{"id":825,"date":"2025-10-28T16:39:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/?p=825"},"modified":"2025-10-30T12:59:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:59:35","slug":"a-new-chapter-for-hydrogen-in-slovakia-eastgateh2v-at-h2sk-forum-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/sk\/a-new-chapter-for-hydrogen-in-slovakia-eastgateh2v-at-h2sk-forum-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Chapter for Hydrogen in Slovakia: EASTGATEH2V at H2SK FORUM 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"825\" class=\"elementor elementor-825\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-043f86b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"043f86b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b4a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1b4a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"920\"><em>Hydrogen is no longer a vision of the future \u2014 it\u2019s the <strong>energy of today.<\/strong><\/em><br data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"847\" \/><em>And Slovakia has made it clear that it wants to be part of this change.<\/em><\/h4><p data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"920\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"920\">On <strong data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"945\">October 21, 2025<\/strong>, Bratislava hosted the first edition of <strong data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1000\">H2SK FORUM<\/strong>, a national and international conference dedicated to developing the hydrogen ecosystem beyond 2030. The event was organized by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhsr.sk\/\"><strong data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1182\">Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic<\/strong><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/nvas.sk\/\"><strong data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1243\">National Hydrogen Association of Slovakia (NVAS)<\/strong><\/a>, with <strong data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1265\">EASTGATEH2V<\/strong> proudly joining as a partner of this event.<\/p><p data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"920\">More than <strong data-start=\"1316\" data-end=\"1331\">150 experts<\/strong> from industry, academia, municipalities, and public administration met to discuss how Slovakia can strengthen its position in Europe\u2019s clean energy transition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db5760 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0db5760\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d91372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d91372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0050-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-827\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0050-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0050-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0050-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0050-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0050-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb7558 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bb7558\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0eb9c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b0eb9c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670694b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"670694b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae10411 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae10411\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b35130c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b35130c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"1500\" data-end=\"1549\">Building the hydrogen ecosystem of tomorrow<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nvas.sk\/h2sk-forum-25\/\">H2SK FORUM<\/a> connected ideas, policies, and projects that are shaping the future of hydrogen in Central Europe.<br data-start=\"1660\" data-end=\"1663\" \/>European leaders <strong data-start=\"1680\" data-end=\"1722\">Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (<a href=\"https:\/\/hydrogeneurope.eu\/\">Hydrogen Europe<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"1785\">Val\u00e9rie Bouillon-Delporte (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clean-hydrogen.europa.eu\/index_en\">Clean Hydrogen Partnership<\/a>)<\/strong> outlined Europe\u2019s goals for 2030:<\/p><ul><li>80% self-sufficiency in hydrogen production<\/li><li>fourfold increase in synthetic fuel output.<\/li><\/ul><p>Representatives of Slovak industry \u2014 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/slovnaft.sk\/sk\/o-nas\/nasa-spolocnost\/\">Slovnaft<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duslo.sk\/\"><strong>Duslo<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 shared their decarbonisation experiences and challenges, highlighting the importance of stable regulation and support for <strong data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2122\">RFNBO fuels<\/strong> (renewable fuels of non-biological origin).<\/p><p data-start=\"2170\" data-end=\"2332\">At the regional level, the <strong data-start=\"2197\" data-end=\"2225\">V4 countries and Austria<\/strong> agreed that new investment incentives and simplified rules are essential to scale hydrogen technologies.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"2339\" data-end=\"2397\">EASTGATEH2V \u2013 a Slovak success story that stands out<\/h3><p data-start=\"2399\" data-end=\"2668\">Among the showcased initiatives, the <strong data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2467\">EASTGATEH2V Hydrogen Valley<\/strong> drew particular attention.<br data-start=\"2494\" data-end=\"2497\" \/>Presented by our coordinator \u2013 <strong data-start=\"2510\" data-end=\"2533\">Katar\u00edna Sasar\u00e1kov\u00e1<\/strong> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kosickazupa.sk\/\"><strong data-start=\"2543\" data-end=\"2575\">Ko\u0161ice Self-Governing Region<\/strong><\/a>, the project was recognised as a <strong data-start=\"2609\" data-end=\"2665\">model example of regional cooperation and innovation<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"2670\" data-end=\"2931\">EASTGATEH2V connects green hydrogen production, storage, and use in transport and industry \u2014 all within a single regional ecosystem. It demonstrates how science, business, and local governments can work together to make clean hydrogen part of everyday life.