Business Daily Why is Spain betting on green hydrogen?
Nov 27, 2023
Spain aims to be a leader in renewable energy production, especially green hydrogen. The podcast discusses the production of green hydrogen in Spain, transportation and scalability, government support, and the potential of green hydrogen in Spain.
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Fertiberia's Onsite Green Fertilizer Pilot
- Fertiberia runs a green hydrogen-ammonia setup next to Iberdrola's solar park to make green fertilizer currently sold out to major brands.
- Mark van Doren explained their site produces roughly 10% fully green product and can reach 30,000 tons with premium customers like Heineken paying extra.
Co‑Location Slashes Hydrogen Transport Costs
- Co-locating hydrogen production and fertilizer manufacturing removes expensive transport and compression costs by using a short five-inch pipeline.
- Iberdrola's proximity lets hydrogen flow directly into the ammonia plant, avoiding liquefaction or long-distance pressurisation.
Iberdrola's Prototype 20 MW Plant And Costs
- Iberdrola built a 20 MW hydrogen plant with 7-ton storage tanks giving ~3 days autonomy and started from smaller 2.5 MW projects.
- Javier Plata said the whole photovoltaic and hydrogen setup cost about $175 million and uses many prototype devices.