallourec launches massive hydrogen storage in tubes Under the name Delphy, Vallourec is proposing to facilitate large-scale storage of gaseous hydrogen using tubes. As a matter of fact, columns of…
Symbio opens SymphonHy, Europe’s largest gigafactory for fuel cells
With the opening of SymphonHY, the group's first Gigafactory, Symbio is confirming a change of scale. It will be one of Europe's biggest production sites for fuel cell stacks and systems.…
We know a bit more about the new French hydrogen strategy
We know a bit more about the new French hydrogen strategy While Symbio's plant was inaugurated, the French Minister for Energy Transition outlined the forthcoming review of the French hydrogen…
Hyport hydrogen station inaugurated at Toulouse-Blagnac airport
Hyport hydrogen station inaugurated at Toulouse-Blagnac airport Europe's first station for the production and distribution of renewable hydrogen in an airport zone was inaugurated on Monday, December 4, 2023. Hyport…
The French Army is considering hydrogen in its energy strategy
The French Army is turning to hydrogen On 16 November, the departmental military delegation of Morbihan (Brittany) organised a conference under the patronage of the Morbihan prefect, Pascal Bolot, at…
Gas Analysis unveils its programme for 2024
Gas Analysis unveils its programme for 2024 As mentioned in a previous article, the 12th edition of GAS Analysis, the reference event for all those involved in gas analysis, will…
A look back at the hydrogen projects selected as PCIs by Europe
A look back at the hydrogen projects selected as PCI in Europe In addition to the H2MED project, a number of projects located in France or its neighbours have been…
The H2MED project has been selected as PCI by Europe
The H2MED project, destined to transport hydrogen between Portugal, Spain and France has been added to the list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI). This step formalises the strategic role…
The Sealhyfe platform heads back to the French shore
Lhyfe has announced that its pilot offshore hydrogen production platform, Sealhyfe, will return to the harbour of Saint-Nazaire (western France) between this evening and tomorrow morning. Inaugurated in September 2022,…
France will have to wait a couple more months for the review of its hydrogen strategy
France will have to wait a couple more months for the review of its hydrogen strategy In a video message broadcast at the European Hydrogen Week conferences in Brussels, French…
French SMEs want to be included in the national hydrogen strategy
French SMEs want to be included in the national hydrogen strategy While the French hydrogen sector is still waiting for the national hydrogen strategy to be updated, a collective opinion…
Siemens and Air Liquide launch their gigawatt electrolyser factory
Siemens and Air Liquide launch their gigawatt electrolyser factory As we mentioned earlier, the new gigawatt electrolyser factory of Siemens Energy and Air Liquide was officially inaugurated today, November 8,…
Gas analysis 2024 will be held in conjonction with Hyvolution in Paris
The 12th edition of the world symposium for gas analysis will be held in conjunction with Hyvolution. The event will also be taking place from January 30 to February 1,…
Universal Hydrogen showcased its hydrogen capsules in Blagnac
This week, Universal Hydrogen gave an operational demonstration of the loading and unloading of its modular hydrogen capsules on board an ATR 72. At the same time, it also unveiled…
France eases regulations on retrofit of internal combustion engines
As part of the Retrofit National Action Plan, French ministers Agnès Pannier Runacher (Minister for Energy Transition), Roland Lescure (Minister Delegate for Industry) and Clément Beaune (Minister Delegate for Transport)…
H2MED project: a new partner jumps on board
On October 19, decision-makers from France, Spain and Portugal gathered at the Spanish Embassy in Berlin. Representatives of the five transmission system operators (TSO)* involved in the H2MED project signed…
Belfort goes zero-emission with its hydrogen-powered buses
When we arrived in Belfort for the Hydrogen Business For Climate forum, we took a ride in one of the city's hydrogen-powered buses. The adoption of this type of vehicle…
What future for hydrogen trains in Europe?
The anti-hydrogen campaigners were so very happy last summer when the Lower Saxony transport authority (LNVG) announced that it will use battery-powered trains instead of hydrogen-powered ones (read our article).…
Hy24: major investment in InterContinental Energy
Hy24, the French manager of the world's largest investment fund dedicated entirely to low-carbon hydrogen, continues to make its mark on the green hydrogen sector with a new strategic investment.…
RHYn project: Franco-German consultation on hydrogen transport
RHYn project: Franco-German consultation on hydrogen transport Three gas operators are launching a consultation to assess the needs of French and German manufacturers for a hydrogen transport infrastructure. More than…
EHM unveiled its hydrogen engine as part of the BrittanHy Day
As part of the BrittanHy Day, held on 22 September, the French start-up EHM unveiled their famous 5-stroke hydrogen engine. The 265 kW (360 hp) unit is designed for coaches…
Toyota and VDL have revealed their hydrogen fuel cell demo truck
Toyota Motor Europe and VDL Groep have unveiled their inaugural hydrogen fuel cell demo truck, marking a significant leap forward in their mission to reshape sustainable logistics in Europe. Following…
