Linking Hydrogen Potentials

LIHYP (Linking Hydrogen Power Potentials) is a European cooperation project aimed at scaling green hydrogen across the North Sea Region. Despite growing interest, a comprehensive approach to infrastructure, policy development, and market formation remains absent. LIHYP unites public and private partners to align data, hands-on experience, and policy, creating a joint roadmap toward a resilient hydrogen-powered economy by 2030.

Objectives

  • Strengthening cooperation and knowledge sharing across the North Sea Region.
  • Developing hydrogen markets and increasing SME participation.
  • Supporting public authorities in system integration, regulation, and standardization.

Project Details

Start date: May 2023

Completion: January2027

Leadpartner: New Energy Coalition

Funding: Interreg North Sea

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Results

  • Establishment of a hydrogen platform as a marketplace and knowledge hub.
  • Development of models to analyse production, demand, and system integration.
  • Demonstration projects in logistics, public transport, and aviation.
  • Data-driven investment strategies and policy recommendations for public and private stakeholders.

International collaborations are the only way forward for the energy transition, which has become more urgent than ever before.

Ingrid Klinge

Lead partner New Energy Coalition and project coordinator of LIHYP

Role of Groningen Airport Eelde

Groningen Airport Eelde contributes to the aviation component of LIHYP and focuses on three studies:

  • Feasibility study for a hydrogen refuelling station at the airport.
  • Development of a multitool combining ground handling with hydrogen technology.
  • Analysis of hydrogen use in airport ground-support equipment.

The University of Groningen supports this work through a logistics study that designs a hydrogen ecosystem tailored to the airport. This strengthens the position of Groningen Airport Eelde as a testbed for emission-free aviation.

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