Review of the French hydrogen sector’s international news | April 2026
Here are the key takeaways for April 2026 :
Europe
- Austria
Lhyfe secures a multi-year contract with BMW Group to supply its Steyr site with renewable hydrogen.
- Belgium
Atawey announces the sale of three new hydrogen refueling stations dedicated to heavy-duty mobility to Colruyt Group and Virya Energy.
- Germany
Lhyfe‘s renewable hydrogen project in Lubmin is partially acquired by German companies KGAL ESPF 6 Fund and PtX Development.
- Norway
Genevos joins MARINER-HE, a €7m Horizon Europe project to develop and validate a 1 MW containerized PEM hydrogen fuel cell system for zero-emission maritime applications.
- Spain
Hy24 acquires a 40% stake in Enagás Renovable for €48 million, thereby becoming the majority shareholder of the Spanish developer.
- Unlocatable
The H2med project is officially renewed as an EU “Project of Common Interest”, with the PCI label confirmed for the BarMar and CelZa interconnections.
Synqo Energies (via subsidiary Mesure Process) places a ~€6M purchase order with Nel Hydrogen US for containerized PEM electrolyser equipment.
Mesure Process awards Cavendish Hydrogen a ~€1.4M contract to deliver a renewable hydrogen fueling station in North-West Europe.
Asia-Pacific
- Australia
EODev‘s GEH2 hydrogen fuel cell generator was deployed for two months to power the base camp of Netflix Australia‘s APEX movie.
- India
Haffner Energy is selected as the renewable hydrogen technology partner for two projects within a €15bn MoU signed between the Government of Maharashtra, JW Global, and the Seed Consortium Partners.
- Japan
Genvia signs a strategic agreement with Japanese firm HORIBA to accelerate low-carbon hydrogen solutions.
- Taiwan
Dassault Systèmes signs a MoU with Taiwan’s Metal Industries Research and Development Centre to collaborate on high-pressure hydrogen material analysis.
North and South America
- United States of America
Alstom acquires US-based Cummins’ hydrogen fuel cell activities dedicated to rail.
- Paraguay
Hy24-backed ATOME PLC’s Villeta Project, which will produce up to 260kt/year of low-carbon fertilisers, reaches FID.
Africa and Middle East
- Gabon
Technip Energies wins two FEED contracts for the SOGARA refinery in Gabon, including a hydrocracking complex integrating its proprietary SMR technology for on-site hydrogen production.