Lhyfe Green Horizon (Normandy)

Lhyfe, a European group dedicated to the energy transition and a producer and supplier of green and renewable hydrogen, is designing and developing a large-scale industrial project known as ‘Green Horizon’ in the Normandy region – a future production site for low-carbon and renewable hydrogen, which it will operate and maintain.

Located in the town of Gonfreville-l’Orcher in Normandy, Lhyfe’s Green Horizon site will produce up to 34 tonnes of low-carbon, renewable hydrogen per day (representing an electrolysis production capacity of 100 MW). This project is supported by the French government under a France 2030 grant agreement totalling 149 million euros.

Hydrogen produced by Green Horizon (Normandy) will be generated through water electrolysis using renewable, low-carbon electricity that meets the European sustainability criteria set out for renewable fuels and inputs of non-biological origin (RFNBO) and low-carbon fuels and inputs (LCF), within the framework of the Green Taxonomy. This production site, which will cover an area of 27,000 m², is a key driver of the industrial energy transition. As such, it has been recognised by the European Union through its designation as a  Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI). This project forms part of the PIECC Hydrogen Hy2Infra initiative, a portfolio of projects being implemented across various European countries specifically dedicated to the development of the first large-scale hydrogen production, transport and storage infrastructures: https://ipcei.observatory.clean-hydrogen.europa.eu/.

The Green Horizon project is directly aligned with the decarbonisation of the Normandy Region’s strategic industrial and logistics hubs. Thanks to its production capacity, this site will prevent 134,000 tonnes of CO₂ from being emitted each year. The hydrogen produced will make a significant contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector (through indirect use in refineries and direct use in heavy-duty fuel-cell vehicles), whilst also providing vital opportunities for industrial activities, thereby supporting the transition of the region’s industrial partners and local authorities.