June 2025 | French Hydrogen Companies International Business Development Update
NEW – Discover in a 5-minutes video the latest news on the international development of the French hydrogen industry, for the past month, on YouTube (subtitles available).

9 Partner countries highlighted this month
Australia | Chile | Germany | Indonesia | Luxembourg | Portugal | United Kingdom | United States of America | Vietnam
11 French companies highlighted this month
Air Liquide | Atoba Energy | Axens | BrightLoop | EODev | HDF Energy | HyNaval | Lhyfe | Pragma Industries | Storengy | Verso Energy

Upstream | Production
Luxembourg | Lhyfe supplied renewable hydrogen to power EODev’s hydrogen generator during the Luxembourg International Show Jumping event. The solution powered lighting, kitchens, and the broader event infrastructure.

Midstream | Storage and Transport
Germany | Storengy Deutschland has signed a Connecting Europe Facility grant agreement for up to €4.5 million for the SaltHy hydrogen storage project in Lower Saxony. The funding will cover 50% of the costs related to engineering work, permitting procedures, public consultation, and risk and quality management.
United Kingdom | Storengy has selected UK-based company Costain for two front-end engineering design contracts for the hydrogen storage Keuper Gas Storage Project. Located in Northwich, Cheshire, the project includes 19 salt caverns with a total storage capacity of 400 million cubic metres.

Downstream | Industry
Scope: ammonia, methanol, kerosene, steel and other derivatives and chemicals, etc.
United States of America | Verso Energy signed a memorandum of understanding with RYAM to jointly study renewable hydrogen production and carbon capture for e-fuel production at the Jesup cellulose plant in Georgia management.
Argentina | Axens signed an MoU with German company GreenSinnergy to explore synthetic fuel production in Patagonia.
Unlocatable | Atoba Energy signed an MoU with the ATR Group to accelerate the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel by ATR operators. The agreement includes exploring airport supply options for SAF and Mass Balance mechanisms for airlines without direct physical access to the fuel.

Downstream | Mobility
Scope: fuel cell and internal combustion engine for road, railway, maritime, aviation
Portugal | Pragma Industries delivered a hydrogen-powered bicycle to the Alentejo Regional Energy and Environment Agency.
United States of America | Pragma Industries delivered hydrogen-powered bikes to US-based hydrogen producer JouleOne.
Indonesia | Hynaval signed two memorandums of understanding with the Indonesian National Shipowners’ Association and the Indonesian Tourism Investors Club to develop hydrogen-based maritime mobility in Indonesia.
Vietnam | HDF Energy signed an MoU with Vietnamese maritime group VIMC to integrate its fuel cell technology into the VIMC’s shipping and logistics operations.
Unlocatable | Brightloop announced a partnership with Navitas Semiconductor to deploy hydrogen fuel cell chargers for heavy agricultural transport equipment.

Downstream | Stationnary
Scope: power and heat for grids, factories, buildings, etc.)
Australia | HDF Energy signed an MoU with renewable hydrogen producer Warradarge Energy to assess deployment of its HyPower system in Western Australia.
Indonesia | HDF Energy and Air Liquide signed a memorandum with Indonesian power producer PT Krakatau Chandra Energi to develop HDF’s HyPower stationary system in the Cilegon industrial zone.

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Pierre Laboué
Head of International Relations
France Hydrogène
pierre.laboue@france-hydrogene.org