Repsol approves 100MW green hydrogen plant
Repsol will build a 100MW green hydrogen plant to supply its Bilbao refinery, after securing funds from the country’s recovery and resilience plan. Expected to be operational in 2029, the plant will produce up to 15,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually for primary use at the Petronor refinery in Muskiz, outside of Bilbao. The firm said it could prevent up to 167,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year. The €292m ($346m) project has already secured €160m ($190m) in NextGenerationEU funds from the Spanish Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan, after being recognised as a Project of Common European Interest by the European Commission. Despite reducing its planned green hydrogen production plans last year, it will add to Repsol’s large-scale green hydrogen development after installing a 2.5MW electrolyser at the Petronor refinery in 2023. Last September,… Read More »Repsol approves 100MW green hydrogen plant