On 18 December, less than a month after the official conclusion of the ColdSpark® project, the HyCarbon project was awarded 73 MNOK in public funding through Norway’s Grønn Plattform programme. Building on the results of the ColdSpark® Horizon Europe project, HyCarbon forms part of an initiative exceeding 100 MNOK in total. This support enables the ColdSpark® technology to advance to industrial-scale demonstration, moving it one decisive step closer to real-world industrial deployment.
This achievement is not the result of a sudden breakthrough, but the outcome of years of focused technical development, strategic partnerships, and long-term ambition led by the project coordinator SEID AS and supported by all project partners. It represents a significant recognition of the efforts of the entire ColdSpark® consortium and a clear endorsement of the quality and relevance of the work carried out.
From the outset, ColdSpark® was designed with industrial reality in mind. The project’s ambition has always been to enable affordable, scalable, and low-emission hydrogen and carbon products that can be integrated into existing industrial infrastructure. Cost efficiency, operability, and scalability have guided the technology development just as strongly as performance.
The newly awarded funding builds directly on the work carried out during the ColdSpark® Horizon Europe project (2022–2025), implemented together with a strong consortium of research and industry partners.
During this phase, the project focused on:
- Establishing technical feasibility at pilot scale
- De-risking core process elements
- Building a credible industrial and research consortium
- Demonstrating a clear pathway from concept to real-world application
This progress would not have been possible without early and sustained support from the Horizon Europe programme, which played a decisive role in enabling long-term development and in providing the credibility needed to align partners across borders.
The Grønn Plattform funding decision represents a strong validation of the work completed so far in technical, organisational, and strategical directions. It allows ColdSpark® to enter a new phase focused on industrial demonstration, documentation, and deployment readiness, both in Norway and beyond. Just as importantly, it highlights how coordinated European and national funding mechanisms can successfully move breakthrough technologies from concept to pilot scale, and now toward industrial deployment.
As the ColdSpark® technology enters this next phase of development, industrial relevance, scalability, and cost efficiency will be tested under real operating conditions.
The ColdSpark® partners are grateful to everyone who has contributed along the way and look ahead to the next chapter.
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