Novacium, Axel’One and AD-VENTA Secure €1 Million in RAPID Funding from the DGA and AID for the METAGENE™ Green Hydrogen Project
A consortium led by Novacium — HPQ Silicon's 36.8%-owned R&D partner — secured nearly €1 million in funding from France's AID and DGA under the selective RAPID dual-use innovation program. The funding supports the 30-month, €1.2 million METAGENE project, subsidized at the program's maximum 80% rate, to develop a self-contained high-pressure green hydrogen station that produces hydrogen from an aluminum-silicon metallic fuel without electricity. The award was finalized in June 2026 but could only be disclosed now for confidentiality reasons; selection at the maximum funding rate signals French defense-authority confidence in the technology's dual military and civilian potential.
Key figures
- Deal Value Usd
- €1.2 million project budget
- Subsidy rate
- 80%
- Energy density
- 1.25 m³ hydrogen per kg of fuel
- Public funding
- nearly €1 million
- Trl progression
- TRL 3 to TRL 5-6
- Station capacity
- up to 20 kg hydrogen per day
- Hpq stake in novacium
- 36.8%
- Project duration months
- 30
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