Repsol has begun producing green hydrogen at its Petronor industrial centre in Biscay, Spain.
The 2.5MW electrolyzer can generate 350 tonnes per year of green hydrogen for industrial use, mainly in the refinery, as a raw material for manufacturing products with a lower carbon footprint.
Green hydrogen is also used in the logistics platform of the Abanto Zierbana Technology Park, located 1.5 kilometres (9.4 miles) from Muskiz, to power buses and heavy transport.
As a result, Repsol and the Basque Energy Agency have located the Basque Country’s first hydrogen refueling station there, which obtains hydrogen from the Petronor electrolyzer by means of a pipeline, installed by Nortegas.
The start-up of this electrolyzer is a milestone in Repsol’s path towards zero net emissions, in which the transformation of its industrial facilities plays a key role.
Petronor will be the site for two more electrolyzers, with a capacity of 10MW and 100MW, in the coming years.
The latter has been recognized by the European Commission as an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI).
Repsol will install electrolyzers as a decarbonization lever in the vicinity of its other four large industrial centres in Spain.
The unit in Cartagena will have a capacity of 100MW and has also been qualified as anIPCEI.
The unit in Tarragona, at 150MW, will be the largest in Spain and has been selected by the European Commission as an innovative project to receive funds under the Innovation Fund programme.
Repsol plans to install 30MW electrolyzers near its industrial complexes in Puertollano and A Coruña.
The company is the leading producer and consumer of hydrogen in Spain.
It currently produces around 360,000 tons of hydrogen per year in its industrial facilities, which represents almost 60% of the Spain’s demand.