Spain has taken a sweeping step toward dominating Europe’s green hydrogen economy, unleashing €1.22 billion [$1.34 billion USD] in funding for seven hydrogen hub megaprojects totaling 2.3GW across Aragon, Andalusia, Castilla y León, and Galicia. Announced on April 4 by the Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE), the funding lands under the H2 Valleys programme, which aims to anchor large-scale domestic hydrogen production and industrial use.

The EU’s Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency has launched a call for €600m ($664m) in funding from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Energy towards key cross-border infrastructure.

First phase work is now underway on the hydrogen pipeline network of Belgium hydrogen network operator Fluxys Hydrogen, with 2026 targeted for completion.