Review of the French hydrogen ecosystem in France | March 2026
Here are the key highlights for March 2026
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mantle8 is awarded a €2.06 million grant under the European Union’s Just Transition Fund to accelerate the development of its natural hydrogen technology platform.
Equans Process Solutions joins Técnicas Reunidas to participate in the ongoing FEED engineering phase of Elyse Energy’s eM-Rhône project, with the intention of submitting a combined EPC bid for the construction phase.
Air Liquide signs the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract with Lafarge for the eCapt-Rhône du Teil project.
Hyliko signs a leasing agreement with Tapir to deliver Europe’s first hydrogen-powered vacuum excavator heavy truck in 2027.
Grand Est
La Française de l’Energie drills the world’s deepest natural hydrogen well in Moselle (PTH-2, at 3,655m).
The European Commission approves €144 million French State aid to support ABC Ottmarsheim project.
Hauts-de-France
FertigHy’s project is selected as a winner in the 9th round of the ‘Première Usine’ program, guaranteeing public financial support.
Normandie
Technip Energies acquires a minority equity stake in the DEZiR project and will implement its Canopy by T.EN™ carbon capture technology.
VERSO ENERGY and the European Commission sign the Innovation Fund grant agreement for the DEZiR project.
TERTU and German cleantech firm INERATEC form the joint venture T.H2 to build an industrial plant producing sustainable aviation fuels and e-naphtha using renewable hydrogen and syngas, targeting commissioning in 2029.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
HYNAVAL establishes a hydrogen shipyard to design, build, and retrofit hydrogen-powered vessels at the Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux, in the Bassins à Flot area.
Occitanie
MGH Energy and Genvia sign a MoU to evaluate integrating Genvia’s solid oxide electrolyzer technology into MGH Energy’s e-fuels production plants.
Unlocatable
Natural H2 exploration startup Mantle8 announces the close of its €3.4m seed financing round.
Teréga Solutions and Intraterra sign an 18‑month exclusive partnership to commercialize and conduct feasibility studies for Vertical H2, a technology for vertically buried hydrogen gas storage.