On Wednesday 15 March, the European Commission announced €189 million in funding for 26 hydrogen refuelling points and recharging station projects across the EU.
“Applications for funding under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) continue to increase, illustrating the transport sector’s commitment to the shift towards sustainable solutions. Our €189 million investment will result in the establishment of around 2,000 charging points and some 63 hydrogen refuelling stations”, commented Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean.
She added that “four projects will support the electrification of ground handling services at airports, including electrification and the installation of charging infrastructure for service vehicles”.
The funding, for projects in Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands, will be allocated under the ‘AFIF’ mechanism, which combines grants from the Connecting Europe Facility with capital from financial institutions to increase the impact of investments. (Original version in French by Thomas Mangin)