HyDeal has selected engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partners to deliver the initial phases of a multi-GW solar-connected electrolyser project in Spain.
VINCI Construction, Tecnicas Reunidas, PowerChina Guizhou Engineering will carry out the basic design phase of the Europe’s largest integrated renewable hydrogen hub, HyDeal Espana.
They will be supported by TSK, as owner’s engineer.
HyDeal Espana will aim to deliver competitive renewable hydrogen to an industrial complex in Asturias from facilities based in northern Spain.
The total installed capacity is expected to reach 9.5GW of solar power and 7.4GW of electrolyser capacity.
Production is targeted to start by the end of 2025, to produce about 150,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year from 2026 and reach 330,000 tonnes in 2030.
VINCI Construction (in collaboration with Cobra IS, a VINCI Group company), Tecnicas Reunidas, and PowerChina Guizhou Engineering will produce the technical design, architecture and supply chain of the first HyDeal Espana plants.
The three companies will work to design the highest performance and most cost effective solar-to-hydrogen systems to produce HyDeal Espana’s renewable hydrogen on the basis of pre-agreed EPC cost targets.
Announced in February 2022, HyDeal Espana is an industrial joint-venture formed by ArcelorMittal, Enagas, Grupo Fertiberia and DH2 Energy.
ArcelorMittal and Grupo Fertiberia have announced their intention to contract, together with other key offtakers, the supply of 6.6 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen over 20 years.
The three EPCs will present their initial technical and economic proposals in the course of the year.
Following this basic design phase, HyDeal Espana will validate the final EPC companies responsible for conducting the design engineering project (FEED) and subsequent project execution (EPC).
During the subsequent design engineering and project execution phases, the selected EPC companies will work in close collaboration with TSK to complete the development and construction of HyDeal Espana’s renewable hydrogen production sites.
They will collaborate with suppliers, especially electrolyser producers, with a view to securing GW-scale of competitive equipment supply and fostering Europe-based industry.
Thierry Lepercq, executive chairman of the joint venture and spokesperson for HyDeal Ambition, said: “We are proud to be supported by four world-class EPC firms which share our objective to deliver mass-scale competitive green hydrogen in a record time.
“This is a resounding vote of confidence for the HyDeal model and excellent news for all energy users, in Spain and beyond, which are seeking secure and competitive alternatives to fossil fuels at a critical time on energy markets.”