EC Authorises French Aid for New Hydrogen Program

The European Commission has authorised the grant of €67.6 million in French state aid for the Horizon Hydrogen Energy (H2E) innovation program, to be coordinated by the Air Liquide Group.  The program brings together Air Liquide and twenty additional partners in the field of hydrogen energy, including industrial groups, small and medium-sized companies and French public research laboratories.  It aims at building sustainable and competitive hydrogen-energy solutions. The research and development will cover the full hydrogen energy value chain. In particular, it will investigate the development of innovative technologies for hydrogen production using renewable energy, hydrogen storage and industrialization of fuel cells. H2E will also contribute to the setting up of a suitable regulatory framework, and will include a program of demonstrations and educational measures to familiarize the wider public with this new, clean energy vector. The H2E program represents an overall investment in research and technology of almost €200 million over 7 years.

Source: Fuel Cell Today