HPQ Silicon Says Novacium Consortium Awarded One-Million Euro Grant For Green Hydrogen Project

11:36 AM EDT, 10/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- HPQ Silicon (HPQ.V) strategic partner, Novacium and its two consortium partners, were awarded a one-million euro grant from the French government for their Metagene project, the company said on Tuesday. The consortium is developing a self-contained station that can produce green hydrogen at point of use, without the need for electricity. The 30-month Metagene project began in September with a budget of 1.2-million euros. Funding was finalized in June and could not be made public before today for confidentiality reasons, a statement said. HPQ Silicon shares were down CA$0.005 to CA$0.115 on the TSX Venture Exchange.