The sixth edition of European Hydrogen Week took place in Brussels from 29 September to 3 October 2025.
The event brought together stakeholders from across the hydrogen value chain to discuss the conditions needed to accelerate clean-hydrogen deployment in Europe.
Main themes
The programme addressed:
- regulatory simplification and investment certainty;
- creation of demand and lead markets;
- hydrogen infrastructure and mobility;
- industrial competitiveness and energy resilience;
- research and innovation;
- support for hydrogen start-ups and scale-ups;
- investment and future skills; and
- coordination between European, national and regional funding programmes.
EU Hydrogen Innovation Forum
The week included the EU Hydrogen Innovation Forum on 2–3 October 2025, co-organised by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership and the European Commission.
Held under the theme “Driving Europe’s Competitiveness and Market Uptake with R&I in Clean Hydrogen Technologies,” the forum highlighted innovative SMEs and start-ups as important contributors to industrial transformation.
Lessons for regional authorities
The discussions showed that innovation alone did not guarantee market uptake. Deployment also required:
- predictable regulation;
- credible demand;
- access to finance;
- suitable infrastructure;
- skilled workers; and
- coordination between public support instruments.
The emphasis on regional funding synergies and Hydrogen Valleys was especially relevant to authorities planning territorial hydrogen ecosystems.
Available materials
The Clean Hydrogen Partnership’s European Hydrogen Week 2025 page provides the event overview, Innovation Forum information and links to related project resources.