Spanish vitality firm Cepsa has introduced plans for a 200MW photo voltaic PV challenge to produce energy to a inexperienced hydrogen plant in Andalusia, Spain.
Positioned within the Andalusia Inexperienced Hydrogen Valley – an space of photo voltaic, wind and inexperienced hydrogen growth – the 200MW photo voltaic challenge will energy 200MW value of hydrogen electrolysis which is able to energy Cepsa’s industrial operations within the area. The inexperienced hydrogen plant is predicted to be operational in 2026.
The challenge shall be developed as a part of an settlement between Cepsa and companions Enagás Renovable and Alter Enersun. The latter will deal with growth of the PV plant and Enagás Renovable will assemble and fee the hydrogen facility together with Cepsa.
The PV plant shall be developed on land owned by the Port Authority of Huelva, close to the placement of the hydrogen facility. Cepsa mentioned that the manufacturing and consumption of renewable vitality in the identical space allowed for better synergy and optimisation for the challenge and events concerned.
Luis Iglesias, COO of Enagás Renovable, mentioned the collaboration between the three firms “permits progress within the promotion of renewable gasoline initiatives in Spain, responding to the decarbonisation wants of trade and the transport sector of their totally different modalities”.
Cepsa and Enagás Renovable additionally signed an settlement for the manufacturing and buy of biomethane, for use as a substitute for pure gasoline in industrial processes.
Final week, Spanish utility firm Iberdrola partnered with Norges Financial institution Funding Administration to ascertain over 1.2GW of renewables in Spain.
