French hydrogen producer Lhyfe has confirmed a €149m subsidy from the French government for its Green Horizon project, one of the country’s largest upcoming green hydrogen production sites.
The support package, signed with public sector investment bank Bpifrance, will be disbursed in phases and includes an initial €18m payment scheduled for June 2025. The full grant will be awarded over a four-year period, tied to project milestones.
Located in Gonfreville-l’Orcher near Le Havre in northern France, the site is expected to produce up to 34 tonnes of green hydrogen per day once completed. It will be Lhyfe’s first facility to pass the 100 MW mark in installed electrolysis capacity and is scheduled for completion by 2029.
Green Horizon has been designated an Important Project of Common European Interest by the European Commission and was one of three projects awarded funding during the recent announcement of France’s updated National Hydrogen Strategy. It received the largest grant among the three.
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