Gen-Hy obtains 100 million euros from the State to create France’s first AEM membranes and electrolysers factory for green hydrogen production in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
On the occasion of visit by Industry and Energy Minister Marc Ferracci to Gen-Hy’s factory in Allenjoie (Doubs), the French start-up offering innovative solutions for the production of green hydrogen has announced the signature with Bpifrance of a €99.84m public aid contract by the French government. The contract is for the construction of France’s first AEM (Anion Exchange Membrane) membranes and electrolysers production factory in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Gen-Hy’s plant project was approved by the European Commission in May 2024 as part of the fourth wave of the Hy2Move Hydrogen IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest).
Commissioning of the future plant, which has already broken ground at the Allenjoie site in the Montbéliard region, is scheduled for Q1 2026, with an annual production capacity of 350 AEM electrolyser units (with a production capacity that varies between 100 kW and 2 MW) as it ramps up. The site is expected to create 150 jobs over 4 years, rising to 250 on the longer term.
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