Genvia CEO Florence Lambert Urges Continued Collaboration to Scale the Hydrogen Value Chain at France Hydrogène Journée des Territoires Lyon
July 2nd 2025 - Florence Lambert, CEO of Genvia, joined leading industry voices, contributing to a high-level roundtable on industrial decarbonisation and the role of hydrogen in scaling the energy transition.
During the session, titled “Decarbonising Industry: Scaling Up for Real Impact”, Florence shared her perspective on the current challenges and opportunities in the low carbon hydrogen sector, particularly the electrolyser market. She noted that despite growing momentum, many electrolyser manufacturers are facing challenges, with intense global competition across the value chain.
In response, Genvia is charting a distinctive course—opting for a flexible manufacturing model designed to allow the company to scale its high-temperature solid oxide electrolyser (SOEC) technology efficiently, adapting production volumes to emerging industrial demand across Europe.
Florence also spotlighted Genvia’s growing portfolio of industrial applications. She discussed collaborations in low-carbon steel production—including a project with ArcelorMittal in Saint-Chély d’Apcher. Looking to the future of e-fuels and sustainable aviation fuels, she referenced a joint feasibility study with Airbus in Occitanie, further illustrating how SOEC can support molecule production for hard-to-abate sectors like aviation and maritime.
“The industrial sector offers some of the most promising use cases for low carbon hydrogen,” Florence said. “Whether in metallurgy, chemicals, or synthetic fuels, these are the proving grounds where SOEC electrolyser technology delivers on performance, cost, and reliability.”
The roundtable also featured speakers from Air Liquide, Gravithy, Hynamics, and Ugitech, covering projects across steelmaking, chemical production, and large-scale electrolysis. Discussions spanned the revised national hydrogen strategy, EU industrial policy, and key reference projects such as Normand’Hy and Hydom.
Genvia’s participation underlined its position as a leading technology player committed to enabling low carbon hydrogen production at industrial scale—and its belief that strategic collaboration is essential to accelerate the deployment of a robust, competitive hydrogen economy in Europe.
