France announces financial support for 14 territorial hydrogen ecosystems

Gary Hornby

02-Feb-2023

LONDON (ICIS)–The French government has announced that a total of 14 territorial hydrogen ecosystems have been allocated financial support.

The total aid allocated was €126million following the closing of the last call launched back in 2020.

The 14 territorial hydrogen ecosystems combined represent 8,400tonnes of hydrogen per year, of which the vast majority (91%) of the hydrogen produced will be intended for the transport of passengers (buses, coaches) and goods (commercial vehicles, heavy goods vehicles, garbage trucks).

The territorial hydrogen ecosystems mechanism has been operated by ADEME since 2018, and the call for projects covers projects for the deployment of vehicles, hydrogen production, and hydrogen distribution facilities.

A new call for projects is scheduled for this year as part of the National Strategy for Carbon-Free Hydrogen and the France 2030 Investment Plan, which is built to aid the development of hydrogen ecosystems with a specific focus on industrial uses.

The largest single financial support package was the €21.4million that was announced for the H24ByHyPe project, which aims to deploy 5MW of electrolysis capacity in the Ile-de-France region to power trucks and vans for the distribution of goods.

France has set out ambitions to have 6.5GW of electrolyser capacity for renewable hydrogen generation by 2030.

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