Project description
Strengthening Europe’s hydrogen innovation and infrastructure ecosystem
The EU-funded ACTHYVE project addresses the need to de-risk hydrogen technologies and accelerate their deployment to boost Europe’s industrial competitiveness. Strengthening the technology infrastructures (TIs) landscape in hydrogen that can bridge TRL 5–8 is central to this ambition. The project will work with research and technology institutions, enterprises and other organisations in Europe to assess the current situation and the needs of the industries in terms of TIs. A pan-European Strategic Roadmap 2035 will be developed, and pathways for its implementation will be proposed. ACTHYVE will also design a digital platform to improve access to hydrogen infrastructures as well as financing models and policy recommendations. Overall, ACTHYVE aims to boost Europe’s competitiveness in the clean energy transition.
Objective
ACTHYVE addresses the urgent need to de-risk hydrogen technologies and accelerate their deployment to boost Europe’s R&I capacity and industrial competitiveness for the clean energy transition. Strengthening the EU Technology Infrastructures (TIs) landscape in hydrogen that can bridge TRL 5–8, is central to this ambition. The consortium unites leading RTOs and companies across eight countries, supported by European associations (Hydrogen Europe, Hydrogen Europe Research, CO2 Value Europe), representing 870+ actors, including ~100 SMEs.
The methodology has three phases: (1) mapping existing TIs and industry needs to identify gaps and barriers; (2) developing a Strategic Roadmap 2035 with four scenarios to propose adaptive strategies, investment priorities, and new services such as certification, safety, training, and data management; (3) defining pathways for implementation with governance, layered financing, and sustainable business models.
Stakeholder engagement is ensured from the start through the associations’ networks, an Advisory Board bringing national/regional perspectives, policymakers, TI managers, funders, EU partnerships, and relevant projects, enabling extensive consultation and feedback loops.
ACTHYVE will generate two main exploitable results: a Digital Platform as a one-stop shop to improve TI visibility and access for industry; and a high-level White Paper including the Strategic Roadmap, investment priorities, coordinated governance model, and Policy Toolkit. Generic recommendations will be highlighted for replication beyond hydrogen.
Together, these outputs will deliver a coherent EU strategy on hydrogen TIs, foster cross-sector collaborations and provision of cross-border services including from under-represented countries, thus strengthening competitiveness, resilience, and Europe’s clean energy transition.
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HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space
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