News and Events
Project updates and event coverage from OCEAN-H2, including meetings, workshops, milestones, outreach activities, and media highlights.
OCEAN-H2 endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Action
The Offshore Clean Hydrogen Production for Multi-use Purposes project (OCEAN-H2), carried out within the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership and coordinated by the University of Malta, has received official endorsement as a Decade Project under the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021–2030.
This endorsement marks an important milestone for the consortium and recognizes the scientific, technological, and collaborative relevance of the project’s contribution to offshore clean hydrogen production, sustainable multi-use approaches, and innovation at the ocean-energy interface.
The consortium welcomes this achievement with great satisfaction and renewed commitment, reaffirming its dedication to contributing meaningfully to a more sustainable future for the ocean and for the communities that depend on it.
The official endorsement letter confirms OCEAN-H2 as a project forming part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021–2030.
New infographic: Italy’s National Hydrogen Strategy
OCEAN-H2 has published a new infographic carousel presenting a structured overview of Italy’s National Hydrogen Strategy, covering key objectives, technical constraints, proposed solutions, and implementation horizons to 2050.
The material is intended as a concise communication resource for stakeholders interested in hydrogen policy, infrastructure planning, and industrial decarbonisation.
The full infographic is now available in the Resources section together with other OCEAN-H2 communication materials.
Ocean-H2 at the SBEP Symposium 2026
At the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership Symposium 2026, Alexander Micallef (University of Malta, OCEAN-H2 Coordinator) presented the vision behind Ocean-H2, a project exploring how green hydrogen can be produced offshore across Europe’s diverse sea basins.
#FullSailAhead2026 “Moves away from a single North Sea model to include the Mediterranean and Baltic Sea”
Ocean-H2 deliberately breaks with the traditional North-Sea-centric perspective by integrating the very different marine, climatic and infrastructural conditions of the Mediterranean and the Baltic. This broader scope allows the project to test offshore hydrogen concepts across contrasting environments: warm, deep, and complex Mediterranean waters on one side; colder, shallower, and more regulated Baltic settings on the other.
By doing so, Ocean-H2 aims to generate knowledge that is not only technologically robust but also geographically inclusive, ensuring that future offshore hydrogen deployment can adapt to Europe’s full maritime diversity.
A project that blends innovation, systemic thinking, and European cooperation to accelerate the energy transition.
SBEP Week 2026: a look at the future of the Blue Economy
From 10 to 12 February, Bucharest will host the SBEP Week 2026, an event dedicated to dialogue among European projects working toward a sustainable Blue Economy.
The programme includes thematic sessions, exchanges between researchers, policy makers and stakeholders, and a central Symposium focused on emerging challenges in the marine and energy sectors. A relevant context also for those, like us, working on innovative solutions for offshore green hydrogen production.
The OCEAN-H2 project contributes to Europe’s energy transition through a techno-economic and socio-technical analysis of hydrogen production across the EU’s three main marine basins. The work integrates engineering research, environmental assessments, stakeholder engagement, regulatory alignment and social research, with the aim of supporting the development of reliable and socially accepted technologies.
👉 Alexander Micallef will be present for our consortium, we will be happy to share information with those who will be present at the event.
OCEAN-H2 Consortium Meeting (Malta)
Partners met in Malta to review progress across work packages and align the next technical and communication steps. Discussions covered offshore hydrogen system architecture, offshore power conversion, wind resource modelling, and dissemination planning.
The meeting consolidated priorities for the next phase, including coordination of modelling assumptions, agreement on key interfaces between offshore generation and hydrogen production, and preparation for upcoming dissemination activities and partner-led updates.
Project Launch: Offshore Clean Hydrogen for Multi-use Purposes
OCEAN-H2 is a Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP) project assessing the long-term feasibility of large-scale green hydrogen production using offshore renewable energy. The work combines energy system modelling, offshore technology integration, and socio-economic perspectives to support responsible pathways for deployment.
The project is coordinated by the University of Malta and delivered with partners across Europe, bringing together complementary expertise in power electronics, offshore integration, resource assessment, and social sciences.