<\/p><p data-start=\"2670\" data-end=\"2931\">The response was very positive. Experts from across Europe referred to EASTGATEH2V as a <strong data-start=\"3033\" data-end=\"3086\">reference point for regional hydrogen development<\/strong> \u2014 proving that Slovak regions can lead Europe\u2019s green transformation. EASTGATEH2V is part of the <strong data-start=\"3187\" data-end=\"3258\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clean-hydrogen.europa.eu\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3189\" data-end=\"3256\">Clean Hydrogen Partnership<\/a><\/strong> and the network of <strong data-start=\"3278\" data-end=\"3342\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/h2v.eu\/hydrogen-valleys?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3280\" data-end=\"3340\">European Hydrogen Valleys<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"4345\" data-end=\"4599\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575584d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"575584d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8344d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be8344d\" 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size-1536x1536 wp-image-848\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0166-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0166-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0166-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0166-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0166-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46df3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f46df3c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1afe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e1afe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0168-2-1536x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-847\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0168-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0168-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0168-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0168-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0168-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06f8d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b06f8d5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9bb16a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9bb16a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"3433\" data-end=\"3467\">From innovation to education<\/h3><p data-start=\"3469\" data-end=\"3749\">H2SK FORUM also celebrated the next generation of hydrogen innovators.<br data-start=\"3539\" data-end=\"3542\" \/>Students from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.h2grandprix.com\/\"><strong>H2 Grand Prix Slovakia<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0were recognised for their achievements at the global competition in Germany, showing how education and technical creativity can drive Slovakia\u2019s sustainable future.<\/p><p data-start=\"3469\" data-end=\"3749\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d8459 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99d8459\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0122-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-842\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0122-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0122-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0122-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0122-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eastgateh2v.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JJ_0122-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-968a92e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"968a92e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d2ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d2ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"3756\" data-end=\"3808\">Hydrogen development starts with collaboration<\/h3><p data-start=\"3810\" data-end=\"4106\">The forum confirmed that Slovakia has both the expertise and the will to accelerate hydrogen development.<br data-start=\"3915\" data-end=\"3918\" \/>By connecting the <strong data-start=\"3936\" data-end=\"3992\">public sector, industry, academia, and civil society<\/strong>, the so-called <em data-start=\"4008\" data-end=\"4025\">quadruple helix<\/em> model, the country is laying the foundations for a resilient hydrogen economy.<\/p><p data-start=\"4108\" data-end=\"4308\">Projects like <strong data-start=\"4122\" data-end=\"4137\">EASTGATEH2V<\/strong> show how this cooperation works in practice.<br data-start=\"4182\" data-end=\"4185\" \/>By uniting regional strength and European innovation, Slovakia is becoming part of the continent\u2019s clean energy movement.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"4315\" data-end=\"4343\">A future worth fueling<\/h3><p data-start=\"4345\" data-end=\"4599\">EASTGATEH2V represents the bridge between vision and action.<br data-start=\"4405\" data-end=\"4408\" \/>From the Ko\u0161ice Region to Brussels, hydrogen is connecting regions, technologies, and people.<br data-start=\"4501\" data-end=\"4504\" \/>H2SK FORUM 2025 made one thing clear \u2014 the hydrogen future starts now, and Slovakia is ready.<\/p><p data-start=\"4345\" data-end=\"4599\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"4345\" data-end=\"4599\">\u00a0<\/p><h3 data-start=\"4606\" data-end=\"4632\">More information:<\/h3><h5 data-start=\"4606\" data-end=\"4632\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/nvas.sk\/vystupy-z-prveho-rocnika-medzinarodnej-vodikovej-konferencie-h2sk-forum\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"4635\" data-end=\"4789\">National Hydrogen Association of Slovakia \u2013 Conference Summary<\/a><\/h5><h5 data-start=\"4606\" data-end=\"4632\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mhsr.sk\/press\/medzinarodna-vodikova-konferencia-h2sk-forum-ako-rozvijat-vodikovy-ekosystem-na-slovensku?csrt=12444061675110182447\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"4794\" data-end=\"4997\">Press release \u2013 Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1541da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1541da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hydrogen is no longer a vision of the future \u2014 it\u2019s the energy of today.<br \/>\nAnd Slovakia has made it clear that it wants to be part of this change.<\/p>\n<p>On October 21, 2025, Bratislava hosted the first edition of H2SK FORUM, a national and international conference dedicated to developing the hydrogen ecosystem beyond 2030.<\/p>\n<p>The event was organized by the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic and the National Hydrogen Association of Slovakia (NVAS), with EASTGATEH2V proudly joining as a project partner.<br \/>\nMore than 150 experts from industry, academia, municipalities, and public administration met to discuss how Slovakia can strengthen its position in Europe\u2019s clean energy 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