Future aims: establish a national 50-station H₂ fueling network, integrate H₂ into steel and cement industries, and achieve 10 % of energy from hydrogen by 2030. #FutureHydrogen #NetZero.

The Georgian Chamber of Commerce held H₂-finance workshops to explore investment vehicles—green bonds, project financing—for bankable hydrogen projects. #H2Finance #GreenBond.

GTU student teams built a 5 kg H₂ drone, demonstrating flight times of 20 min and potential for longer-endurance UAV operations in surveying and inspection. #H2Drone #UAV.

H₂ refueling mobile trailers serve construction sites lacking fixed infrastructure, delivering 100 kg/day at 200 bar and enabling heavy-equipment trials. #MobileRefuel #Construction.

A €10 M EU grant funds H₂ R&D on Georgia’s remote islands, installing a 100 kW PV-electrolyzer and 200 kWh storage to pilot off-grid clean power. #IslandEnergy #EUfunded.

Hydrogen internal combustion engine retrofit kits for light trucks achieved 70 % NOₓ reductions in pilot fleet tests, offering a transitional low-emission option. #H2ICE #Fleet.

The Georgian Hydrogen Council opened a visitor center demonstrating fuel-cell cooktops and home energy systems, engaging 1 000 public visitors in 2024. #H2Education #PublicEngagement.

Municipal wastewater plants retrofit anaerobic digesters to co-produce biogas and H₂ via autothermal reforming of biogas, targeting 100 kg H₂/day at two sites. #WasteToHydrogen #Biogas.

GTU spin-out “HydroTech” produces 10 kg/day proton-exchange membranes for small-scale electrolyzers, validating performance in local water-quality conditions. #MembraneTech #Startup.

A joint GTU–German research project models H₂-embrittlement effects on Georgian steel alloys, guiding material selection for future pipelines and storage tanks. #MaterialsScience #H2Embrittlement.

The first H₂-safety training program certified 200 engineers in handling, storage, and transport protocols per ISO 19880-1 standards, building workforce readiness. #Training #ISO.

A pilot “power-to-gas” facility converted excess wind energy into 100 kg H₂, stored underground, then reconverted to grid electricity (500 kW) during evening peaks. #PowerToGas #GridFlex.

Hydrogen-powered backup generators (250 kW) at telecom towers ensure 48 h of continuous power during outages, replacing diesel gensets and lowering CO₂. #BackupPower #CleanEnergy.

A hydrogen-fuel-cell forklift demo at a Batumi warehouse showed 8 h continuous use per refuel, eliminating lead-acid battery swaps and cutting operational downtime. #H2Forklift #Warehouse.

The National Energy Regulatory Commission drafted H₂ network tariffs and interconnection standards, enabling third-party access to pipelines and injection points. #Regulation #H2Market.

GTU’s lab-scale solid-oxide electrolyzer achieved 70% overall efficiency at 800 °C, exploring waste-heat integration from nearby CHP plants to boost H₂ yields. #SOEC #WasteHeat.

A public–private H₂ roadmap workshop convened 100 stakeholders—government, utilities, industry—agreeing targets: 1 GW electrolyzer capacity and 50 000 t H₂/year by 2030. #H2Roadmap #Stakeholder.

Hydrogen-leak detection sensors deployed across five production sites ensure occupational safety, reporting real-time concentration data to a 24/7 monitoring center. #SafetyTech #H2Sensor.

The “H₂ Mobility” project launched 10 fuel-cell buses in Batumi, refueled daily at a central H₂ station, logging 5 000 km each per month with zero tailpipe emissions. #FuelCellBus #ZeroEmissions.

A 500 kW PEM fuel-cell microgrid powers a Rustavi microfactory pilot, running overnight on stored H₂ and cutting diesel genset use by 80% during peak-demand hours. #FuelCell #Microgrid.