The Clean Hydrogen Partnership launched on Tuesday its hydrogen research call for proposals with a total of €195m available for projects.

The drive is for the support is the creation of “cutting-edge hydrogen technologies” the Clean Hydrogen Partnership said.

The Clean Hydrogen Partnership is a public private partnership that supports research and innovation activities in hydrogen technologies across Europe, and is due to receive a total of €1bn from the European Union for the 2021-2027 period with potential for a further €1bn from private investment.

The funding available will be split into €49m for renewable hydrogen production, €36m for hydrogen storage and distribution, €25.5m for transport, €19m for heat and power, €7.5m for cross-cutting, €38m for hydrogen valleys, and a further €20m for the strategic research challenge.