Canal de Isabel II, Serveo and Redexis, protagonists of the upcoming opening of green hydrogen plants
More than 300 companies and 800 participants will gather this week for the 1st National Congress on Green Hydrogen, which will take place in Huelva from 7 to 9 February, with the support of the Huelva Federation of Entrepreneurs (FOE).
Spain will lead the production of green hydrogen in Europe and will become the country creating the largest number of jobs related to green molecules. According to a report presented in Davos by Cepsa and Manpower, Europe will create 181,000 jobs by 2040, representing 11% of total jobs, ahead of the UK (173,000), Germany (145,000) and France (105). 000).
As established by the Hydrogen Roadmap in Spain, It is expected that in 2030 there will be at least 100 to 150 hydrogen stations in Spain. for which investments exceeding 21,000 million euros are expected.
Following the launch of Europe’s largest green hydrogen plant in Puertollano (Ciudad Real) IberdrolaThe two projects that will see the light of day in the coming months will be located in Madridwhich will accept, on the one hand, the first hydrogen station serving the Madrid Municipal Transport Company (EMT) and, on the other hand, Spain’s first green hydrogen production plant made from reclaimed water.
In the case of the public bus company, the project is being implemented Serveo (via UTE with SIEC and Sumelzo) and is being built on an area of 42,000 m² in the Entrevias district of Madrid, where the municipal company’s operations center is located. This is a comprehensive engineering commitment that has an investment of approximately €11 million, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Ten buses powered by green hydrogen They will be the first in the municipal fleet to be powered by this alternative energy in the coming months and will contribute to achieving a 100% sustainable fleet by 2025. Along with the hydrogen power plant, a photovoltaic installation of more than 2,700 solar panels located on three breakwaters, with a maximum output of 1.6 MWh.
Also in Madrid, in this case in the city of Pinto, The Canal de Isabel II project, which will include the creation of Spain’s first plant for the production of green hydrogen produced from reclaimed water.
WITH investment 7.3 million eurosThis new hydrogen plant will be located at the Arroyo Culebro Cuenca Media Alta Treatment Plant (WWTP) and will have an initial capacity of approximately 80,000 kilograms of hydrogen per year. The treatment plant will be able to produce up to 12 million liters per day of reclaimed water of the highest quality, suitable for use in industrial processes, and now for the production of green hydrogen, Servimedia clarified.
Close to Madrid Aragon will also open a hydrogen plant in the coming years. which in this case contributes CEAR, Aragonese Renewable Energy Company and Enagás in El Burgo de Ebro and will mean investment of 180 million and creation of 40 stable direct jobs.
A project that has reached 14.3 million European fundingbehold installation of three wind power plants and two photovoltaic power plants which will supply renewable energy to the new facility. Its generating capacity will be 60 MW, and the energy produced will be used for four purposes: as a raw material, as a clean fuel, and for storage and discharge into the general power grid.
Enagás is promoting 55 specific renewable gas projects throughout Spain (34 green hydrogen projects and 21 biomethane projects) together with more than 60 partners.
In Garray (Soria), the construction of a plant is being completed that will supply green hydrogen to Castile and León for the first time. controlled H2Duerojoint partnership between Redexis and Somacil, as its promoters spoke in a dialogue organized by Redexis on the theme “Green Hydrogen, the Modern Path to Decarbonization” together with Servimedia.
The plant, in which 6 million euros were invested and which received funds from Feder, It has a capacity of 2.5 megawatts (MW) and will be able to produce 300 tons of hydrogen annually for industrial and transport purposes, thereby preventing 89 tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere.
In addition, this project will provide services Garray Ecological Business Parkcovering an area of almost 3,000 square meters, it has water storage tanks and auxiliary facilities for control and monitoring, air conditioning, lighting, security, etc.