Lhyfe has launched an online platform to help accelerate deployment of green hydrogen across industry and transport.
“Lhyfe Heroes” aims to match potential consumers looking to implement hydrogen solutions, or already in the process of switching, with suppliers.
Automotive company Stellantis is among companies to have joined the project with Lhyfe listing more than 100 hydrogen solutions available on the market.
PRF, the Portuguese developer of hydrogen refuelling stations, and motorsport company and retrofit specialist GCK have also signed-up.
The launch comes after Lhyfe began its first UK operation in North East England to identify opportunities to deploy production facilities to support the country’s net zero ambitions.
Lhyfe hopes to enable the creation of a complete ecosystem that connects existing hydrogen producers, fuel station developers, fuel distributors, and vehicle manufacturers with end users.
Lhfye Heroes has a three-step approach.
It can assess how hydrogen can reduce the CO2 emissions of businesses or operations.
Users enter a few project details into the Lhyfe Heroes simulator and its calculation system gives an indication of key metrics including the amount of CO2 avoided and quantity of hydrogen required a year.
The platform can identify the solutions available on the market that match identified needs.
It covers eight types of vehicles including buses, trucks, cars and refuse collectors, fuel stations, hydrogen generators and producers of green and renewable hydrogen.
Project developers can also directly access all of the solutions from more than 100 listings in the Lhyfe Heroes catalogue.
The platform also enables manufacturers of hydrogen vehicles to connect with fuel station developers, hydrogen generator suppliers and hydrogen producers.
The Lhyfe Heroes platform is free for all users.
Suppliers can become partners in order to edit their profile content and add products.
In return, they will receive requests from potential customers and have access to the platform’s indicators.
Becoming a partner is free, as Lhyfe aims to compile the most exhaustive, accurate and up-to-date catalogue for future customers of hydrogen solutions.
Peter Kuhn, in charge of hydrogen development at Stellantis (Citroën, Peugeot and Vauxhall) said:
“Lhyfe Heroes is an extremely welcome initiative – as manufacturers and producers, we all face the same obstacles concerning the complexity of moving forward in a sector very much under construction.
“We are delighted to be part of this opportunity to simplify access to the hydrogen market.”
Matthieu Guesné, CEO and founder of Lhyfe, said: “At Lhyfe, we have an obsession with moving fast because energy transition needs to happen now.
“We have designed Lhyfe Heroes to save time for the entire value chain.
“We call upon all players in the hydrogen chain to come and list themselves to speed up hydrogen transition and reduce our carbon emissions as quickly as possible.”