Over the past week, BGH2A – the Bulgarian Association for Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Energy Storage participated in the official online kick-off meeting of the international project HySEE (Hydrogen in Southeast Europe). During the meeting, the association became acquainted with the partners and took part in discussions on the activities under the work packages. Partners from Germany and Romania also attended the kick-off.
The project is coordinated by a team of experts from the Eastern Bavarian Technical University (OTH Regensburg) in Germany. On the Romanian side, a key partner is the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca.
The meeting laid the foundation for coordinated work among the partners and for subsequent practical actions aimed at analyzing and visualizing the hydrogen potential in the region. The high value of the initiative was also underscored by the fact that HySEE is one of only 19 projects approved for funding out of a total of 227 submitted proposals.
The HySEE project addresses a key challenge to the accelerated deployment of hydrogen solutions – the need for a clear assessment of the potential for renewable hydrogen production and demand, analysis of infrastructure corridors, and identification of regulatory gaps. In this context, BGH2A’s participation is important because the association leads the work package for stakeholder engagement, which guarantees that Bulgaria has an active partner in the project and that the results can reach Bulgarian organizations, municipalities, and institutions, as well as international partners.
Among the key planned outcomes of HySEE are the development of an interactive Hydrogen Atlas for Bulgaria and Romania and the organization of expert roundtable discussions.
BGH2A will continue to inform Bulgarian and international partners and stakeholders about the project’s progress and the opportunities it provides for the development of hydrogen infrastructure and the hydrogen economy.
HySEE (Hydrogen in Southeast Europe) is a project supported by the European Climate Initiative (EUKI) of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, with a duration of 24 months, addressing a key challenge of the energy transition: the lack of consolidated data on hydrogen potential in Southeast Europe and the need to connect the region to the European hydrogen corridors.
