Hydrogen: the state lowers its ambitions

Over the past two years, the national strategy for hydrogen, more targeted, less ambitious, has finally been unveiled by the government.

Pending the release of its next multi-year energy programming, the Government is unveiling its new hydrogen strategy. On the menu: reduced targets, stricter priorities and the launch of a first call for tenders.

Lhyfe reacts to the new hydrogen strategy Following the release this morning of the revision of the hydrogen strategy, the green hydrogen producer welcomes this "excellent news for France and Europe."We have been waiting for it for several months, it will provide the framework and visibility that ecosystem actors need to make their decisions and move forward," says Matthieu Guesné, founder and CEO of Lhyfe. "By setting a realistic production tar…

France – 16/04/2025 – energysdelamer.eu. After numerous postponements, the Interministerial Committee on Innovation, held on 10 April 2025, enabled the Prime Minister to announce the update of the National Hydrogen Strategy. Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forest, Sea and Fisheries, Marc Ferracci, Minister for Industry and Energy, and Philippe Tabarot, Minister for Transport, together with Bruno Bonnell,…

Hydrogen is losing ground as an alternative for sustainable transport after multiple manufacturer bankruptcies and residual sales. Investment in infrastructure has failed to boost the market, with costs per vehicle much higher than those of electric cars. Even Toyota acknowledges that its future is uncertain.