The Swiss investment company Smartenergy has confirmed that the development of the Orange.Bat project, which will help to decarbonise the Spanish ceramic sector, continues to advance on schedule. The consortium behind the project is fully confident that it will be able to start commercial operation of the project before the end of 2025.
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The 100MWe electroliser to produce green hydrogen will be placed in the municipality of Onda, Castellón (Valencia Region). This strategic location benefits from the proximity to the offtakers of the green hydrogen on the one hand and the availability of key supplies like water and green electricity from a dedicated solar PV plant on the other. The project is currently in the engineering phase and the environmental permitting process has already started.
Project supported by two major ceramic industry associations
Smartenergy was invited to present Orange.Bat at the European Green Hydrogen Investment Event hosted by EIT InnoEnergy’s European Green Hydrogen Acceleration Center (EGHAC) in Paris on November 29th. The EGHAC creates industrial players and supports green hydrogen projects through de-risking and acceleration, which is instrumental for developing the green hydrogen market that Europe needs for a successful energy transition.
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Key industrial players, investment firms, research centres, and institutional bodies are involved in the project. The two major sectorial associations of the ceramic industry, ASCER and ANFFECC, also support it. The Spanish ceramic sector is the leading European ceramic tile producer in terms of total square metres produced. (mfo)
