Lhyfe has been selected by Epinal Urban Community following the consultation led by the local development association Vosj’Innove, for the creation of a green H₂ fuel chain due in late 2027. Lhyfe aims to build a site producing green and renewable H₂ for otherwise-difficult-to-decarbonize uses in the transport sector (e.g., trucks, waste collection vehicles and buses), and industry (e.g., glassmaking, steelmaking, metals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food manufacturing).

Lhyfe produces its green and renewable H₂ through the electrolysis of water, at production units powered by renewable energy. The company’s first site (Lhyfe Pays de la Loire) has already been in operation since the second half of 2021, and five other sites – in France, Germany and Sweden – are currently under construction. In parallel, Lhyfe is working on offshore H₂ production projects – its Sealhyfe pilot system achieved a world first, in June 2023, when it began producing H₂ at sea, off Le Croisic, in Loire-Atlantique.

On the territory of Epinal Urban Community, Lhyfe aims to build and run a large-scale H₂ production site, with installed capacity of several megawatts. It will supply H₂ for local uses in the Epinal area, as well as for transregional and cross-border uses.

This green and renewable H₂ production site will allow the creation of a cutting-edge industrial cluster in the Vosges department, strengthening the urban community’s industrial and territorial ecology strategy and the attractiveness and development of the area. The project’s implementation is subject to the granting of operating authorizations and construction permits, as well as to financial investment decisions.