Stargate Hydrogen lands $23.4M grant from EU agency
In Estonia, Stargate Hydrogen recently signed the grant agreement with the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) for 20.6 million Euros as part of an EU Innovation Fund grant. The funds will be used for the expansion of the company’s manufacturing facility in Tallinn, Estonia.
The new manufacturing plant will be developed in phases and will produce alkaline electrolyzer electrodes, pressurized alkaline stacks, and electrolyzer systems with an annual production capacity of 250 megawatts (MW), 150 MW, and 66 MW, respectively.
The project addresses one of the key barriers to wider green hydrogen adoption: the price of the green molecule. Stargate Hydrogen’s innovations include proprietary stack design and electrodes coated with a patented ceramic-based catalyst that replaces precious metals, reducing the reliance on imported critical raw materials while enabling highly efficient hydrogen production.
Over its first ten years of operation, the project is expected to avoid approximately 3 million tons of CO₂ equivalent emissions by supporting broader deployment of affordable green hydrogen across hard-to-abate industries, including chemicals, steel, and other energy-intensive sectors.
The EU Innovation Fund Grant, financed by revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System, is a major investment in the Estonian clean technology sector. The project is expected to create approximately 150 direct high-value jobs, while supporting hundreds of additional jobs across construction, logistics, maintenance, and the wider European supply chain. The new facility will also strengthen regional manufacturing capabilities for strategic clean technologies and improve the resilience of Europe’s hydrogen value chain.
Category: Fuels
