Promoted by Canal de Isabel II, it will be powered by solar panels installed at a sewage treatment plant and biogas from waste treatment.
It will be able to produce about 400 kilograms of hydrogen per day, giving the hydrogen-powered car a range of more than 40,000 kilometres.
Work will begin in August and will last 10 months. The Regional Minister for the Environment claims that ‘the creation of this plant will be unique in our country.’
The Commune of Madrid will be home to Spain’s first green hydrogen plant, using reclaimed water instead of potable water. Regional Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Interior Para Novillo visited the Arroyo Culebro Cuenca Media Alta (WWTP) wastewater treatment plant in Pinto, where this innovative infrastructure promoted by the state-owned company Canal de Isabel II will be located.
According to Novillo, ‘thanks to this initiative, Canal de Isabel II is once again coming to the forefront by promoting the creation of this plant, which will be unique in our country because, in addition to using recycled water, it will receive all the energy it needs to operate from the wastewater treatment plants themselves.’
The new hydrogen plant will be powered by solar panels installed at the wastewater treatment plant and by cogeneration of the biogas produced by the plant.
Photo of the Commune of Madrid
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