Recognised for its potential to decarbonise hard-to-abate industries, enable long-duration energy storage and reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, hydrogen is becoming a key enabler of the Clean Industrial Deal (CID).

However, despite rapid progress, the hydrogen ecosystem still faces several challenges:

• Technical limitations
• Economic barriers
• Regulatory  and market constraints
• Environmental considerations

Through its funded projects, CINEA contributes to overcoming  these obstacles by supporting cutting-edge research, demonstration at scale, and the development of enabling infrastructure. These efforts underpin the EU target of producing 10 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen annually by 2030 and help build a resilient and competitive European hydrogen economy.

The newly released publication guides readers through CINEA's diverse portfolio of hydrogen projects across Europe:  229 projects across all programmes managed by the Agency, representing a total EU contribution of EUR 5.6 billion. From local heating systems to large-scale industrial electrolysis, hydrogen energy networks, and clean mobility corridors, these projects demonstrate the technical feasibility and positive climate impact of hydrogen technologies.