On ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐, Mobinov – Cluster Automรณvel e da Mobilidade de Portugal โ hosted the ๐๐-๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ, bringing together 20 participants from public authorities, academia, industry, SMEs, and associations to explore the development of hydrogen mobility in Portugal.
The session combined a presentation on the hydrogen ecosystem in road mobility towards 2035 with a collaborative discussion, creating a focused platform to assess the current state of the ecosystem and identify key barriers to its development.
During the workshop, participants highlighted several structural challenges shaping hydrogen mobility in Portugal:
โข Regulatory and licensing bottlenecks, including fragmented processes, lack of clear standards, and slow permitting
โข Limited infrastructure and weak integration across production, logistics, and end-use
โข High investment costs and insufficient public support to de-risk early-stage projects
โข Skills gaps and limited availability of specialized workforce
โข Market structure challenges, including over-reliance on large-scale projects and underdevelopment of decentralized solutions
โข Low market confidence, driven more by perception than actual cost competitiveness
A key conclusion emerged: the main barrier is not only technological or economic, but systemic โ driven by misalignment between regulation, market conditions, and policy direction.
The insights from Portugal will contribute to the upcoming ๐๐-๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ on ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐, supporting cross-regional cooperation and alignment ahead of the demonstration phase.
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Cofunded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Implemented within the Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) Instrument project โIH-MIE โ Interregional Hydrogen Mobility Initiative for Europeโ (Grant Agreement No. 101228317).
