13 Hydrogen Valleys to receive project support

The PDA support is one of the three pillars of the Hydrogen Valleys Facility established by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership in 2025.

Selected from a pool of 23 applications, the 13 beneficiaries represent promising valleys from 10 EU Member States and 2 countries associated with Horizon Europe.

In total, 8 PDA light and 5 PDA plus applicants were selected across the two support programmes:

• PDA light (6 weeks): Support for early-stage projects to develop a pre-feasibility concept with two dedicated tracks:
  • EU 13: Hydrogen Valleys in EU 13 Member States.
  • EU other and Horizon Europe other: Hydrogen Valleys in other EU Member States or Horizon Europe-associated countries.

• PDA plus (12 weeks): Modular assistance to advance more mature projects towards feasibility and Final Investment Decision (FID).

The following 8 PDA light applicants were awarded with PDA support:

• Transylvanian Hydrogen Valley, developed by Municipality of Cluj-Napoca, in Romania.
• Eastern Mediterranean Green H2 and Ammonia Valley (EMGH2V), developed by ideopsis Ltd, in Republic of Cyprus.
• Moravian Silesian Hydrogen Valley, developed by Moraviasilesian Hydrogen Cluster z.s., in Czech Republic.
• TRIERES, developed by MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) DIYLISTIRIA KORINTHOU A.E., in Greece.
• Icodos Luso Eco Fuels, developed by PROINTOP, in Portugal.
• Green WaHyVe, developed by Cluster TWEED, in Belgium.
• Luxembourg National Hydrogen Project, developed by University of Luxembourg, in Luxembourg.
• BotH2nia Hydrogen Valley, developed by BotH2nia Association, in Finland.

The following 5 PDA plus applicants were awarded with PDA support:

• Eco2Fly, developed by Eco2Fly Power, in Spain.
• Barcelona Large Scale Electrolyzer, developed by HyMet Barcelona S.L.U., in Spain.
• Black Sea Energy and Transportation Hub, developed by Black Sea Energy and Transportation Hub, in Ukraine.
• HYVARD – Southern Norway Hydrogen Valley, developed by La Française de l'Énergie, in Norway.
• POSEIDON, developed by Leonitus, in Croatia.

The PDA support for the selected beneficiaries will commence in September 2026 following a dedicated scoping phase and the signature of a Declaration of Collaboration. Dedicated PDA Consulting Teams consisting of experts from Roland Berger and its technical partner Worley will provide tailored support to help the selected Hydrogen Valleys advance their projects towards FID. The support will focus on commercial, technical, regulatory and valley governance aspects.

The Second Call brings 7 new countries into the PDA portfolio: Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Luxembourg, and Romania. Combined with the first Call, the programme now supports 28 Hydrogen Valleys across 18 countries, significantly expanding the geographical reach of the European Hydrogen Valleys ecosystem.

A further Call for Applications for PDA support is currently foreseen to take place in 2027.

Read the article online at: https://www.globalhydrogenreview.com/hydrogen/22072026/13-hydrogen-valleys-to-receive-project-support/