France
Strategy and Roadmaps
Entry title | URL | Organisation | Entry date |
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Stratégie nationale révisée pour le développement de l'hydrogène décarboné en France | France Government | 01/04/2025 | |
National strategy for the development of decarbonized and renewable hydrogen in France | https://www.bdi.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PressKitProvisionalDraft-National-strategy-for-the-development-of-decarbonised-and-renewable-hydrogen-in-France.pdf | France Government | 01/09/2020 |
Plan de déploiement de l’hydrogène pour la transition énergétique | https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/Plan_deploiement_hydrogene.pdf | Gouvernement français | 01/06/2018 |
Initiatives, Programs, and Policies
- The Government’s Electrification Plan. On 23 April, the government presented its electrification plan, which is structured around 22 measures targeting the sectors most dependent on fossil fuels: transport, the building sector, industry and small-scale manufacturing..
- Mechanism to accelerate major strategic projects. During a visit to the Allier department on 22 April, the President of the Republic highlighted the mechanism to accelerate major strategic projects, which was formally launched in January 2026 following its announcement at ‘Choose France – Édition France’.
- Publication of the report by the Committee for Monitoring Investments in the Future on France 2030. In its 2025 report published in April 2026, the Committee for the Monitoring of Future Investments (CSIA) estimates that France 2030 has seen a “massive and rapid” roll-out, with around €10 billion committed each year since 2022.
3 August 2026
Research and developments
Publication of the 2026–2035 Multi-Year Energy Plan. The 2026–2035 Multi-Year Energy Plan (PPE), published on 13 February, sets out the quantitative targets for France’s main energy sectors for 2030 and 2035, as part of the drive towards carbon neutrality by 2050. It devotes a specific section to hydrogen and sets out a trajectory for the ramp-up of electrolysis in line with usage priorities and system constraints. It begins by highlighting the scale of the current market, noting that “each year in France, around 900,000 tonnes of hydrogen are produced from fossil sources” and that this hydrogen is used in particular in refining, fertilisers and chemicals. The PPE frames the strategy around two operational objectives:
3 August 2026
Demonstration, Deployments, Workforce
- HRS, Toyota Motor Europe and ENGIE Lab CRIGEN announced in late January the integration of the dual-nozzle Mid Flow Twin technology into an RHeaDHy dispenser, enabling a reduction in hydrogen station refuelling times.
- In motorsport, INOCEL deployed its generators at the Dakar 2026 rally in Saudi Arabia, powering the bivouac and the truck of the winning KH7 team.
- Symbio North America and Savage Companies commissioned the first hydrogen-electric fuel cell truck for short-haul transport, fitted with Symbio's complete hydrogen drivetrain and FORVIA's hydrogen storage tanks
https://www.hydrogen-refueling-solutions.fr/en/news/mid-flow-twin-new-generation-hydrogen-refueling/
3 August 2026
Events and Sollicitations
Event name | Event dates | Location | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
Meet4Hydrogen conference | 24-26 June 2026 | Bordeaux, France | https://www.meet4hydrogen.com/ |
Hyvolution Paris | 19-21 January 2027 | Paris, France | https://paris.hyvolution.com/en |
Investments and Fundings
Launch of the tender for the Support Mechanism for Hydrogen Production via Electrolysis. On 29 December 2025, the government published the tender specifications for the first national call for tenders dedicated to the production of carbon-free hydrogen via electrolysis, marking a key milestone in the implementation of the Production Support Mechanism (PSM).
3 August 2026
Regulations, Codes & Standards, Safety
- ISO 19870-1 is to be used in France
3 August 2026
Reports and Publications
Entry title | URL | Organisation | Entry date |
|---|---|---|---|
France Hydrogène | https://www.france-hydrogene.org/ | France Hydrogène | 05/08/2026 |