Promoting renewable gases projects for decarbonisation

The aim of this project is to introduce hydrogen as an energy carrier in the port industry in real operating environments.

It includes the development of three prototypes: a hydrogen-powered reach stacker vehicle (crane for handling containers); a tractor unit to be equipped with a fuel cell for testing in loading and unloading operations at a ro-ro terminal; and the development of a mobile hydrogen supply station, which will provide fuel, in the right conditions and quantity, to guarantee the continuous work cycles of the equipment.

The project, which received European funding under the Clean Hydrogen Partnership (CH JU), involves the Valencia Port Authority, ATENA, Ballard, CNH2, Enagás, Grimaldi Group, HYSTER-Yale and MSC Terminal Valencia, and is coordinated by the Valenciaport Foundation.

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The objective of this project is to develop a renewable hydrogen production plant based on water electrolysis technology in Muel (Zaragoza).

The plant will have a 1-MW proton exchange membrane electrolyser (PEM), which will be directly connected to a 23.25-MW wind farm, for the production of renewable hydrogen. The facility will have the capacity to produce more than 100 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year, which will be used to decarbonise local industry, specifically in the animal waste treatment and recovery process carried out at Residuos Aragón (RS), replacing part of the natural gas currently consumed as fuel in the burners.

The project will also contribute to the deployment of a hydrogen distribution infrastructure network in Aragon, promoting the use of this energy carrier for transport in this Autonomous Community.

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This project focuses on the development of a new full-scale photoelectrochemical technology (PEC) that allows the production of 100% renewable green hydrogen at a competitive cost from solar energy through a direct process without external electrical input (bias free).

After many years of joint research and development, and in collaboration with several of the country’s most prestigious research centres, in April 2021 ‘Sunrgyze’ was born, a company owned 50% by Enagás and 50% by Repsol, which will be dedicated to the development, industrialisation, scaling and marketing of this proprietary photoelectrocatalytic technology for the competitive production of solar hydrogen as a way to decarbonise Spanish industry.

This initiative is currently developing the first pre-commercial PEC plant at the Repsol Industrial Complex in Puertollano, which will be operational in 2025.

Sunrgyze’s technology is patented and validated at pilot plant scale and is one of 32 projects selected by the European Commission to receive funding under the Innovation Fund for small-scale projects.

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The aim of this project is to demonstrate the feasibility of powering local transmission networks using fuels produced from renewable sources and seawater, in line with the Resource-Efficient Europe initiative. (COM (2010) 2020).

It envisages the production of green hydrogen from seawater and renewable energies for use in ITER (Instituto Tecnológico de Energías Renovables) maintenance vehicles. Its proposals also include the development of a hydrogen plant.

This initiative, funded by the INTERREG Atlantic Area programme, coordinated by the University of Galway, involves nine direct partners and nine associated partners, including Enagás.

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