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Mirela Atanasiu, Head of Unit Operations and Communications

Research and innovation activities in hydrogen technologies in Europe

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EU Institutional Public-Private Partnership (IPPP)

as of 2008 (continuing on predecessor FCH JU in FP7 and H2020)

Research community

more than 150 members

Industry

more than 600 members

1 billion EURO from Horizon Europe* to implement R&I activities and

facilitate the transition to a greener EU society through the development of hydrogen technologies

* additional 200 million EURO for Hydrogen valleys (under RePowerEU)

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SRIA: Strategic Research & Innovation Activities, 2021-2027

Production

Distribution and Storage

End-use

Horizontal Activities

Strategic Research Challenges

Supply chain

Cross-cutting

Hydrogen Valleys

Electrolysis

Other Routes

Hydrogen in natural gas grid

Liquid Hydrogen Carriers

Compression, Purification, Metering

Hydrogen Refuelling Stations

Hydrogen Transport

Transport Applications

Stationary Applications

Building Blocks

Heavy Duty

Waterborne

Rail

Aeronautic

Stationary �Fuel Cells

Turbines,�Boilers,�Burners

Large Scale Storage

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373* projects supported for

€ 1.63 bn

Programme/projects portfolio

H₂ Production

H₂ Storage & Distribution

H₂ End Use: Transport

H₂ Valleys

Cross-cutting

38 Projects

€ 144.4 million

79 Projects

€ 290.3 million

54 Projects

€ 80.1 million

16 Projects

€ 186.8 million

Supply Chain

18 Projects

€ 58 million

Strategic Research Challenge

3 Projects

€ 29.6 million

H₂ End Use: Clean Heat and Power

78 Projects

€ 540.5 million

87 Projects

€ 301.1 million

including legacy of FCH JU

*Additional 24 grants under preparation (from 2024 call budget)

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Over 16 years’ journey of the JU/partnership

From research to delivering hydrogen solutions in the market // from individual applications to Hydrogen Valleys

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Developing synergies with other partnerships and programmes
Regulations, Codes and Standards
European Hydrogen Safety
European Hydrogen Sustainability and Circularity
Knowledge management
Competitiveness, SMEs
International Cooperation
Communication activities

Additional activities are necessary to fulfil the Clean Hydrogen JU objectives

Other Activities

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Working with regions - Raising awareness, developing ideas and implementing hydrogen projects

Regions initiative (2016-2018)

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To support cities and regions with an interest in FCH technologies

Engagement

Business cases for FCH applications;
Mapping of local assets;
Identification of existing funding;

Report

FCH applications: status and potential;
FCH plans and ambitions;
Way forward;

MOU

89 European Regions;
22 countries
¼ of Europe’s population, surface & GDP;

Hydrogen Valley S3P Platform

MI2.0 H2V Platform

JU Annual Work Plans

Support to investments: H2 projects including H2 Valleys

Global collaboration

Project Development Assistance

(2021-onwards)

From idea to project plan

https://h2v.eu

https://europa.eu/!WYcrhy

https://europa.eu/!McW9JP

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Regions initiative (2016-2018)

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To support cities and regions with an interest in FCH technologies

Engagement

Business cases for FCH applications;
Mapping of local assets;
Identification of existing funding;

Report

FCH applications: status and potential;
FCH plans and ambitions;
Way forward;

MOU

89 European Regions;
22 countries
¼ of Europe’s population, surface & GDP;

Hydrogen Valley S3P Platform

MI2.0 H2V Platform

JU Annual Work Plans

16 Hydrogen Valleys funded

€ 1,000 bn JU funding

(+6 in preparation)

~100 Hydrogen Valleys worldwide

(¾ yet to take FID)

Project Development Assistance

(2021-onwards)

25 Regions supported

€ 1.4 bn CAPEX

500+ MW Electrolysers

30+ HRS

https://h2v.eu

Hydrogen Valleys Facility

Memorandum of Cooperation with Managing Authorities

Working with regions - Raising awareness, developing ideas and implementing hydrogen projects

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Building on the Hydrogen Territory concept, introduced in the Call 2015 (BIG-HIT), the Clean Hydrogen Partnership has supported the demonstration of Hydrogen Valleys since 2019

Total costs: 1,000 M€

JU funding: 187 M€

16 Hydrogen Valleys supported to date

15 European countries

>21, 000 tons H2 / year

~ 200 MW equiv*. Electrolyser capacity

Increased interest in the Clean Hydrogen JU Calls

*includes only eligible/admissible proposals

The appetite to develop Hydrogen Valleys across Europe has increased

357 beneficiaries from 37 countries

REPowering the EU with Hydrogen Valleys (as of May 2022)

200 M€* top-up, spread across 3 years, to double H2V in EU by 2025

Private sector

* This is an estimated equivalent electrolyser capacity calculated using the H2 production requirements of the Call topics. The “to be installed” capacity may differ

SMEs

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Hydrogen Valleys supported by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership

Different scales, hydrogen production mainly via electrolysis, diverse end-uses

NAHV: Cross-border, Hydrogen valley covering North Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia

