Can COP30 help restore hydrogen momentum?
November 20, 2025
European hydrogen developments continued to gather pace through October 2025, with activity spanning financial closes, early-stage engineering, electrolyser deliveries and major acquisitions.
The picture that emerges is a market inching steadily from pilot scale toward larger, bankable industrial platforms. Momentum remains uneven across countries, but the breadth of project activity underlines Europe’s commitment to building out supply chains ahead of anticipated demand growth.
Finland, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal and the UK all saw meaningful steps forward. Several projects progressed to FEED, others secured financing, while important equipment deliveries and permitting milestones marked real-world advancement. Below is a structured summary of the latest updates highlighted by Westwood Hydrogen.
P2X Solutions Joensuu – Sunfire awarded the FEED contract, advancing the project into its next engineering phase.
H2 Hollandia – Achieved financial close, allowing construction to begin.
Hyd’Occ – Secured €55 million in financing to move ahead with project development.
H4 Marseille Fos – Reidy appointed to carry out early engineering studies.
Lhyfe Schwäbisch Gmünd – Now operational, marking a key addition to German renewable hydrogen supply.
APEX Group Lubmin – CIP completed a 70% acquisition, strengthening its position in northern Germany’s hydrogen cluster.
Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park – Sunfire delivered pressurised alkaline electrolyser stacks to support project build-out.
HyPerformer II Gelsenkirchen – VoltH2 received the construction permit, clearing a major regulatory hurdle.
Blue Danube – Griesemann Gruppe awarded FEED and EPCM contracts, progressing a cross-border value-chain initiative.
Galp H2 Park – Plug Power delivered the first 10MW electrolyser array, a significant hardware milestone.
ErasmoPower2X Puertollano – Magnon will offtake hydrogen for its e-methanol production needs.
Triskelion – Topsoe received a 55MW solid-oxide electrolyser order, one of the larger SOEC purchases in Europe to date.
La Joya–Málaga – Avalon announced plans for a new e-kerosene plant, targeting synthetic fuels demand.
Uniper Humber H2ub – Uniper submitted planning applications, progressing a major industrial-cluster hydrogen project.
HyMarnham Power – Secured £27 million in financing to support its development pathway.
Source: Westwood Hydrogen — Hydrogen Compass (November 2025)
