On March 11, 2026, the partners of the FUTURETECH_H2 project held a meeting of the Execution and Monitoring Committee at the Sines Arts Center (Portugal). The session took place during the presence of Spanish and Portuguese partners in the town, following the 1st Spanish-Portuguese Green Hydrogen Forum, which marked the conclusion of the project's recent public activities.
During the meeting, the overall progress of the different project activities was reviewed, including the training delivered, dissemination and cooperation actions, communication obligations, the outcomes of the different stages of the Cross-Border Roadshow, and the webinar on real cases, challenges, and opportunities held in Spain. Budgetary aspects and administrative closure were also addressed. The main milestones achieved and the next steps towards the completion of FUTURETECH_H2 were also shared.
This meeting helped strengthen coordination among partners and consolidate the joint work carried out throughout the project, reinforcing the foundations for its final phase.
Futuretech_H2: Promotion and Technological Development of the Green Hydrogen Industry
A total of six partners from the regions of Alentejo (Portugal) and Andalusia (Spain) are part of the consortium established in November 2023 to carry out the various activities of this project, co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg VI-A Spain–Portugal Programme (POCTEP) 2021–2027, which is now in its final phase.
Specifically, the Advanced Center for Aerospace Technologies (CATEC), ADRAL, the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, the University of Évora, the Nao Victoria Foundation, and FEDEME (as lead entity) are the organizations responsible for driving this project, aimed at developing the green hydrogen value chain in this cross-border area, promoting and showcasing the capabilities of this energy sector as an industry of the future.
Futuretech_H2 has a total budget of €1,366,564.90 and will run until March 31, 2026.
