HDF Energy receives public funding for its high-power hydrogen fuel cell industrial project

In France, HDF Energy, a manufacturer of high-power fuel cells and developer of large-scale hydrogen infrastructure, announces that the European Commission has approved French financial support for its industrial project within the framework of the IPCEIs (Important Projects of Common European Interest). 

The grant, worth up to $184 million, will be dedicated to the development and industrialization of high-power hydrogen fuel cells at HDF Energy’s plant near Bordeaux.

This government funding supports HDF Energy’s investment plan to develop and industrialize multi-megawatt fuel cells dedicated to heavy maritime and rail mobility, as well as electricity production for public power grids, the company said.

This industrial project will be implemented at HDF Energy’s recently inaugurated plant in Blanquefort. The HDF Energy teams will develop and then industrialize multi-megawatt fuel cells, meeting the efficiency, durability and cost requirements expected by the market. The industrial site also includes a high-power fuel cell test platform, which will benefit the company’s industrial partners and European research centers, the company said.

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