Spain-based DH2 Energy has received the Integrated Environmental Authorisation (IEA) for its Hysencia hybrid plant, a 35MW electrolysis and 49MWp solar project, located in Aragon, Spain.
Hysencia thus becomes one of the few commercial renewable hydrogen production projects to have this permit in Spain and Europe, said the developer.
This follows on from the project being one of the winners in the first European renewable hydrogen auction last April, in which the European Commission selected seven projects out of 132 submitted across Europe.
“Obtaining the Integrated Environmental Authorization represents an important milestone for the Hysencia project and DH2 Energy’s significant portfolio of projects under development,” said DH2 Energy’s renewable hydrogen projects development director for Spain Raquel Fernández Corzo.
“Hysencia is one of the most advanced commercial-scale renewable hydrogen production plants in Spain.
“This project has a territorial vocation and will have a very positive impact in Aragon, during both the construction and operational phases for the generation of its green hydrogen as a clean energy vector.”
DH2 Energy will begin construction of the plant in early 2025. The facilities will occupy a 100-hectare site in Plasencia del Monte, in the municipality of La Sotonera, Aragon.
The project uses its captive solar energy plant to produce 99 gigawatt hours of renewable electricity each year to power the electrolyser and also entails a 10MW connection to the electricity grid.
Hysencia will produce 1700 tonnes of renewable hydrogen each year and avoid the emission of around 16,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. The fuel will be supplied to the mobility and industrial sectors.
The plant’s location is effectively ideally suited for the supply of renewable hydrogen to the transport sector as it is close to different land communication axes including the Huesca-Canfranc railway line, said the developer.