HYNOLOGY

Launched in May 2022, HYNOLOGY is based in the Grenoble area, and will manufacture the active components for fuel cells for heavy mobility, and for the production of green hydrogen by electrolysis. This project is based on the observation that, since the end of the last decade, hydrogen technology applications (fuel cells and electrolyzers) have shifted from the passenger car market to the heavy mobility and green hydrogen production markets, with a radical change in component characteristics. Product lifespan had to be multiplied by 5, becoming more important than cost or performance. What's more, global supply was no longer in line with the needs of the new applications, either in terms of quantity (very inadequate production capacity) or quality (mismatch between the products on offer and the real need). The project therefore involves setting up a production plant for electrochemical components for fuel cells and electrolyzers in the Grenoble area before 2030. Laboratory production began in early 2023 to meet the demands of the first customers, pending installation of the first pilot line, scheduled for completion before 2026.