Hy2Use

This European integrated project “IPCEI Hy2Use” involves 37 projects. These projects were submitted by 13 Member States plus Norway: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden.  
35 projects from 29 companies were approved by the European Commission. An additional 2 projects from 2 companies were handled by the European Free Trade Association.

Information on the individual projects can be found on the Technology Field (TF) subpages.

IPCEI Hy2Use will cover a wide part of the hydrogen value chain by supporting (i) the construction of hydrogen-related infrastructure, notably large-scale electrolysers and transport infrastructure, for the production, storage and transport of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen; and (ii) the development of innovative and more sustainable technologies for the integration of hydrogen into the industrial processes of multiple sectors, especially those that are more challenging to decarbonise, such as steel, cement and glass. The IPCEI is expected to boost the supply of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen, thereby reducing dependency on the supply of natural gas.

The work carried out by the Direct Participants is organised in two Technology Fields:

• TF1 Infrastructure
• TF2 Hydrogen Technologies for Industry

The IPCEI Hy2Use pursues the following joint overarching objectives:

• Install large scale electrolysers as infrastructure powered with renewable and low-carbon energies along the emerging future Hydrogen backbone and next to industrial centres
• Scale up capacity for renewable and decarbonised Hydrogen production
• Perform research to integrate renewable Hydrogen into industrial processes in different sectors
• Scale up the integration of Hydrogen into industrial plant operation as FID in different industrial sectors
• Transfer knowledge to new or improved applications as well as new RDI in the different sectors and disseminate knowledge within the industry at large by fostering collaboration among stakeholders on overarching topics
• Create new jobs and sustainable growth in a high-potential market of the future and thereby greatly contributing to post-pandemic economic reconstruction and a socially just energy transition
• Coordinate and integrate Hydrogen activities in Europe in order to create a Hydrogen ecosystem