Lhyfe has received a grant of up to €149m for large-scale production of green hydrogen with a 100MW electrolyser onear Le Havre in France.
The plant, to be located on a 2.8-hectare plot of land in Gonfreville-l’Orcher, is scheduled to be operational by 2028.
This project, led by Lhyfe for over two years, has been approved by the European Commission as part of the third wave of IPCEI (Important Projects of Common European Interest) on hydrogen.
During a visit to Le Havre for the seventh “Rencontres de l’Axe Seine”, Roland Lescure, French Delegate Minister for Industry and Energy, confirmed Paris’ support for the Lhyfe’s scheme, at the heart of Le Havre’s low-carbon industrial zone.
With this project, Lhyfe intends to produce up to 34 tonnes of green hydrogen per day near the Grand Canal du Havre, one of Europe’s largest industrial port areas.
The site is close to the Yara plant in Le Havre, whose decarbonization roadmap includes the use of green hydrogen.
Yara is interested in Lhyfe’s project and will explore with Lhyfe all possible collaborations to decarbonise its industrial process.