Hy2Market Consortium Meets in Lipari and Showcases Hydrogen Pilots at ICSET 2025

From June 24–25, the Hy2Market Consortium convened on the scenic island of Lipari, Sicily for its fourth Consortium Meeting—hosted alongside the ICSET 2025 International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies. Hosted by CNR-ITAE, the meeting provided a crucial moment for strategic planning, technical exchange, and international visibility as partners shared results from across the hydrogen value chain.

Consortium Meeting Highlights (June 24)

The Consortium Meeting opened with key updates on project coordination, deliverables, and financial planning. In-depth discussions followed on the progress of over 15 pilot and investment projects, covering the entire hydrogen value chain—from production and distribution to industrial and mobility applications.

Partners shared updates on:

• Hydrogen-from-waste pilot developments in Aragon and Constanta
• The methanation demonstration plant in Austria
• Sicily’s hydrogen pilot to feed into a peaker turbine
• Results of studies on liquid hydrogen, compression systems, and tubetrailer logistics
• Installation of the FTP pipeline in Deventer, Netherlands
• Industrial pilots such as the Aboño hydrogen burner retrofit and AIT’s Industrial Used Cases
• Hydrogen bus results in Médio Tejo region and progress in Austurias, Aragon, and Constanta regions

The day concluded with a knowledge exchange session focused on regulation, standardization, skills development, and the preparation of strategic policy papers to ensure impact beyond the project lifecycle.

Hy2Market at ICSET 2025 (June 25)

On 25 June, Hy2Market took center stage at the ICSET 2025 Conference, hosting a dedicated morning session on hydrogen solutions with contributions from several project partners:

• Keynote
  Dirk Koppert – New Energy Coalition (Netherlands)
  Hy2Market – Creating the Hydrogen Market for Europe
  An overview of how 10 European regions are working together to integrate hydrogen solutions across the full value chain.

• Presentations

  • Philipp Wolf-Zöllner – Montanuniversität Leoben (Austria)
    Catalytic Methanation of CO₂ from Integrated Steelworks: Demonstration and Upscaling of a 20 kW Pilot Plant

  • Nikolaos Ntavos – CLUBE (Greece)
    Valorisation of Urban Sewage Sludge and Used Cooking Oils into Bio-Hydrogen for Sustainable Transport Applications

  • Inês Silva – IRRADIARE (Portugal)
    HYTAGUS Valley: Green H₂ Mobility Demonstration in the Médio Tejo Region, Portugal

  • Cian Moran – HYE Transstore (Netherlands)
    Hy2Market – Cost, Benefits, and Regional Suitability of Liquid Hydrogen for the Northern Netherlands

  • Christoph Markowitsch – Montanuniversität Leoben (Austria)
    Investigation of Process Routes for the Utilisation of Biomass as Biofuel Platform

  • Gioacchino Musicò – CNR-ITAE (Italy)
    Optimal Design and Management Methodology for Hydrogen Production and Storage: Green and Low Carbon Case Studies

The session showcased the technological diversity, regional integration, and applied research at the heart of the Hy2Market project, attracting strong interest from conference participants and hydrogen stakeholders.

A Word of Thanks

We extend our sincere thanks to CNR-ITAE for hosting, and to all partners for their valuable contributions. The Lipari meeting marks a pivotal step toward delivering tangible outcomes and regional impacts by the project’s conclusion in 2027.