CRETE-AEGEAN H2 VALLEY (CRAVE-H2)

Country
Greece

The Cretan-Aegean Hydrogen Valley will be developed in the Island of Crete with main objective the production of green hydrogen, which will be used for the decarbonisation of a) the transportation sector and b ) the grid, with electricity production with fuel cells.

Lead developer EUNICE
Project partner

Overarching / General

Region of Crete Government, POLITO, CERTH

H2 production

De Nora, Eunice

H2 transportation, storage & distribution

EUNICE

H2 end use

SOLMAR Union Coaches, Nedstack, HEDNO, EUNICE

Locations
Greece | Moires, Heraklion Prefecture, Island of Crete
Greece | Moires

Project details

Production volume

H2 production from electrolysis

500 H2 tons/year

H2 color

Green

Total investment (CAPEX)

12.50 EUR m

Value chain coverage

Primary energy sourcing

Photovoltaics Grid Dedicated onsite renewables

H2 production

Alkaline water (ALK) electrolyser

H2 Storage

Artificial

H2 transport

Trucking

End use

Mobility

Road

Energy

Stationary fuel cells for distributed generation

Project timeline

Current status: Construction started

Planned timeline for First built out stage

Q2 2023 Project initiated
Q4 2027 In operations