John Cockerill Hydrogen and IRT M2P strengthen their collaboration in the development of green hydrogen solutions

September 12th 2025

John Cockerill Hydrogen and the Institute for Technological Research into Materials, Metallurgy and Processes (IRT M2P) are strengthening their collaboration in the development of green hydrogen technologies.

On September 5, Nicolas de Coignac (CEO, John Cockerill Hydrogen), Maite Basurto Rivas (CTO, John Cockerill Hydrogen), Stéphane Poinsot (Managing Director, IRT M2P) and Pascal Lamesle (Scientific and Technical Director, IRT M2P) signed an agreement formalizing the commissioning in Metz (France) of two electrolysis test benches, designed to test the electrolysers of the future as part of the European IPCEI Hy2Tech project.

For several years, our Group and the Institute for Technological Research into Materials, Metallurgy and Processes have been contributing to the development of the French green hydrogen ecosystem, particularly through research into equipment and components, with the aim of technological innovation and accelerating the development of the hydrogen sector in France and Europe.