Company · Energy & Climate

H2SITE

h2site.eu ↗ ·Loiu ·Series B

H2SITE is a Basque Country-based industrial technology company that develops palladium-alloy membrane reactor systems to produce and separate high-purity hydrogen (99.97%) from carriers such as ammonia and methanol, cutting the cost of hydrogen transport. Spun off from Tecnalia and Eindhoven University of Technology in 2019/2021, it is a growth-stage (Series B) deep-tech company partnering with players like Equinor, Petronor, Mitsubishi Power and SNAM. It has raised over €42M in Series B funding as of mid-2026.

Founded
2019
Founders
4
News
8
Rounds
3
Investors
10
SectorsHydrogen, Clean Energy, Industrial Technology, Decarbonization Start-up MapEnergy & Climate › Clean energy generation hardware

Profile updated 1 Aug 2026

Founders

Andrés Galnares
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Gorka Hermoso
Co-Founder & Financial Director
Jon Meléndez Rey
Co-Founder & Technical Director
Jose Antonio Medrano Jimenez
Co-Founder & Technical Director

Global models 5

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Investors 10

Funding rounds 3

Series B · €6M
Hydrogen membrane-reactor company completed a ~€6M second close of its Series B with the EIC Fund and an undisclosed strategic investor, tak…
2026-06-24
Series B · €36M
Basque hydrogen-equipment maker H2SITE raised a €36M Series B co-led by Hy24 (through its Clean Hydrogen Equipment Fund) and SC Net Zero Ven…
2025-01-16
Series A · €12.5M
H2SITE, a Bilbao-based spin-off of Tecnalia and Eindhoven University of Technology, raised a €12.5M Series A led by Bill Gates-backed Breakt…
2022-06-29

News & media 8

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