Lhyfe announces the construction of a 5th green hydrogen production site in France
This site, which will be able to produce and deliver up to two tonnes of green and renewable hydrogen per day, is one of five Lhyfe sites in operation or under construction in France. Civil engineering work is nearing completion, with commissioning scheduled for 2026.
Lhyfe is continuing to expand, with its first site in northern France. The new production site under construction by the company is in Croixrault, in the Somme region of Hauts-de-France. Thanks to its strategic location and Lhyfe’s logistical capabilities, this site will provide the many manufacturers in Hauts-de-France and mobility players in the region with green and renewable hydrogen to decarbonise their operations.
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From 2026, about thirty kilometres south-west of Amiens, in Croixrault, Lhyfe will have the capacity to produce and deliver up to two tonnes of green hydrogen every day, thanks to an electrolysis capacity of 5 MW. Two tonnes of green hydrogen is equivalent to the amount a hydrogen truck needs to travel around 25,000 km, without emitting a single gram of CO2.
The green hydrogen produced locally by Lhyfe will contribute to both the region’s energy sovereignty and its sustainable re-industrialisation.
The Croixrault site will be able to distribute its green and renewable hydrogen throughout the Hauts-de-France region. The region’s manufacturers and mobility players wishing to decarbonise their businesses can now rely on this clean alternative to begin or continue their energy transition. The region is widely recognised for its industrial activities, including chemicals, metallurgy, steel and glass. Green hydrogen will have a role to play in transforming the industrial landscape over the coming years. As the Hauts-de-France region is a major logistics crossroads, Lhyfe’s hydrogen will also be able to supply the fuel stations used by the heavy goods vehicles crossing and delivering to the region, as well as the logistics platforms – whose intensive use make them a priority for hydrogen use – and all of the hydrogen mobility used by the region (buses, refuse collection vehicles, etc.).
Finally, thanks to the controllable nature of Lhyfe’s sites, the Croixrault unit will be one of the sites that can help stabilise the power grid in the Hauts-de-France region. At the request of the power grid operator, Lhyfe will be able to modulate its electricity use upwards or downwards, enabling it to stabilise the grid in the event of peaks in power usage.
