Source
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/779541 — original source (opens in a new tab; the file is not redistributed)
CORDIS — REMOTE project (H2020 GA 779541)
The EU demonstration of hydrogen storage for off-grid remote communities — backs CR_040's REMOTE examples
Official EU project fact sheet (CORDIS). “Remote area Energy supply with Multiple Options for integrated hydrogen-based TEchnologies.”
Summary
REMOTE (H2020 Grant Agreement 779541, coordinated by Politecnico di Torino; 1 Jan 2018 – 30 June 2023; total cost €6,740,031) demonstrated the technical and economic feasibility of fuel-cell-based hydrogen energy-storage solutions in renewables-based isolated-microgrid or off-grid remote areas — the real-world EU test of the exact use case behind the Neobiome community-hydrogen question.
Key claims
- claim: "REMOTE (H2020 GA 779541, coord. Politecnico di Torino, 2018-2023, total cost €6,740,031) demonstrated the technical and economic feasibility of two fuel-cell-based hydrogen energy-storage solutions — an integrated power-to-power (P2P) system and a non-integrated P2G+G2P system — deployed across 4 demonstrators based on renewables in 'isolated micro-grid or off-grid remote areas'. The stated goal was to reduce operating and capital costs so the combined hydrogen-production + fuel-cell-conversion system can compete with alternatives for electricity production on the market."
source_location: "CORDIS fact sheet — Objective; Project Information (GA ID, coordinator, dates, total cost)"
- claim: "Demonstrator sites: DEMO 1 Ginostra (South Italy) — off-grid island configuration, renewables from a hybrid PV system, residential on-site loads, near-complete substitution of fossil fuels (end-user ENEL Green Power); DEMO 2 (Greece) — isolated micro-grid application; (further demonstrators at Froan, Norway and Ambornetti, Italy under the broader project). The project targets off-grid/isolated-community energy supply specifically."
source_location: "CORDIS fact sheet — Objective (DEMO 1 Ginostra, DEMO 2 Greece)"Neobiome Intelligence relevance
The actual EU demonstration project for hydrogen energy storage in off-grid / isolated-microgrid remote communities — directly the use case the Neobiome hydrogen verdict (hydrogen_storage, CR_040) concerns. Confirms that hydrogen-for-off-grid is at the demonstration stage (a €6.7M EU-subsidised R&D project, 2018–2023), consistent with the “watch-list / not-yet-commercial” verdict. ⚠ International (EU), heavily subsidised demonstration — not evidence of unsubsidised community-scale viability.
Notes
Web capture (CORDIS HTML, accessed 2026-06-21). The Froan submarine-cable rationale and detailed demonstrator specifications are in REMOTE deliverable D2.2, now ingested as OT_155 (RT_275 advanced; the measured operational outcomes — achieved efficiency, lifetime cost, downtime — remain outstanding). data_quality high (official EU project registry).
Connections
Links to
Technologies (1): Hydrogen Storage (community-scale, seasonal)
Referenced by
Sources (4): CR_040 · OT_122 · OT_151 · OT_155
EDT domains (1): D01: Renewable Energy & Storage Systems
Technologies (1): Hydrogen Storage (community-scale, seasonal)