Green Hydrogen Mobility for Alpine Region Transportation

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B Alpine Space

Date of latest update: 2024-02-03

Description

Description (EN):

H2MA brings together 11 partners from all 5 Interreg Alpine Space EU countries (SI, IT, DE, FR, AT), to coordinate and accelerate the transnational roll-out of green hydrogen (H2) infrastructure for transport and mobility in the Alpine region. Through the joint development of cooperation mechanisms, strategies, tools, and resources, H2MA will increase the capacities of territorial public authorities and stakeholders to overcome existing barriers and collaboratively plan and pilot test transalpine zero-emission H2 routes. H2MA’s integrated planning and implementation solutions for H2 mobility will enable the synchronised deployment of transnational infrastructure for freight and passenger transport (heavy-duty trucks and railway in the short-term, maritime and aviation in the long-term), in tandem with urban mobility planning (buses), amplifying the macro-regional impact of currently siloed initiatives. As a result, H2MA will contribute to climate change mitigation (by curbing GHG emissions), reduce air and noise pollution, and further support the growth of Alpine space as a sustainable transportation hub, significantly advancing the shift to low-carbon mobility. TERRITORIAL CHANGE: H2MA will: 1. Improve the governance of green H2 mobility in the Alpine region, as over 20 policy authorities and 80 stakeholders will use and upscale project outputs (resources, tools, strategies), optimising mobility plans. 2. Boost the uptake of green H2 for heavy-duty transportation across the Alpine space by supporting infrastructure development for at least 2,000 H2-powered vehicles, thus contributing to saving approximately 240 thousand CO2 tons (per year) by 2030. 3. Unlock green financing and improve the cooperation framework between public authorities and businesses involved in green H2 mobility in the Alpine region, by deepening public-private synergies and harmonising policy planning with automotive and green H2 production and distribution value chains.

Expected Achievements (EN):

WP1 develops and employs tools, resources and H2 maturity scenarios to jointly coordinate trans-Alpine green H2 infrastructure roll-out and design commercial and urban mobility routes; WP1 results will culminate in territorial H2 strategies updates. WP2 puts into practice WP1 outputs by pilot testing the joint development of transalpine green H2 routes, advancing territorial mobility plans and increasing partners’ capacities on interconnected H2 supply & distribution planning across Alpine space. WP3 increases target groups’ capacities and involvement in green H2 mobility planning to secure the further uptake of the H2MA pilot approach, harmonise relevant policies across the Alpine region, and accelerate relevant ecosystems’ growth.

Website: https://www.alpine-space.eu/

Thematic information

Green technologies Transport and mobility

Priority: (VI-B_AS_2) Carbon neutral and resource sensitive Alpine region

Priority specific objective: RSO2.1. Promoting energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility

Type of intervention: 038 Energy efficiency and demonstration projects in SMEs and supporting measures

Partners (11)

Lead Partner: ZAVOD ENERGETSKA AGENCIJA ZA SAVINJSKO, ŠALEŠKO IN KOROŠKO

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SI 58743359

Address: Koroška cesta, 3320 Velenje, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Sectoral agency

Website: http://www.kssena.si

Total budget: EUR 245 505.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 184 128.75

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 61 376.25

Italienische Handelskammer München-Stuttgart

Name: Italienische Handelskammer München-Stuttgart

Department: European & Special Projects

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE129517078

Address: Landaubogen , 81373 Munich, Germany

Department address: Landaubogen, 81373 Munich, Germany

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Business support organisation

Website (not verified): http://www.itaclcam.de

Total budget: EUR 217 700.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 163 275.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 54 425.00

Codognotto Austria GmbH

Name: Codognotto Austria GmbH

Partner’s ID if not PIC: ATU64785511

Address: Am Tabor, 1020 Vienna, Austria

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: http://www.codognotto.eu

Total budget: EUR 190 050.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 142 537.50

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 47 512.50

Regione Lombardia

Name: Regione Lombardia

Department: Environment and Climate Department

Partner’s ID if not PIC: Codice fiscale: 80050050154

Address: Piazza Città di Lombardia, 20124 Milan, Italy

Department address: Piazza Città di Lombardia, 20124 Milan, Italy

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: https://www.regione.lombardia.it/wps/portal/istituzionale

Total budget: EUR 175 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 131 250.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 43 750.00

4ward Energy Research GmbH

Name: 4ward Energy Research GmbH

Partner’s ID if not PIC: ATU65912989

Address: Reininghausstrasse, 8020 Graz, Austria

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.4wardenergy.at

Total budget: EUR 211 974.68

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 158 981.01

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 52 993.67

Strategische Partner – Klimaschutz am Oberrhein e.V.

