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Hydrogen Valleys Alliance is born

A total of 16 valleys hydrogen companies across the country will collaborate to boost the renewable hydrogen value chain in Spain.

The Hydrogen Valley Alliance seeks to position Spain as a relevant player in the European economy in this energy vector.

In a step towards the decarbonisation of industrial and transport sectors of the national economy and the development of an industrial value chain, sixteen hydrogen valleys from all over Spain, including the initiative Reactivation, Competitiveness and Decarbonisation through renewable H2 from Asturias (ReCoDe H2), represented by the Asturian Energy Foundation, have met in Huelva to sign up to the Hydrogen Valleys Alliance. These associations will work together to promote the renewable hydrogen value chain with the aim of positioning Spain as a major player in the European economy of this energy vector.

In the words of the Hydrogen Valleys Alliance, "the main premise of this Alliance is to mark a before and after in the sustainable and competitive future that we intend to outline in Spain. The collaboration between all the valleys is essential to overcome the climate and energy challenge that we all have in common, and to maintain the competitiveness of our industrial sector by taking advantage of the opportunity to develop new industry and technology".

With the aim of carrying out the different initiatives promoted around this energy vector, the country's sixteen hydrogen valleys, made up of companies and other public and private organisations belonging to multiple parts of the value chain of this product, are seeking to collaborate in order to drive the development of local ecosystems around the hydrogen economy. They also aim to learn from each other's best practices, advance in collaborative projects and improve their capacity for dialogue with the different Spanish and EU institutions.

The Hydrogen Valley Alliance sum 611 entities involved around 333 projectswhich involve, among other things, the production of almost 900,000 t/year of hydrogen, and the abatement of more than 11 M t/year of CO2. The Asturian initiative alone already brings together 27 entities participating in 15 projects with the aim of producing more than 150,000 t/year, which would avoid the emission of more than 1.3 M tCO2/year into the atmosphere.

Renewable hydrogen is a key energy vector for making Europe's commitment to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 a reality, and for making progress in reducing energy dependence and greenhouse gases. Spain, for its part, has an industrial fabric that is well positioned to support the development of green hydrogen and with ideal conditions to make this a key vector for energy transition, as well as to achieve an opportunity for industrial, economic, social and technological development.

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Feb. 4, 2025

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