The grant of up to €149 million will support production of up to 34t of green hydrogen per day near the Grand Canal du Havre, one of Europe's largest industrial port areas.
The project was approved by the European Commission as one of the Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) for hydrogen.
The Lhyfe production site, a 2.8-hectare plot of land in Gonfreville-l'Orcher, is scheduled to be operational by 2028. The project is subject to construction permits and operating authorisation, as well as final financial investment decisions by Lhyfe and its partners.
The Le Havre site has potential customers for the green hydrogen nearby. It is close to a production plant operated by fertiliser manufacturer Yara, whose decarbonisation roadmap includes the use of green hydrogen.
Lhyfe said it had won support from Yara for the Le Havre green hydrogen project, and that Yara will explore with Lhyfe all possible collaboration options to decarbonise its industrial process.
Matthieu Guesné, founder and chief executive of Lhyfe, said the plant would lead the industrial port zone of Le Havre towards a “greener horizon”.
“The region's needs are present and massive, and we can meet them right now with a clean, mature and appropriate technology,” he added.
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