Spain Allocates €524 Million to Five Renewable Hydrogen Projects

MITECO has earmarked 524 million euros for five renewable hydrogen industrial cluster and technology projects, stemming from the IPCEI Hy2Use initiative within the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR).

These projects, selected by the European Commission, are located in Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, the Basque Country, and the Region of Murcia. They encompass four major hydrogen production facilities and one innovative industry.

Collectively, they are projected to contribute an additional 425 MW of electrolysis power, fueled by solar, wind, and hydraulic energy, with an anticipated annual output of 55,200 tons of green hydrogen.

To accelerate decarbonization and enhance industrial competitiveness in renewable energy deployment, Spain is investing in renewable hydrogen projects. The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has allocated €524 million in direct aid from the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan (PRTR) to five large-scale Spanish industrial projects focused on renewable hydrogen production and intensive use.

These initiatives, selected by the European Commission under the Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) Hy2Use, aim to build a robust renewable hydrogen economy across the EU and in Spain. The final grant award decisions are publicly available.

Five Spanish IPCEI Hy2Use projects, totaling 425 MW of electrolysis capacity, are set to produce 55,200 tons of green hydrogen annually.

Four of these initiatives, part of Technology Field 1 of the IPCEI Hy2Use, focus on promoting renewable hydrogen. They involve constructing high-capacity electrolyzers in industrial settings like ports and complexes, creating integrated clusters or valleys in Andalusia, Asturias, the Basque Country, and Murcia.

The fifth project, located in Aragon, falls under Technology Field 2, which aims to facilitate the technological replacement of fossil fuels in industrial sectors. This proposal will generate renewable hydrogen for use in manufacturing fertilizers and other chemical compounds.

This integration aims to decarbonize high-impact industrial processes. It achieves this by replacing all or part of the gray hydrogen currently used with green hydrogen. The green hydrogen will be sourced from solar photovoltaic, wind, or hydroelectric power.

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