Cepsa, Enagas & Enersun Team Up to Develop Hydrogen Plant in Spain

• The three companies sign an agreement for the joint development of a green hydrogen plant and an associated 200 MW photovoltaic power project in Huelva.
• Cepsa and Enagás Renovable have also signed a complementary agreement for the production and purchase of biomethane.
• The synergies among the three energy companies will boost the decarbonization of Huelva’s industry and heavy land, air and maritime transportation.
• The Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley is the largest green hydrogen project in Europe, with a capacity of 2 GW and a production of up to 300,000 tons.

Cepsa, a global energy company committed to sustainable mobility and energy, Enagás Renovable, one of the largest European developers of renewable gas projects, and Alter Enersun, a company dedicated to the promotion of renewable energy generation facilities, have signed an agreement to jointly develop a green hydrogen plant in Huelva, connected to a solar power plant, within the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley.

The new green hydrogen plant, whose electrolysis capacity will reach 200 MW, will be operational in 2026 and its production will be used to supply Cepsa’s own industrial consumption and will enable the manufacture of advanced biofuels. The photovoltaic facility will also have a capacity of 200 MW.

Alter Enersun will be in charge of developing the photovoltaic plant, which will be located on land belonging to the Port Authority of Huelva in the capital city, and Cepsa and Enagás Renovable will be responsible for the construction and commissioning of the hydrogen plant at the Cepsa Energy Park facilities in Palos de la Frontera.

The production of renewable energy close to the place where it will be consumed means an important optimization of the projects and a better use of the synergies between the companies.

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The agreement between the three companies was presented this morning at the La Rábida Energy Park and the presentation was attended by Carmelo Rodero, mayor of Palos de la Frontera; Bella Verano, delegate of government of the Junta de Andalucía in Huelva; Gabriel Cruz, mayor of Huelva; Pilar Miranda, president of the Port of Huelva, and José Luis Menéndez, president of the Association of Chemical, Basic and Energy Industries of Huelva (AIQBE).