Basque Hydrogen Corridor BH2C

Large-scale project to develop a H2 economy in the Basque Country and surrounding regions, proving H2 as enabler for the energy transition, with applications ranging from production to end users, and boosting technological and industrial competitiveness.

LEAD DEVELOPER

Petronor (Repsol Group)

PROJECT PARTNERS

MAIN POLITICAL SPONSORS

Spanish Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Basque Government, Provincial Councils of Biscay, Gipuzkoa and Araba, Bilbao City Town Hall

MAIN LOCATION

Spain

OTHER LOCATIONS

Yes

Project details

H2 PRODUCTION VOLUME

N.A.

INVESTMENT VOLUME

[M€]:

3,000.00

FUNDING

VALUE CHAIN COVERAGE

PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCING

Electricity from solar PV
Electricity from onshore wind

H2 PRODUCTION

Water electrolysis with ALK electrolyser
Water electrolysis with high-temp SOE electrolyzer
Other

H2 STORAGE

Cylinder - Compressed H2
Cylinder - LOHC
Cavern - Compressed H2

H2 TRANSPORT

Pipeline - Compressed H2
Trucking - Compressed H2

H2 DISTRIBUTION FOR MOBILITY

HRS 700 bar
HRS 350 bar

END USES

MOBILITY

Cars
Buses
Trucks
Forklifts
Ships

ENERGY

Hydrogen supply for injection into gas grid

INDUSTRIAL FEEDSTOCK

Supply to refineries
Supply to steel industry
Supply to other industries

Project timeline

CURRENT STATUS:

N.A.

2014

2020

Start of project development

2030

Project finalization

2035

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PHASE

Technological readiness/technological performance (e.g. availability, efficiency, duration/lifetime)
Experienced staff
Local public acceptance
Stakeholder cooperation
Risk sharing mechanisms between project partners
Project's governance model

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCING PHASE

N.A.

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