Within the framework of the Strategic Project for Recovery and Economic Recovery of Renewable Energies, Renewable Hydrogen, and Storage, the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge has decided to grant a definitive concession of 53,736,270 euros to support ten cutting-edge initiatives in Andalusia that create value chains in renewable hydrogen (Perte ERHA).
Particularly, six Andalusian projects that responded to the H2 Pioneros offer will get 45.8 million euros to fund extensive programmes for regional hydrogen consumption in hard-to-decarbonize sectors.
Further 1.71 million euros will be added to these for two additional projects under call 1 of the H2 Value Chain programme, and two more will receive 6.21 million from call 2 to increase capacity in test facilities and production, respectively, and the design of hydrogen-powered cars.
These are the first three lines of funding for particular renewable hydrogen projects that become available with the publication of the final award resolutions, following approval by the board of directors of the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), a body under the Ministry and the organisation in charge of administering these subsidy schemes. 37 projects across the nation received 200 million euros in total from Miteco.
The H2 Pioneros appeal will infuse help to commercially feasible initiatives for the local production and consumption of renewable hydrogen in industry, heavy transport, and other sectors that are challenging to decarbonize with an endowment of 150 million euros.
These have also been approved in Catalonia (3), Galicia (3), Asturias (2), Extremadura, Navarra, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, and Aragón, in addition to the six Andalusian projects. Five of the projects—representing 35% of the total grants—are in areas of Fair Transition, while the same number are in areas of Demographic Challenge (20%).
Regarding lines 1 and 2 of the H2 Chain of Value (CdV), the six chosen initiatives within line 1 of incentives—two of which are in Andalusia—will receive support totaling 11.9 million euros. These initiatives include building factories to produce electric stations and hydrogen generators, storage systems, or testing grounds for hydrogen technologies.
The total amount of grants awarded totals 37.52 million euros, divided among twelve hydrogen-powered mobility projects, on line 2 of the CdV, where two other initiatives chosen in Andalusia are located. These projects range from the design and development of a BiModo train to new zero-emission engines for boats or the development of a propulsion system powered by liquid renewable hydrogen for air mobility, among others.
