Turnover: 3.5 million EUR (2022)
Country: France
Based in Lormont, the company, founded in 2012, is a pioneer in the hydrogen-electricity sector.
It is divided into different activities:
- power plant developer
- producer of electricity from green hydrogen
- development of fuel cells
may 25, 2021 - HDF prepares to go public - source(La tribune)
- targets sales of 100 million euros by 2025
- number of employees in 2020: 25
- the SME plans to invest 20 million euros to build a fuel cell plant
- in 2020, the company has obtained 800,000 euros in subsidies from the Nouvelle - Aquitaine region
News
The first fuel cell gigafactory in Bordeaux 18/08/2024
- - HDF Energy plant inauguration date: May 30 (year not specified in extract).
- - Plant location: Former Ford site in Blanquefort, Gironde.
- - Production capacity announced: Fuel cells over 1 MW.
- - Application sectors: Maritime transport via partnership with ABB, heavy rail mobility, electricity generation for public power grids, mainly for export.
- - Production start date: 2025.
- - Gigafactory investment: €20 million.
- - Number of employees planned: Around 100.
- - Initial production capacity planned for 2025: 100 MW of fuel cells per year.
- - Target production capacity for 2030: 1 GW of fuel cells per year.
Green hydrogen: Blanquefort SME receives €172 million in European aid 27/06/2024
- European support for Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy):
- - Amount of aid: up to 172 million euros Global funding for 4th project (PIIEC)
- - Total amount: 1.4 billion euros.
- Hydrogen investments by the European Union
- - Total aid since 2022: 19 billion euros* in four waves.
- HDF Energy:
- Current direct employment in Blanquefort: 100 jobs
- - Target for 2030: 500 jobs
- - Start of battery mass production: 2026 after a pre-series process in 2025
- - Capacity of large-capacity batteries: from 1.5 to 10 MW, intended in particular for the heavy mobility sector (hydrogen-powered freight locomotives, ships).
- - Estimated global market: $100 billion for hydrogen freight locomotives.
- - Projects underway with Captrain (SNCF subsidiary) and ABB Marine international.
Hydrogène de France inaugurates its fuel cell plant in Blanquefort (Gironde) 31/05/2024
- - Investment in plant construction: €20 million.
- - Production start-up: early 2025.
- - Production capacity in 2025: 100 megawatts of fuel cells per year.
- - Production capacity target for 2030: one gigawatt per year.
- - In 2025: 100 direct jobs.
- - In 2030: 500 direct jobs.
- - Target markets for fuel cells produced : Maritime transport, heavy rail mobility, electricity generation for public power grids.
Financial Data
DUNS: 789595956
Legal Name: HYDROGENE DE FRANCE
Address: 20 RUE JEAN JAURES , 33310 LORMONT
Number of employees: Entre 10 et 19 salariés (2020)
Capital: 2 744 291 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 6 101 730 | 2 252 312 | 2 547 372 | 2 516 869 | 2 149 238 | - | 223 000 |
| Gross margin (€) | 10 818 541 | 2 726 626 | - | - | 2 368 474 | - | - |
| EBITDA (€) | 2 389 659 | 42 989 | - | - | 68 240 | - | - |
| Operating profit (€) | 1 946 355 | 25 444 | - | - | 65 977 | - | - |
| Net profit (€) | 1 431 016 | 25 193 | 368 654 | 139 560 | 8 028 | -211 072 | 19 769 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | 170,9 | -11,6 | 1,2 | 17,1 | - | - | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | 39,2 | 1,9 | - | - | 3,2 | - | - |
| Operating margin rate (%) | 31,9 | 1,1 | - | - | 3,1 | - | - |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | 545,6 | 287,8 | - | - | 132,5 | - | - |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | 651,9 | 273,2 | - | - | 109,8 | - | - |
| Net margin (%) | 23,5 | 1,1 | - | - | 0,4 | - | - |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | 68,7 | 61,9 | - | - | 27,1 | - | - |
| Wages and social charges (€) | 2 013 745 | 1 436 213 | - | - | 724 342 | - | - |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | 33 | 63,8 | - | - | 33,7 | - | - |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Président du conseil d'administration, Directeur général | Damien | HAVARD | 52 | |
| Directeur général délégué, Administrateur | Jean-Noël | MARESCHAL DE CHARENTENAY | 67 | |
| Administrateur | Jean | CLAVEL | 81 | |
| Administrateur | Hanane | EL HAMRAOUI | 34 | |
| Administrateur | Brigitte | RICHARD | 64 |
Studies mentioning this company
The hydrogen market - France
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