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Estonia’s Stargate Hydrogen has secured €20.6m ($23.7m) in EU funding to scale its Tallinn alkaline electrolyser manufacturing facility.
Granted through the European Innovation Fund, the cash will help Stargate expand capacity to produce 250MW of electrodes, 150MW of stacks, and 66MW of full package electrolysers per year.
The site was opened in 2025 with capacity to deliver 140MW of systems per year.
The development of alkaline systems by the company has been recognised as an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI), and Stargate claimed the new capital could “improve the resilience of Europe’s Hydrogen value chain.”
In July, the company agreed to supply Bulgarian system developer Hydrogenera with its stacks for selected European projects, in addition to offering self-built 1MW and 10MW systems.
It is also looking toward UK project opportunities through a partnership with Seacht Group, an energy and engineering conglomerate in the .
However, it comes as Europe sees an overcapacity for electrolysers compared with actual hydrogen demand.
Lobby group Hydrogen Europe estimates the continent holds around 12GW of manufacturing capacity, while the Energy Industries Council (EIC) that just 3GW of the 31GW capacity expected by 2030 had reached financial close.
The oversupply has caused difficulties for manufacturers who have seen the sector’s capital intensity outweigh demand.
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