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France Hydrogène Barometer: Key Figures for 2024 Revealed at Hyvolution As it does every year, France Hydrogène presented an update on the hydrogen sector at Hyvolution. While electrolysis capacity is growing steadily,…
Former Universal Hydrogen Employees Launch Liquid Hydrogen Storage Business According to La Tribune, three former employees of Universal Hydrogen have launched a start-up called Hydvance, offering solutions to decarbonise heavy mobility.…
Siemens to Showcase Green Hydrogen Solutions at Hyvolution 2025 Siemens will be exhibiting at the Hyvolution trade fair from 28 to 30 January 2025, held at the Paris Expo Porte…
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…
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…
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 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 As part of the revision of the SNBC (National Low Carbon Strategy) and the PPE (Multi-Annual Energy Program), currently open for consultation until…
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? 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Creos Luxembourg, Fluxys hydrogen in Belgium and GRTgaz in France have announced the release of a hydrogen…
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 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 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 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 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 As part of its Airbus UpNext organisation, which develops the technologies for the future, Airbus has selected French-founded…
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 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 Idrogenia, a consulting and investment company with shares in Terrensis*, is planning to launch an investment fund dedicated to natural hydrogen. This will be…
€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 With 15 years' experience in the field, IFPEN* has established itself as a partner by participating…
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 HysetCo's fundraising of nearly €200 million, led by Hy24, which has become a majority shareholder in the process, highlights the role of…
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 A specialist in heat transfer and fluid management, Swedish group Alfa Laval has inaugurated a new production line dedicated…
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 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, 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 Coordinated by Lhyfe, this project to create a large green hydrogen valley in the west of France capitalizes…
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…
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…
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 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 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 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 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 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 During a webinar, the region presented a major project that would scale things up. Consequently, a massive production that will…
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…
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 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 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 At Hyvolution, the producer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the international group SAF+ in an effort to…
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 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…
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 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 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 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 One of the attendees at Hyvolution 2024, the mobility player is to announce its first deployments. Hyliko is working on…
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 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 Among the 135 conferences and workshops scheduled over the three days of the Hyvolution show, the Summit will be the highlight. This…
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 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 With less than two weeks to go before the hydrogen-focused event, GL Events and France Hydrogène took stock of the novelties…
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'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 The decarbonisation of the Dunkirk site, where steel will be produced using hydrogen, will reduce CO2…
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 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…
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 After a busy year in 2023, this global player in hydrogen-powered trucks will be putting its first vehicles on the…
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 The website of the French Ministry of Energy Transition has published a 37-page document summarising the forthcoming revision…
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…
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…
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 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 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 Sopna Sury was at France Hydrogène's annual conference on December 7. It was an opportunity to comment on…
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 Under the name Delphy, Vallourec is proposing to facilitate large-scale storage of gaseous hydrogen using tubes. As a matter of fact, columns of…
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 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 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 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 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 PCI in Europe In addition to the H2MED project, a number of projects located in France or its neighbours have been…
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…
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 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 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 As we mentioned earlier, the new gigawatt electrolyser factory of Siemens Energy and Air Liquide was officially inaugurated today, November 8,…
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,…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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, 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.…
