Review of the French hydrogen sector’s international news | April 2026

Here are the key highlights for April 2026 :

RotH2 completes a €6.6M capital raise, including €2.7M from new investors, to accelerate R&D on next-generation hydrogen storage technologies. 

H2X-Ecosystems commissions StatHy, its own hydrogen refueling station. 

Operated by GCK Energy, the Région Bretagne piloted the StatMobHy experiment, a temporary renewable hydrogen refueling station at the port of Saint-Malo. 

Corsica Sole installs a compression and pressure-boosting container on its Folell’Hy hydrogen plant. 

45-8 ENERGY announces the entry of Swiss group Ad Terra into its capital as majority shareholder, in order to accelerate its natural hydrogen exploration campaigns.  

Beyond Aero selects Luxaviation Group as its launch operator or its hydrogen-electric business aircraft. 

HysetCo secures Uber‘s first investment in a French company, enabling the integration of nearly 2,000 premium hydrogen vehicles into Uber’s Business Taxi service in Paris. 

HyLight’s hydrogen powered airship drone is being tested by Sigeif to inspect gas infrastructure from low altitude.

VERSO ENERGY‘s DEZiR project is selected as one of the first two participants in Project SkyPower’s eSAF Project Accelerator. 

VERSO ENERGY, RYAM and the European Commission sign the Innovation Fund grant agreement for the ReSTart project. 

Qair inaugurates its first renewable hydrogen station in Béziers, capable of distributing up to 600 kg/day. 

Canadian company SAF+ International Group confirms a Franco-Canadian project to build a 75kt/year eSAF production plant at Port-La-Nouvelle. 

GravitHy selects Hatch to carry out the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) of its low-carbon iron production plant in Fos-sur-Mer. 

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