Fueling Spain’s commitment to green hydrogen

A total of 44.2 million is the amount that the Ministry for Ecological Transition allocates as R&D&I aid for renewable hydrogen. This allocation will allow twenty-five projects from ten autonomous regions to develop research and experimental work.10

The candidates or proposals include “developments of electrolyzers in technologies that are not yet in the commercial phase and can improve their efficiency, durability or a lower use of critical materials; and research into potential industrial applications and in logistics and distribution.”

The proposals also include “trials of mixed hydrogen generation systems using offshore wind energy, artificial photosynthesis, microwaves, environmental humidity and from wind energy or bioprocesses, waste and slurry”. Almost two thirds of the proposals (63%) involve industrial research, while the remaining 37% are experimental developments.

The largest endowment, in Madrid

The selected projects are located in 10 autonomous communities. Madrid is the region that receives the largest allocation –8.10 million–, for a greater number of projects –four–. It is followed by the Valencian Community –6.89 million and three projects–; Andalusia, –6.31 million and three projects–; the Basque Country, –6.06 million and two projects–; and Castilla-La Mancha –5.34 million and three projects–.

Three projects in Catalonia also receive incentives – with 3.6 million euros; two in Aragon – with 1.7 million; two in the Canary Islands – with 2.6 million; two more in Castile and Leon – with 1.9 million; and one in Murcia – with 1.4 million.

Ambitious goal for 2030

The execution of the projects involves the creation of more than 800 direct and indirect jobs. The award criteria also included the positive impact on areas of Just Transition and/or Demographic Challenge.

This commitment is in line with Spain’s significant commitment to green hydrogen. Specifically, our country aims to account for more than a fifth of European renewable hydrogen production by 2030. By that date, Spain’s green hydrogen roadmap aims to reach 4,000 megawatts (MW) of annual production. It is a long-term goal, in which the distribution of Next Generation funds has led the major energy companies to include this gas in the pole position of their projects to decarbonise the economy.

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