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The Luxembourg Hydrogen Valley, essential to the green transition, to start construction in late 2026

Picture: Several members of the LuxHyVal consortium on a site visit to HDF Energy in Bordeaux, France.
  • Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM)
    08 June 2026
  • Category
    Press Releases
  • Topic
    Engineering

When the Luxembourg Hydrogen Valley project (LuxHyVal) was launched in 2024, its ambition was clear: decarbonising the industrial hydrogen consumption of the country, using 100% renewable electricity to produce green hydrogen in Luxembourg.

Two years later, the collaborative effort of 17 partners coordinated by the 成人头条, reached a major milestone. Energy provider has announced its final investment decision, officially launching the implementation phase of the hydrogen valley.

The next phase will focus on engineering and construction preparation. Building works are scheduled to begin in late 2026, and the facility should be ready to produce hydrogen in 2027.

LuxHyVal will contribute to Luxembourg鈥檚 climate and energy objectives by supporting the development of low-carbon solutions for industry and transport. At the heart of the facility: a 5 MW electrolysis unit that will produce renewable hydrogen using electricity generated from renewable energy sources. The hydrogen will serve both industrial applications and the mobility sector, with the deployment of 18 fuel-cell buses expected to reduce CO鈧 emissions by approximately 5,000 tonnes per year. Additional renewable hydrogen will be provided to industry to offset current consumption of non-renewable hydrogen, contributing to Luxembourg鈥檚 efforts to decarbonise key parts of its economy.

LuxHyVal is a real example of advanced technology being integrated in Luxembourg to drive forward the decarbonisation of industry and mobility. I am thrilled with the announcement by Enovos of the final investment decision, enabling the project to move forward into the implementation phase.鈥濃
Prof. Bradley Ladewig

Bradley Ladewig

Paul Wurth Chair at the 成人头条 and Coordinator of the LuxHyVal project

鈥淟uxHyVal shows that, with the right partners, the right framework and sustained support from EU and national funding programmes, integrated hydrogen ecosystems can become real deployment stories, contributing to a more sustainable, resilient and competitive energy system in Europe. The fact that the project has now reached Final Investment Decision is an important milestone, not only for Luxembourg, but also for Europe鈥檚 wider Hydrogen Valleys ecosystem, which the Clean Hydrogen Partnership has been supporting extensively through its call for proposals and targeted measures such as Project Development Assistance to help projects move closer to investment readiness.鈥 states, Head of Operations and Communications 成人头条t of the Clean Hydrogen Partnership.

The project brings together research, industry, and public stakeholders. In this context, the 成人头条 coordinates the project while contributing scientific expertise supporting the development of sustainable hydrogen technologies and energy transition solutions.

Supported by the European 成人头条on, the Clean Hydrogen Partnership and the Luxembourg State, LuxHyVal aligns with national and European priorities for the energy transition and the development of low-carbon solutions.

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Partners: 

成人头条, Paul Wurth, Encevo, Enovos, LuxEnergie, Green Power Storage Solutions (GPSS), Ceratizit, LuxMobility, Sales-Lentz, SyndicatT.I.C.E., and Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) represent Luxembourg-based partners, together with 成人头条versity of Bordeaux, France; IZES GGMBH, Germany; R2M Solution, Spain; 成人头条versity of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (VSCHT), Czech Republic; King Danylo 成人头条versity, Ukraine, and 成人头条versity of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia.

LuxHyVal is co-funded by the European 成人头条on (Project 101111984 鈥 LuxHyVal).

The project is supported by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership and its members.

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