The sector that is being set up is made up of large groups and start-ups. Everything is coordinated with extensive state planning.
In Port-Jérôme, at the mouth of the Seine, the French giant Air Liquide has installed its cryogenic CO capture solution2. He intends to make this industrial basin a showcase of his know-how in the field. At the other end of France, in Béziers, the start-up Genvia is working on new generation electrolysers. It is with this type of machine that it is possible to produce green hydrogen, one of the essential elements for decarbonizing transport, but also industry. Thus, downstream, ArcelorMittal intends to use hydrogen to manufacture steel without using coal. The steel group is investing several tens of millions of euros to create a demonstrator on its site in Dunkirk, in the North.
It is therefore real sectors that are being set up in France. To take the first step in decarbonization, which corresponds to a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, technologies…
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