Public Event of the Joint General Assembly 2026 of the 4 IPCEIs on Hydrogen

The annual IPCEI on Hydrogen event will be organized on October 5-7, 2026, in Helsinki, Finland, bringing together stakeholders from across Europe’s hydrogen ecosystems for two days of strategic dialogue, technical exchange, and networking opportunities. Nearly 150 participants from all over Europe are expected to attend the general assembly. 

Business Finland invites you to join us on October 6, 2026, for an event organized in connection of the Joint General Assembly. Welcome to hear how IPCEI Hydrogen strives to innovate, demonstrate and deploy hydrogen technology and to network with IPCEI Hydrogen member state, European Commission and IPCEI project representatives. 

The IPCEIs on hydrogen contribute to building a strong value chain for renewable hydrogen at low cost and support key EU policy objectives such as the European Green Deal, the EU Hydrogen Strategy, and the REPowerEU Plan. A total of 22 EU countries and Norway jointly designed the hydrogen IPCEIs.

Since May 2024, all four IPCEIs have been notified by the European Commission under State Aid rules. The IPCEI are called Hy2Tech, Hy2Use, Hy2Infra and Hy2Move. These four IPCEIs combined consist of almost 125 notified projects. The projects can be considered as large projects as the project budget range spans from several million euros to several hundreds of millions of euros per project.

Agenda (subject to change)

13:30 – 14:30 Registration and coffee

14:30 – 14:40 Opening remarks by Business Finland

14:40 – 15:15 High-level panel discussion

15:15 – 16:00 Scaling eSAF in Europe: From projects to market
This session focuses on how Europe can move from eSAF pilots and IPCEI 
projects to industrial-scale production and a functioning market. The discussion brings together the full value chain—from hydrogen to aviation—and aims to enable a concrete European collaboration or ecosystem-level announcement.
Keynotes on market demand & policy drivers, panel discussion on “Building the eSAF value chain”

16:00 – 16:30 Networking break

16:30 – 18:00 IPCEI H2: Strategic insights & project successes

18:00 – 20:00 Networking dinner

Practicalities

Attendance at the event is free of charge, however, it requires registration via the link above.

 If you cannot attend, you may forward the invitation within your organization. Please note that seats are limited, and only one person per company can register.

The Ventla app will be used for this event to enhance networking opportunities. With Ventla, you can view participants, connect with others before the event, and easily find people who share your interests during the forum. Detailed instructions on how to access and use the app will be sent to you ahead of the event.