Name: Strategische Partner – Klimaschutz am Oberrhein e.V.

Partner’s ID if not PIC: Steuernummer: 06470/19352

Address: Hanferstraße, 79108 Freiburg, Germany

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: http://www.klimaschutz-oberrhein.de

Total budget: EUR 216 798.75

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 162 599.06

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 54 199.69

Città metropolitana di Torino

Name: Città metropolitana di Torino

Department: Territory, building and road department management

Partner’s ID if not PIC: IT 01907990012

Address: Corso Inghilterra , 10038 Torino, Italy

Department address: Corso Inghilterra, 10038 Torino, Italy

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.cittametropolitana.torino.it/cms/

Total budget: EUR 181 540.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 136 155.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 45 385.00

Pôle Véhicule du Futur

Name: Pôle Véhicule du Futur

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FR 38 487 585 770

Address: Rue Armand Japy, 25461 Etupes, France

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Business support organisation

Website: https://www.vehiculedufutur.com/

Total budget: EUR 207 781.25

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 155 835.93

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 51 945.32

Fondazione Lombardia per l’Ambiente

Name: Fondazione Lombardia per l’Ambiente

Department: Sustainable Development Department

Partner’s ID if not PIC: Codice fiscale 08365380156

Address: Via Pola, 20124 Milano, Italy

Department address: Via Pola, 20124 Milano, Italy

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Sectoral agency

Website: http://www.flanet.org

Total budget: EUR 220 095.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 165 071.25

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 55 023.75

EUROMETROPOLE DE STRASBOURG

Name: EUROMETROPOLE DE STRASBOURG

Department: Higher education, research and innovation department

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FR12246700488

Address: Parc de l' etoile, 67076 Strasbourg, France

Department address: Parc de l' etoile, 67076 Strasbourg, France

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.strasbourg.eu

Total budget: EUR 208 210.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 156 157.50

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 52 052.50

BSC, podporno podjetniški center, d.o.o., Kranj

Name: BSC, podporno podjetniški center, d.o.o., Kranj

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SI 32865597

Address: Cesta Staneta Žagarja, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Sectoral agency

Website: http://www.bsc-kranj.si

Total budget: EUR 198 500.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 148 875.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 49 625.00

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Italian German Chamber of Commerce Munich-Stuttgart

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Codognotto Austria

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Lombardy Region

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4ward Energy Research Ltd

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Climate Partner Upper Rhine Valley

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Metropolitan City of Turin

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Pôle Véhicule du Futur

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Lombardy Foundation for the Environment

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EUROMETROPOLE DE STRASBOURG

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BSC, Business Support Centre, Ltd. Kranj

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Energy Agency for Savinjska, Šaleška and Koroška region

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Summary

Project name (EN): Green Hydrogen Mobility for Alpine Region Transportation

Project acronym: H2MA

Project ID: ASP0100097

Project start date: 2022-11-01

Project end date: 2025-10-31

Project status: ongoing

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 273 154.68

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 704 866.00

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 75.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 704 866.00. Co-financing rate, 75.00%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Investment infrastructure number: 3

Deliverables:

Methodology and tools for mapping green H2 mobility infrastructure gaps in Alpine space.
Final report on green H2 mobility infrastructure gaps in Alpine space.
Input paper on planning specifications and requirements for setting up green H2 mobility routes.
Lessons learnt on planning specifications and requirements for urban H2 infrastructure.
Lessons learnt on planning specifications and requirements for long-distance H2 infrastructure.
Methodology and tools for identifying H2 mobility planning models and parameters.
Evaluation analysis on optimal H2 mobility planning models and parameters.
Guidelines for developing maturity scenarios on green H2 production and distribution.
Scenarios forecasting the maturity of green H2 production and distribution in the Alpine space.
Organisational and thematic guidelines for the joint development of the ‘H2MA planning tool’.
Recommendations on how to improve and finalise the ‘H2MA planning tool’.
H2MA tool for transnational green H2 mobility planning in the Alpine space.
Guidelines on how to update and develop H2 and mobility strategies.
Summary of updates and developments achieved in Alpine space H2 and mobility strategies.
Pilot-testing action plan with guidelines on how to establish and manage Local Working Groups.
Training package on green H2 mobility planning.
Summary report of Local Working Group meetings.
Compilation of territorial green H2 route plans/designs.
Peer-review guidelines on how to jointly develop a common transalpine green H2 route masterplan.
Green H2 route masterplan for the Alpine space.
Comparative analysis of pilot results and joint lessons learnt.
Implementation handbook on how to employ the H2MA approach in planning for green H2 mobility.
Governance model for monitoring H2 infrastructure roll-out and planning.
Roadmap for developing H2 mobility valleys and creating synergies.
Strategic framework for interoperability.
Policy harmonization recommendations.
Comparative lessons learnt for transferability.
Identifying investment pathways and business ecosystem synergies for H2MA territories.

Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

EUStrategyAlpineRegion: H2MA contributes to the objectives of EUSALP Strategy Thematic Policy Areas 2: ‘Mobility and Connectivity’ and 3: ‘Environment and Energy’. H2MA will ensure close cooperation with a) AG9 and the ‘Green Hydrogen for the Alps’ initiative and b) AG4 (under priority TA3-Smart and low-carbon mobility), with the aim to synergise and develop common strategies. The JS will act as a liaison with AG9 and AG4, and H2MA observers that are AG members will brief the LP on both AGs’ workplan.
EuropeanGreenDeal: H2MA is aligned with the EU Green Deal’s ‘Hydrogen Strategy’ (COM(2020) 301 final - 8.7.2020) as it will play a crucial role in facilitating and pilot-testing policy solutions to streamline H2 infrastructure development in a key climate-threatened EU economic & transportation macro-region. To that end, the project will build critical mass for the scale up of H2 production and demand, as well as for clean energy from renewables, contributing to a climate-neutral and zero-emissions EU.
TerritorialAgenda2030: H2MA tackles climate change in a sensitive EU macro-region, outlined as a key challenge in the EU Territorial Agenda 2030, and promoting at the same time the territorial priority ‘Green Europe’. This is achieved by facilitating the introduction of clean energy in H2 mobility and the development of zero-emission transnational routes, thus coupling the societal transition to a climate-neutral economy with solutions to improve air and noise quality, mitigating climate change.
Other: H2MA will support the achievement of the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy milestones, as it will contribute to a) the 30 million zero-emission vehicles goal in EU roads (2030), as well as b) the zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles goal (2050), by supporting the design of zero-emission routes and relevant infrastructure roll-out across a key EU transportation hub and GHG emissions producer, the Alpine region.
Other: H2MA will translate into action Alpine Convention’s Climate Action Plan 2.0 and Alpine Climate Target System in the field of transport. By supporting the efforts to decarbonise commercial and urban HDVs, H2MA will specifically assist in realising Target 4 (Decarbonised transport fleet) through Pathways 1 and 3 (decarbonise freight & public transport); that way, the project also contributes to the "Sustainable transport" priority (2017-22 Programme) and Transport Protocol’s first objective.
Other: H2MA is aligned with the ‘Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation’ (under review; to replace the older Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive) of the ‘Fit for 55’ package (COM(2021)550 final). The project, by coordinating the transnational infrastructure roll-out of green H2 in the Alpine region for heavy-duty transportation, will contribute to achieving the accelerated infrastructure roll-out targets envisioned by the Regulation until 2030 (as it stands by February 2022).
Other: Slovenia is on track to develop its National H2 Strategy in 2022/23, which is expected to dictate that 7% of fuel consumption, particularly in the transport sector, can be met by green H2 until 2040. KSSENA participateσ in the strategy’s drafting working group as technical partner; in this capacity, it will employ H2MA’s planning approach and knowledge to suggest a) optimal infrastructure roll-out for transalpine routes, and b) H2 ecosystem development pathways for coal-dependent regions.
Other: The ‘Action plan on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure’ (2019) of the Slovenian Ministry of Intrastructure prescribes H2 infrastructure roll-out, under Directive 2014/94/EU (transposed in 2017). KSSENA cooperates directly with the Ministry’s working group that monitors and yearly revises the plan’s measures; KSSENA will improve 2022-24 planning by proposing a) increased deployment targets for H2 infrastructure, b) coordination with Alpine countries, and c) green H2 quotas in the trasport sector.
Other: The Regional Development Programme (RDP) of Gorenjska 2021-2027 includes measures and investments to promote alternative fuels infrastructure (under Objective 6.5 ‘Green Connected Gorenjska’; Measure 6.5.1 ‘Introduction of smart mobility modes on alternative fuel sources’). BSC is the author and managing authority of the RDP; H2MA knowledge will enable BSC to establish a Regional Mobility Centre and steer RDP funds towards projects that promote green H2 refuelling infrastructure.
