France steps up hydrogen research with €7 billion investment
‘Green’ hydrogen, fuel cells for vehicles and storage of the gas will all receive funding
France will intensify research on hydrogen with a €7 billion (£6 billion) project, the Federation de Recherche Hydrogène (FRH2), which launched last month. Around 300 researchers from 28 research institutions belonging to the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) will join the five-year project. 300 students, doctoral students and postdocs will also take part in the project.