The European Commission Wednesday cleared the French government to spend EUR68 million to fund a hydrogen energy program.
The money will go to L'Air Liqidue SA (AI.FR) and others to develop their H2E project.
"The commission consistently promotes alternative and less polluting energies. H2E fits in with our approach and the proposed subsidy does not unduly distort competition," the commission's antitrust chief Neelie Kroes said in a statement.