Lhyfe, one of the world’s pioneers in the production of green and renewable H₂ for the decarbonization of mobility and industry, has announced that its Bouin site (with an installed capacity of 1 MW, in Vendée, France) has been renewable fuel of non-biological origin (RFNBO). With this certificate, customers can now provide proof of the sustainability of the molecule purchased and qualify for the national and European incentive schemes currently being introduced.

First RFNBO-certified H₂ in France, and certification due in Germany soon – a sign of trust and development of the renewable H₂ sector. Since its creation, Lhyfe has sought to achieve the highest level of ecological standards, through its choice of a water electrolysis-based process, renewable electricity supply, lightweight, flexible and replicable site design, new-generation container fleet, software solution to optimize production and consumption, and so on.

The long-awaited approval by the European Commission, at the end of 2024, of the first “certification schemes” for what is now known as RFNBO H₂ enabled the company to start taking steps towards its certification. This certification guarantees that the production and distribution chain for green H₂ meets the strict criteria defined by the European Union (including production by electrolysis of water, use of 100% renewable electricity, calculation of greenhouse gas emissions over the entire life cycle of the H₂, including those resulting from delivery, etc.) and complies with EU sustainability requirements. Lhyfe is now in the process of obtaining certification for its already operational French sites in Bessières (Haute-Garonne) and Buléon (Morbihan). Its German site in Schwäbisch Gmünd should be certified shortly afterwards.

Lhyfe’s first batch of RFNBO-certified H₂ was delivered to Les Sables d’Olonne (Vendée), on 28 May 2025.

As well as offering reassurance to customers, who can now obtain an EU guarantee that the H₂ they purchase is sustainable and capable of efficiently reducing carbon intensity, this certification will also help them improve their own carbon footprint and obtain the incentives that are gradually being put in place in France to develop supply and demand for sustainable fuels.

Matthieu Guesné, founder and CEO of Lhyfe said, “The market has been waiting impatiently for RFNBO H2 to be available in France, and that is now the case! We are now in the process of certifying our two other French sites and our German site and are continuing our roll-out to offer fully traceable green H₂ to all of industry and mobility across Europe, to help them decarbonize their activities, in a completely transparent manner.”

To obtain this certification, Lhyfe worked with three partners:

• Atmen, whose platform has for several months now enabling Lhyfe to achieve a level of traceability with unprecedented accuracy and granularity. This integrated compliance automation platform connects to Lhyfe’s entire supply chain, to consolidate data concerning production inputs – in an exhaustive, automated and real-time way – and to provide highly accurate and totally transparent carbon intensity calculation reports. In addition to its ability to provide customers with automated digital certificates, this high-precision tool is open to all certification partners, to simplify this complex process.
• CertifHy, whose CertifHy EU RFNBO Scheme, which is the result of a meticulous interpretation of European regulations and in-depth investigation and definition work with the industry, was among the first to be approved by the European Commission. Developed by experts in the H₂ sector and in close collaboration with economic operators (producers, transporters, etc.) via the CertifHy Stakeholder Platform, it has established itself as the benchmark for RFNBO certification.
• Tüv Süd – one of the first certification bodies to be authorized to certify companies under the CertifHy certification scheme – operates throughout Europe. This is an advantage for Lhyfe, which is present in 11 European countries and has a 9.1 GW project pipeline.