Other: Austria’s H2 Strategy (2022) de-prioritises H2 transport applications. 4ER, as a research partner and consultant to the Ministry of Environment (BMK), will use H2MA knowledge and pilot results to suggest the re-prioritisation of green H2 for mobility in the strategy’s upcoming 2023 consultation. Also, policy and governmental observers (BMK, Land Carinthia, AustriaTech) will safeguard that H2MA plans and A1.6 recommendations for Austria comply with both national and regional H2 strategies and infrastructure plans for the transport sector.
Other: The Strasbourg Climate Plan 2030 (2020) outlines measures to promote the development of an infrastructure network for H2 mobility and relevant technological innovations, under Priorities 1.2 “Improve air quality for all” and 1.2 “Promoting sustainable mobility”. Through H2MA, EMS, the owner and implementer of the Plan, will improve its knowledge on how to coordinate the territorial H2 roll-out and achieve 2023 targets, creating synergies between HDV and port H2 refuelling infrastructure.
Other: Baden-Württemberg adopted a H2 Roadmap (2020), in which the creation of refuelling network and introduction of H2-powered HDVs in public and commercial transportation feature prominently. KPO will valorise H2MA resources and pilot experience to a) coordinate H2 infrastructure roll-out in tandem with the ongoing H2-SO project (mapping regional H2 demand in mobility, funded by Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment) and b) accelerate local business ecosystem development.
Other: PVF was one of the primary authors of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté H2 Roadmap (2019) and participates in its monitoring (as the Region’s thematic expert). Drawing from the H2MA experience and planning approach, PVF will a) provide suggestions on how to streamline the regional investment planning under a transalpine angle, and b) suggest revisions to the Roadmap’s sections 4 (‘Mobility uses’) on H2 infrastructure combinations for trains and HDVs.
Other: PVF was one of the primary authors of the Grand Est H2 2020-2030 Strategy (2020) and participates in its monitoring (as the Region’s thematic expert). Based on H2MA pilot results and resources, PVF will aim to steer the Strategy’s implementation towards a) widening green H2 mobility applications, promoting the coordinated infrastructure roll-out for HDVs, trains, and ships, and b) securing the growth of relevant business ecosystems, by identifying and encouraging public-private synergies.
Other: CMT is in the process of drafting an Urban Logistics Plan (to be finalised in 2023), which will feature H2 as a decarbonisation solution for mobility and industry. As its main author and implementer of the Plan, CMT will valorize H2MA resources, planning approach, and pilot results to a) fine-tune planning requirements for H2 mobility refueling infrastructure, b) promote the connection of H2 production and distribution ecosystems with renewable energy production.
Other: The Piedmont H2 Valley Protocol, a collaboration framework with the Italian government for the H2 roll-out in the region, aims to accelerate infrastructure development in the mobility sector and promote R&D efforts. Through its H2MA involvement, CMT, as a key actor in realizing the Protocol, will support it by a) streamlining and unlocking relevant investment opportunities (through WP3), b) improving the location planning of upcoming refuelling infrastructure (via WP1 resources and WP2 pilot).
Other: Lombardy Region is on track to develop a H2 Strategy in 2024, with particular reference to the mobility sector in the Alpine area. H2MA experience, resources, and pilot results will be integrated in the upcoming strategy in the following ways: a) WP2 pilot results will be used to plan infrastructure roll-out and set targets for refuelling stations, and b) the WP3 business development approach will be used as a model to set up the regional H2 mobility business ecosystem.
Other: Strasbourg, KPO, and PVF, in collaboration with regions, municipalities, and green H2 mobility actors across the river Rhine (within and beyond the Alpine space) are planning to initiate in 2023/4 an interregional H2 strategy to coordinate H2 port infrastructure. H2MA will function as the precursor to the envisioned pan-Rhine H2 strategy, which will aim to coordinate separate territorial H2 strategies, emphasing interconnections with renewables, marine, and road transport.

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