The Hydrogen Technology Centre (HTC) was founded in 2009 within the Faculty of Chemical Technologies at the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (UCTM) to supervise and coordinate education of master students in Hydrogen Technologies and Chemical Technologies for Nuclear Energy, as well as to implement projects of the National Program “Hydrogen Technologies-Hydrogen Economy”. In 2013-2016, a re-furnishment of four laboratories - "Оxy-hydrogen technologies", "Electrolysis and photo electrolysis", "Fuel cell technology and energy efficiency" and training laboratory "Hydrogen Technologies" - with modern research equipment was funded by Operational Program "Increase of the Competitiveness of Bulgarian Economy".

 HTC implements a range of projects, financed by the National Science Fund (2010-), Operational Program Competitiveness (2011-2015), 6^th and 7^th Framework Programs of the EC (2009-2015), Kozloduy NPP (2009-), Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co (2009-2020), National Program “Low-Carbon Energy for Transport and Domestic Use (E+)”(2018-). From 2018, HTC is a partner in the Scientific Infrastructure Energy Storage and Hydrogen Energetics (SI ESHER). A team from HTC is a partner in the Centre of Competence HITMOBIL (2019-2023) via the Institute of Hydrogen Technologies of the BG H2 Society.