The hydrogen landscape at a glance
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Production
production
11.33
8.23 Mt produced in total in 2022
19.59 kt by water electrolysis
14.97 kt by reforming with carbon capture
Production cost (LCOH)
Production cost
6.86
9.85 EUR/kg of grid-connected electrolysis
6.23 EUR/kg of SMR
6.38 EUR/kg of SMR with CC
Technology manufacturing
Technology manufacturing
3.11
61.87 MW of electrolyser deployments in 2022
Demand
Demand
8.19
19.59 kt provided by clean hydrogen
Distribution
distribution
178
1581 km of perational hydrogen pipelines
Production
production
11.23
7.94 Mt produced in total in 2023
31.41 kt by water electrolysis
42.53 kt by reforming with carbon capture
Production cost (LCOH)
Production cost
6.61
7.94 EUR/kg of grid-connected electrolysis
3.76 EUR/kg of SMR
4.41 EUR/kg of SMR with CC
Technology manufacturing
Technology manufacturing
5.40
64.97 MW of electrolyser deployments in 2023
Demand
Demand
7.93
26.86 kt provided by clean hydrogen
Distribution
distribution
187
1581 km of operational hydrogen pipelines
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4 April 2025
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.
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3 April 2025
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.
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27 March 2025
First phase work is now underway on the hydrogen pipeline network of Belgium hydrogen network operator Fluxys Hydrogen, with 2026 targeted for completion.
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