Paris, France, 3 April, 2025 – Qair, a European independent renewable energy company, announces the construction of its first hydrogen refueling station (HRS) in France. The station, set to be operational by the end of the year, marks a significant step toward the decarbonization of heavy transport in Europe. It echoes the Group’s similar initiatives developed in Iceland, highlighting the company’s culture of cross-regional expertise, to drive continuous improvement and innovation across its projects.
A regional and European cornerstone for a robust renewable hydrogen infrastructure
Strategically located in the Méridienne Economic Activity Zone in Béziers, in the south of France, the station will provide up to 600 kg of renewable hydrogen per day. It will primarily serve the local public bus fleet and will be supplied by Hyd’Occ, France’s largest renewable hydrogen production unit, currently under construction by Qair in Port-La Nouvelle.
Accelerating Hydrogen Mobility Across Europe
The Béziers station is a critical node of the “Corridor H2,” an initiative led by the Occitanie Region which is backed by the European Investment Bank, and the European Union via the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
This initiative aims to decarbonise European freight transport at the southern end of the North Sea to Mediterranean Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) corridor, utilizing hydrogen sourced from renewable energy.
The Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) is itself a European Union policy which aims at planning and developing a seamless, efficient, and high-quality multimodal transport network throughout the EU.
A Pioneering Regional Green H2 Ecosystem
Coupled to its massive production unit Hyd’Occ, Bezier’s refueling station constitutes a fully integrated renewable hydrogen production, transportation, and distribution network.
With a first 20 MW phase, Hyd’Occ will generate at the end of 2025 2,700 tonnes of renewable hydrogen annually, avoiding 27,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year. A second phase will expand capacity to 40 MW, doubling production to 5,400 tonnes per year.
A Simultaneous Hydrogen Infrastructure Expansion in Iceland
Beyond this French initiative, Qair is also advancing a hydrogen infrastructure project in Iceland. The Blær project, initiated with the purchase of two hydrogen refueling stations for trucks and passenger vehicles in the greater Reykjavik area, will see the development of four more in Reykjavik, Akureyri, Egilsstaðir, and Freysnes over the next three years. With this purchase, Qair now owns the world’s first commercial hydrogen refueling station, built in 2003, gaining the experience of a pioneering HRS operator.
To support this growing network, Qair is developing a 2 MW hydrogen electrolysis plant in Grundartangi, a key industrial hub in Iceland, as part of a larger-scale electrolysis initiative.
With these developments, the Group is reinforcing its commitment to building robust green hydrogen ecosystems across Europe and beyond, drawing on the international collaboration and knowledge sharing of its local expert teams. These projects will serve as models for deploying hydrogen infrastructure at scale and support European decarbonization ambitions.
As an independent renewable energy company, Qair ambitions to continue leveraging its expertise and develop integrated solutions—from production to distribution—to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy.
About Qair
Qair is an independent renewable energy company developing, financing, building, and operating solar, wind, waste-to-energy, storage and green hydrogen production assets.
With 1.7 GW of capacity in operation or construction, the group’s 730 employees are developing a portfolio pipeline of 35 GW in 20 countries across Europe, Latin America and Africa. Our ambition is to become an independent leader in responsible energy.
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