The IDAE awards the 150 million from the second edition of H2 Pioneros program to 12 new innovative renewable hydrogen projects, the government agensy said.The projects have an electrolysis power of 309 MW and will mobilize an investment of more than 500 million.
Among the final consumers of hydrogen there are food companies, the chemical industry, ceramics, maritime transport or airport facilities, among others. Five of the initiatives chosen in competitive competition incorporate applications in heavy mobility. In particular, aid is awarded for the implementation of three hydrogen plants, the purchase of nine heavy vehicles powered by hydrogen and the adaptation of forklifts in logistics centers to operate with renewable hydrogen.
Three other selected proposals undertake actions that will be carried out in locations associated with the ports of Bilbao, Gijón and Seville. And ten of the projects are located in Just Transition and/or Demographic Challenge areas, which represents 84% of the aid awarded. By autonomous communities, Andalusia (3), Aragón (2) and Castilla-La Mancha (2) are the best represented. The others are located in Navarra, Euskadi, Catalonia, Galicia and Asturias.
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