Must-read highlights from FrHyGe

The 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan from November 11 to 22, underscored the essential role of clean hydrogen focusing on climate change. The conference featured the adoption of a “Hydrogen Declaration,” spearheaded by the COP29 Presidency, calling for enhanced global collaboration to scale up hydrogen production and deployment. 

The declaration emphasized hydrogen’s essential role in enabling the transition to a sustainable economy and addressing energy needs while reducing emissions, with the goal of deploying hydrogen technologies at scale by 2030, integrating both renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production.

At the same time, EU Hydrogen Week 2024, held in Brussels from November 18 to 22, highlighted key advancements in hydrogen technologies worldwide. The event brought together stakeholders from across the hydrogen value chain for four days of exhibitions, engaging panel discussions, and valuable networking opportunities. A major focus of this year’s B2B sessions was the development of underground hydrogen storage as a key solution for large-scale, reliable hydrogen storage and distribution.

In this context, the FrHyGe project was featured at the European Pavilion, alongside other innovative European initiatives funded by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership (CHP).

CHP recognized FrHyGe as a key milestone in their roadmap for large-scale hydrogen storage in salt caverns, building on the success of the hyPSTER project, which demonstrated the viability of underground hydrogen storage in Etrez, France. Coordinated by Storengy, a leader in hydrogen storage, both projects are advancing the development of sustainable hydrogen solutions across Europe.