The scope of the project should include the development, manufacturing, installation, and operation of the innovative hydrogen compressor, as well as the necessary resources for measuring, monitoring, treating and interpreting data for a techno-economic analysis throughout the project. The durability of the solution should be shown using specific accelerated stress tests, highlighting a low degradation rate and high reliability.

Proposals should identify a demonstration site and end-users where the compression technology will be applied. A limited share of the funding may be allocated to the costs induced by the surrounding infrastructure to which the compression solution will belong and contribute, including studies, civil engineering, and other equipment (such as HRS, filling centre or gas grid injection facility).

It should consist of either an innovative compression solution, or a combination of different solutions including at least one innovative technology. The solution should demonstrate high levels of availability and efficiency, with low costs, low maintenance requirements, and high operational safety.

The demonstration duration should be at least one year of one compression solution at representative scale in a real commercial use case (gas grid injection, mobility, filling centre or a combination of uses) with an availability of at least 95%. In addition, the compression concept’s potential regarding scalability, industrialisation and commercialisation at mass production scale should be proven.

The technology should demonstrate to be well-adapted to a wide range of hydrogen-based applications in all parts of the value chain. In addition, the concept should show its ability to be directly connected to a renewable hydrogen source without the need for further compression steps, and to scale-up above capacity in the mid-term, above reported.