HiWhyV aims to establish Sweden’s first large-scale hydrogen valley by linking two regional hubs: the West Coast, home to major industrial hydrogen demand, and the High Coast, one of Europe’s most favourable areas for renewable hydrogen production.
HiWhyV could produce up to 123.000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen annually. Applications include e-fuels, green fertilisers, sponge iron, and hydrogen-based transport. Residual oxygen and waste heat will be reused in aquaculture and district heating, boosting efficiency and sustainability.
Supported by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, the project will demonstrate integrated hydrogen value chains at commercial scale and pioneer a demand-led deployment model. With replication actions in Germany, Spain, and Greece, HiWhyV aims to strengthen Sweden’s role in Europe’s hydrogen economy and provide a blueprint for future hydrogen valleys across the EU.
- Beneficiaries
Coordinator: Rise research institutes of Sweden AB
Participants: Alby PtX AB - Ånge kommun - Big Akwa - Chalmers tekniska hogskola AB - Cluster de energia - Cluster viooikonomias kai perivallontos dytikis makedonias - Energy hub emsland entwicklungsgesellschaft mbh - European science communication institute (ESCI) Ggmbh - Fundacion cartif - Fundacion para el desarrollo de las nuevas tecnologias del hidrogeno en Aragon - Goeteborgs universitet - Goteborg energi AB - Greeniron H2 AB - Hydri AB - Ivl svenska miljoeinstitutet AB - Lansstyrelsen Vasternorrland - Länsstyrelsen Västra Götaland - Lhyfe - Lhyfe Sweden AB - Lhyfe Vaggeryd AB - Libra Horizon AB - Lindholmen science park aktiebolag - Liquid Wind AB - Norsk e-Fuel AS - Powercell Sweden AB - Rabbalshede Kraft AB - Region Västernorrland - Res Hydrogen Ljungaverk AB - Res Renewable Norden AB - Rise Processum AB - Skövde Energi AB - Statkraft Hydrogen Göteborg AB - Technichus i Mittsverige AB - Universeum AB - Vatgas sverige ideell forening - Velarion group AB - Volvo technology AB - Zabala innovation consulting SA
- Project Locations
Sweden
- EU funding
€19.8 million
- Funding source
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