Joint effort to develop a 50-station hydrogen refuelling network in Spain
Enagás, Naturgy and Exolum team up to study and develop infrastructures for the production, distribution and supply of green hydrogen in mainland Spain.
Enagás, through its subsidiary Scale Gas, Naturgy and Exolum have signed an agreement to jointly develop a network of 50 hydrogen refuelling stations throughout Spain, according to a joint press release.
The project is part of a wider initiative called ‘Win4H2’ that entails a joint effort to study and develop infrastructures for the production, distribution and supply of green hydrogen in the mobility sector throughout Spain.
The aim of the initiative is to establish a network of renewable hydrogen supply points that are about 300 km apart and cover the entire country, allowing the establishment of national logistics routes with guaranteed supply and their connection with international routes.
This configuration will make it possible to supply a 150 km radius area of influence or service around each facility. To this end, a green hydrogen production capacity of approximately 4,000 to 7,000 tonnes per year is expected to be available in the first stage, through a scalable design depending on market evolution.
The three companies are already designing the first route that will supply green H2 to Madrid, Valencia and Murcia/Cartagena, as well as interconnecting them through a hydrogen corridor. The choice of this first route has been carried out taking into account the high volume of heavy transport, both goods and passengers.
At each of the selected locations, the infrastructures required to supply the hydrogen demand initially identified will be designed, constructed and operated, enabling scaling to meet increases in demand as and when they occur.