TRIERES: Corinthia, Greece

IMAGHyNE: Hydrogen valley across the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

SH2AMROCK: Galway, Ireland

TH2ICINO: Lombardy region, Italy

LuxHyVal: Luxemburg

HYSouthMarmara: South Marmara Region, Türkiye

ZAHYR: Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

H2tALENT: Small-scale Valley/Portugal/Alentejo

AdvancedH2Valley: Pays de la Loire region, France

BalticSeaH2: Cross-border, Hydrogen corridor across South Finland & Estonia

HEAVENN: Northern Netherlands

CONVEY: Hirtshals Port Denmark

BIG-HIT:Orkney Islands, Orkney Islands, UK (ended)

GreenHysland: Mallorca, Spain

CRAVE-H2: Crete, Greece

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Hydrogen Valleys: concept developed in Europe and now global phenomenon…~ about ¾ are yet to take a final investment decision

As of today close to 100 Hydrogen

valleys are included in the platform

Updated report

https://h2v.eu/

Hydrogen Valleys Final Report just published

State of the clean hydrogen sector by analysing empirical evidence from Hydrogen Valleys globally over the last three years.
Development of the Hydrogen Valley concept and community as well as the necessary framework conditions for its development
Recent challenges faced by Hydrogen Valleys and the clean hydrogen sector as a whole and seeks to find forward looking solutions

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In parallel to the above, the ‘Clean Hydrogen Mission’ led by European Union, Australia, Chile, the UK and the US aims to make clean hydrogen cost competitive to the end user by reducing end-to-end costs to USD $2 per kilogram by 2030. To achieve this goal, the Mission will increase research and development in hydrogen technologies h deliver at least 100 large-scale clean Hydrogen Valleys, and at least three per Mission Innovation Member. In this context, in 2021, the JU released the Hydrogen Valley Platform (H2VP) under the umbrella of Mission Innovation’s ‘Renewable and clean hydrogen’ innovation challenge. It aims primarily at project promoters, but it is also raising awareness among policymakers and is intended to inspire others willing to replicate similar projects. The platform was launched publicly on January 2021 at it included 34 Hydrogen Valleys. A first report summarising the situation at this time is available in here A new tender was launched (December 2021) to give continuity to the Hydrogen Valley Platform and contribute to the European Commission’s role under the renewed Mission Innovation 2.0. As a result, the H2.0 Valley Platform was launched. An updated Hydrogen Valleys Update Report was produced in 2022 and is available in here.

As of June 2024, the platform comprises a total investment volume of more than EUR 152 billion covering 34 countries worldwide. It includes 90+ Hydrogen Valleys at different stages of development out of which around 60 are in Europe. Additional information available in xxxxx

The above represents an increase in the number of hydrogen valleys projects in recent years. However, those that have made it to Final Investment Decision (FID) is still limited. In particular, evidence gathered from the H2V platform (as well as through the JU Call for Proposals on Hydrogen Valleys) has highlighted that many of these hydrogen valleys would benefit from receiving dedicated project development support to help mature their projects towards FID.

@lelia: please check whether we published this report in our publication section and if this is the case you may want to change the link

@lelia: Final figures to be revised once the final report (expected before the Hydrogen Valleys Days) is available

@lelia: I suggest that this is a link to the final report of the current contract of Mission Innovation which I guess we will include in our "publication" section

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Hydrogen Valleys Facility

Duration: 2024-2030
Budget: € 12.5 M
3 core tasks

Project Development Assistance

Capacity Development

Hydrogen Valleys Platform

1.PDA

PDA services to facilitate hydrogen valley projects from initial conception to detailed feasibility, offering tailored support and feedback mechanisms for advancing towards (and reaching) final investment decisions.

2.Capacity Development

This task aims to advance European hydrogen valley projects through knowledge sharing, capacity building, and addressing key project barriers, culminating in public outputs and an annual showcase event.

3.Hydrogen Valleys Platform

Sustain and further develop the global Mission Innovation Hydrogen Valley Platform (H2VP) as a hub for exchanging information and fostering collaboration among hydrogen valley projects worldwide.

A comprehensive tool to support the development and implementation of H2 valleys

Tender published in June, evaluation ongoing

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European Hydrogen Observatory

Target audience:

Industry
Policy makers
Academics
Opinion leaders
Citizens

Highlights:

Many new data sets regarding all the steps in the hydrogen value chain;
Geomap
Levelised Cost of Hydrogen Calculator
Observatory Reports
News and events interface
Learn about hydrogen
Internal Portal (to become available in January 2025)

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Annual Programme Review 2024 (report just published!)

Annual exercise (as of 2011) with the support of Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (acting as independent experts)

Scope of the Programme Review even broader since 2022, with JRC's Programme Technical Assessment at its core.

Review of all projects active in 2023 against SoA, targets and Key Performance Indicators.

Collection of annual input from projects:

EU-Survey Questionnaire
Data collection exercise through TRUST (tech. monitoring) templates
Contractual documents and project reports;
139 project factsheets published on the JU webpage

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Keep in touch!��

For further information

www.clean-hydrogen.europa.eu

@CleanHydrogenEU

Clean Hydrogen Partnership

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