On September 25, 2025, the International Hydrogen Fuel Cell Association (IHFCA) and China SAE co-hosted the inaugural HydrogenSphere 2025 – Building the Global Hydrogen Ecosystem at Radio France headquarters in Paris. Supported by partners including Hydrogen Mosaic, FORVIA Hydrogen Solutions, Hy24, and Mincatec Energy, the event brought together nearly 100 representatives from 17 countries across five continents.
With 37 distinguished speakers and participants engaged in projects spanning more than 40 countries, the conference explored the most pressing issues for hydrogen: policy alignment, cost reduction, scalable technologies, financing mechanisms, and international standards. The discussions highlighted consensus on accelerating demand-side policies, deploying bankable business models, and ensuring international standard harmonization to unlock large-scale hydrogen growth.
Key Highlights
- Opening remarks from representatives of China’s MIIT, OECD, and the Chinese Embassy in France emphasized global collaboration and China’s rapid progress in FCVs and hydrogen infrastructure.
- Keynotes by IEA, Daimler Truck, and H2 Antofagasta offered global, corporate, and regional perspectives, ranging from reducing renewable hydrogen costs to scaling fuel cell trucks and exporting green hydrogen from Latin America.
- Panel sessions addressed the commercial viability of hydrogen mobility, integrated ecosystem strategies of energy majors, financing innovation, modular distributed projects, and the urgent need for internationally aligned standards.
- Partnerships: IHFCA and Green Hydrogen India signed an MoU; Mincatec Energy officially joined IHFCA as a member.
- Awards: Nine pioneering projects received the Global Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Innovation Awards, recognizing advances across hydrogen production, storage, and applications.
- Closing remarks by IHFCA Secretary-General Ms. Wang Ju showcased China’s policy-driven progress and practical demonstrations in mobility and industry, and outlined IHFCA’s six global action priorities—policy advocacy, strategic insights, public-private partnerships, leadership and networks, international standards, and focused deployment.
HydrogenSphere 2025 demonstrated the power of collaboration across regions and sectors. IHFCA will continue to build on this momentum, fostering partnerships and innovation to accelerate the global hydrogen ecosystem.