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 renewable 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

Final products

500.00 tons/year of H2

H2 color

Green

Total electrolyser capacity

4.00 MW (First built out stage)

Total investment (CAPEX)

12.50 EUR m

Value chain coverage

Primary energy sourcing

Grid - 5.00 MW

H2 production

Alkaline water (ALK) electrolyser – 4.00 MW

H2 Storage

Artificial - 1.00 tons

H2 transport

Trucking

H2 distribution for mobility

700 bar (for trucks and similar vehicles)

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
Q3 2026 Concept study completed
Q4 2027 In operations