VINCI delivers a wide range of solutions to meet needs associated with the various uses of hydrogen.
To begin with, the Group is an active player in hydrogen production infrastructure design. The Hyfinity business unit (VINCI Construction) specialises in low-carbon hydrogen engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects. Actemium (VINCI Energies) is supporting Genvia in its plans to industrialise high-performance electrolysers to produce low-carbon hydrogen. Meanwhile, a VINCI Energies subsidiary has teamed up with the HysetCo project to build Europe’s largest hydrogen production and distribution station.
VINCI is adapting its infrastructure to better integrate hydrogen as a source of low-carbon energy for industrial uses and mobility. To prepare for the eventual commercial use of hydrogen-powered aircraft, VINCI Airports began a partnership with Airbus and Air Liquide in 2021 to develop the use of hydrogen at airports. In 2025, VINCI Energies won the contract to carry out the electrical installations for a green hydrogen-powered steelworks in Sweden, enabling it to emit 95% less CO2 than a traditional facility.
Lastly, VINCI is a key advocate of hydrogen energy, as an investor and a strategic partner. The Group has invested €100 million in the Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure Fund, of which it is a co-founder. The private investment fund is the world’s largest dedicated to these types of projects. It has invested in eight major players in the industry: Hy2gen, H2 Mobility, Enagás Renovable, Everfuel, Elyse Energy, InterContinental Energy, H2 Green Steel and HysetCo.
VINCI Energies and Cobra IS support projects to electrify infrastructure. In 2025, Group revenue from the transmission and distribution of electricity was €7.9 billion (€5.8 billion in 2024). During the year, in the Brazilian states of Paraná, Minas Gerais and Santa Catarina, Cobra IS participated in the construction of 738 km of transmission lines that will strengthen the country’s electrical system.
VINCI Energies continued to deploy onshore power supply (OPS) solutions in 2025, with the delivery of a high-voltage power plant at the port of Barcelona. This innovation makes it possible to replace diesel use with a reliable, low-carbon electricity supply and reduce the port’s emissions.
The Net Zero Initiative framework, developed by the consulting firm Carbone 4, identifies three ways companies can contribute to global net zero: reducing their own emissions, reducing their customers’ emissions and developing more carbon sinks. In line with this approach, the VINCI Group will reach its two emissions reduction targets for 2030 (a 40% reduction in emissions for Scope 1 and market-based Scope 2 compared with the 2018 baseline and a 20% reduction in emissions for Scope 3 compared with the 2019 baseline) by directly reducing emissions, without using offsetting mechanisms.
Some entities are taking additional steps to meet even more challenging goals. For example, VINCI Airports is striving to achieve net zero under the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program by committing to a 90% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 emissions and carbon neutrality for Scope 3 by 2050 at the latest. For this, carbon credits may be used to offset unavoidable residual emissions. The contribution to carbon credit projects within the ACA program helps to finance natural sequestration projects (reforestation or carbon capture) or emission reduction projects (such as hydroelectric power plants or energy efficiency programs). These projects are certified by ACA-approved national or international standards and selected in countries where VINCI Airports operates.
