Luxembourg National Hydrogen Project

Country
Luxembourg

LNHP aims to accelerate market activation at National Level, ahead of large-scale infrastructure connecting to the Back-Bone while supporting medium-term decarbonization and Greater Region integration. It is commercially driven, focusing on reliability and optimized logistics. In mobility, it provides a Minimum Viable Network (3 to 4 HRS) on European corridors. In industry, the focus is fuel switching for hard-to-abate/ETS emitters. In energy systems, priority is resilience, and sector coupling

Lead developer University of Luxembourg
Project partner

Overarching / General

University of Luxembourg

H2 production

Enovos, Encevo, LuxEnergies, GPSS, STEP - Syndicat Intercommunal (Waste Water Recycling) + Others

H2 transportation, storage & distribution

Enovos, Encevo, LuxEnergies, GPSS, STEP, Haesaerts for Luxembourg, Virya Energy + Others major players

H2 end use

Haesaerts for Luxembourg, Hyliko, Virya Energy, Luxconnect, Sales Lentz, Emile Weber, Poseidon Energy, Truck&Bus, LuxMobility + Others Regional Logistics & Industrial players

Locations
Luxembourg | Betambourg
Luxembourg | Bascharage

Project details

Production volume

H2 production from electrolysis

2,200 H2 tons/year

Final products

2200.00 tons/year of H2

H2 color

Green

Total electrolyser capacity

22.00 MW (First built out stage)

Total investment (CAPEX)

170 EUR m

Value chain coverage

Primary energy sourcing

Onshore wind Photovoltaics Grid Dedicated onsite renewables

H2 production

Alkaline water (ALK) electrolyser – 10.00 MW Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyser – 12.00 MW

H2 Storage

Artificial - 5.00 tons

H2 transport

Pipeline Trucking Shipping

H2 distribution for mobility

350 bar (for cars and similar vehicles) 700 bar (for trucks and similar vehicles)

End use

Mobility

Road Shipping

Energy

Stationary fuel cells for distributed generation

Industry

Steel industry Other

Project timeline

Planned timeline for First built out stage

Q1 2026 Project initiated
Q3 2026 Concept study completed
Q3 2027 Feasibility study completed
Q2 2028 FEED completed
Q3 2029 Final Investment Decision taken
Q1 2030 Construction started
Q3 2031 In operations