These sites, all located in the province of Badajoz, have a combined electrolysis capacity of around 1.5 GW. Overall, these plants are capable of generating more than 75,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year.
Also see: 3H2 pilot project – 1,350 kg green hydrogen per day
According to the latest survey conducted by Spanish hydrogen industry association AeH2, DH2 Energy has the largest portfolio of renewable hydrogen production facilities under development in both Spain and Extremadura.
Favourable conditions in Extremadura
“Extremadura is one of the Spanish regions with greatest potential for renewable hydrogen production because it possesses all the necessary solar and hydro resources in abundance. What's more, there's a willingness to encourage deployment on the part of both the regional government and the local councils in the towns where DH2 Energy is building plants”, DH2 Energy's Managing Director, Marcos López-Brea Baquero says.
“Extremadura also has a favourable regulatory framework that includes specific legislation designed to promote renewable hydrogen. In addition, a section of the hydrogen transport network planned by Enagás will be built in Extremadura. This national infrastructure is set to give renewable hydrogen a major boost in coming years", López-Brea Baquero underlines.
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DH2 Energy's most advanced project in development in Extremadura is Raviza, located in the municipalities of Hornachos, Puebla del Prior and Ribera del Fresno. Raviza will produce 25,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year.
Further 3 projects under development in Extremadura
DH2 Energy has a further 3 projects under development in Extremadura: Badajoz 2, which will generate around 8,500 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year, is located in Mérida; Badajoz 3, set to produce approximately 17,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year, spans the municipalities of Badajoz, Mérida and La Roca de la Sierra; and finally, the output from Badajoz 4, located solely in Badajoz, will amount to 25,000 tonnes per year.
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DH2 Energy is also the developer of one of the most advanced commercial renewable hydrogen facilities currently planned in Spain: the Hysencia 35 MW electrolysis plant, construction of which will begin in the first half of 2025. Hysencia is a pioneering initiative that won the first European auction held by the Innovation Fund financed by the European Hydrogen Bank.
Headquartered in Madrid, DH2 Energy operates on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, Mexico and Uruguay, among other markets. (hcn)
