Independent renewable energy company Qair has announced the successful financing of its renewable hydrogen ecosystem in Occitanie, France. The landmark EUR 55 million financing, secured in partnership with Crédit Agricole and Bpifrance, will support the pending construction of the Hyd'Occ H2 production facility in Port-La Nouvelle, along with five refuelling stations strategically located along major regional transport routes.

Production Capacity and Timeline

Commissioning of the first production unit is expected by the end of the year. The first 20 MW phase of the plant will produce 2,700 tonnes of renewable hydrogen annually, resulting in a reduction of 27,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. A second phase will double capacity to 40 MW, enabling annual production of 5,400 tonnes. First deliveries of renewable hydrogen are scheduled for the end of this year.

The facility has secured offtake agreements with major players, such as Plug Power, and local players, including Hydromer, securing more than 1,500 tonnes of hydrogen annually.

Regional Transport Network Integration

Hyd'Occ will power a regional hydrogen mobility network, including the Narbonne and Béziers stations, both of which are under construction and part of the “Corridor H2” initiative, supported by the Occitanie Region, the European Investment Bank, and the European Union's Connecting Europe Facility. This zero-emission corridor will connect the Iberian Peninsula with Northern Europe, advancing Europe's ambition for sustainable heavy mobility.

The ecosystem represents a fully integrated solution for the production, transport, and distribution of renewable hydrogen, contributing to the decarbonization of road transport and the wider energy transition. As France's largest renewable hydrogen production facility, Hyd'Occ marks a significant step for Qair in establishing hydrogen as a practical reality for local territories.

International Hydrogen Strategy

The project is one pillar of Qair's international strategy to become a leading independent producer of green hydrogen with large-scale facilities worldwide. In Iceland, Qair is developing the Katanes project in three successive phases, an 840 MW green ammonia initiative in Grundartangi with 780 MW electrolyzer capacity. A green hydrogen distribution infrastructure is also being deployed across Iceland through the Blær project, under which Qair has already acquired two stations in Reykjavik, including the world's first commercial station built in 2003, and will expand the network with four additional sites nationwide.

Together, Katanes and Blær position Iceland as both a hub for large-scale renewable hydrogen and a pioneer in hydrogen mobility. In Brazil, Qair is advancing large-scale hydrogen and ammonia projects at the Pecém Industrial Port. These initiatives aim to serve both domestic markets through hydrogen for industrial use and international demand, with significant volumes of ammonia destined for Europe.

Drawing on Brazil's exceptional renewable energy resources and Qair's own solar and wind portfolio nearby, these projects are set to anchor the company within the global green hydrogen value chain. In France, Qair is also preparing the Methavert project, an e-methanol production facility at the Haropa Port site in Le Havre. With a target capacity of 200,000 tonnes of e-methanol per year, Methavert will utilize renewable hydrogen and locally available CO2 to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors, including shipping and chemicals, while leveraging existing storage and logistics infrastructure.

Company Profile and Scale

Qair is an independent renewable energy company that develops, finances, builds, and operates solar, wind, waste-to-energy, storage, and green hydrogen production assets. With 1.7 GW of capacity in operation or under construction, the Group's 780 employees are developing a portfolio pipeline of 34 GW across 20 countries in Europe, Latin America, and Africa.

To complement its production projects and ensure the distribution of its green molecules, Qair has forged strategic partnerships with leading players across the value chain. By pairing industrial-scale production with robust distribution networks, Qair demonstrates its ability to design, finance, and implement comprehensive renewable hydrogen ecosystems.

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