As a result of the collaborative project LuxHyVal, Green hydrogen could be produced in Luxembourg as early as 2026. The project has a budget of €39m, is backed by the EU, and has the University of Luxembourg as its main coordinator.
The six-megawatt electrolyzer facility at the heart of Luxembourg Hydrogen Valley (LuxHyVal) is planned to be built in Bascharage’s industrial park. Enovos and LuxEnergie, both subsidiaries of Encevo Group, will look to secure up to 1,750 kg of green hydrogen per day for use in industry and mobility by 2026. Engineering company Paul Wurth will also be involved.
Industrial partner Ceratizit would be able to replace its use of natural gas-derived hydrogen with LuxHyVal’s green hydrogen, produced by the electrolysis of water, using renewable electricity. Bus companies Sales-Lentz and TICE intend to include cell hydrogen buses in their fleet down the line.
“with LuxHyVal, we are trying to make concrete advances towards a sustainable and cleaner future.”
Prof. Bradley Ladewig, project coordinator at LuxHyVal and holder of the Paul Wurth Chair in Energy Process Engineering at the University of Luxembourg.
EU and corporate-backed
The project has a budget of €39m and is expected to receive €8m from the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, a European Union public-private partnership supporting research and innovation in hydrogen technologies. LuxHyVal will also be co-funded by its corporate partners.
“We will need hydrogen to meet the EU emission targets, and with LuxHyVal, we are trying to make concrete advances towards a sustainable and cleaner future. Building large-scale industrial infrastructure takes time and effort: we need to start now,” says Prof. Bradley Ladewig, project coordinator at LuxHyVal and holder of the Paul Wurth Chair in Energy Process Engineering at the University of Luxembourg.
Managed by the University of Luxembourg, LuxHyVal brings together national players like Paul Wurth, Encevo, Enovos, LuxEnergie, Ceratizit, and Sales-Lentz, as well as international ones like the University of Bordeaux, Prague’s University of Chemistry and Technology (VSCHT), Ukraine’s King Danylo University, and more. If the project is successful, it is intended to be replicated in the Czech Republic and Ukraine.
