Wedoany.com Report-Nov 14, The French government has provided funding to develop hydrogen production and import facilities at the port of Le Havre, reportedly representing around €1.6bn ($1.69bn) of investment.

Oil and gas major Air Products will develop a €1.1bn hydrogen import hub, whilst Qair Group is aiming to establish renewable hydrogen and methanol production via €500m ($530m) of investment, which will produce 200,000 tonnes of e-methanol.

H2 View understands that Air Products’ hydrogen and derivatives terminal will be commissioned by 2030. The terminal could complement the hydrogen supply deal signed with TotalEnergies earlier this year.

Qair will work with Le Havre port manager, Haropa Port, to set up the e-methanol facility, positioning the industrial port area as “a pivotal hub on the green corridors of tomorrow’s maritime transport.”

Guirec Dufour, CEO of Qair France, said, “This demonstrates the confidence that Haropa Port has placed in us to implement our hydrogen and e-molecule strategy and to participate in the decarbonisation of maritime transport and the chemical industry, particularly on the Seine Axis.”

Additionally, Luxembourg chemicals company Livista will refine lithium at the port of use in electric vehicle batteries, equalling about €1.2bn ($.27bn) in investment.