After five years, Spain adopted the first Maritime Space Management Plans (POEM). They regulate marine use and reserve roughly 5,000 square km for floating wind turbines.
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In industrial areas where it is more challenging to cut emissions, the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) intends to choose projects that implement the substitution of fossil fuels with low-carbon hydrogen.
The European Commission (EC) announced that the European Hydrogen Bank will be operational by the end of the year and based on four pillars.
HY2DEC, short for “Research of innovative technologies for the production and use of green hydrogen for the decarbonization of the Spanish intensive industry,” is the name of the research project being managed by Tubacex.
To increase the production of sustainable technology in the EU and ensure that the Union is prepared for the switch to renewable energy, the Commission proposed the Net-Zero Industry Act. President von der Leyen announced this program as a component of the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
According to a draft document, the European Commission will explain ideas for a hydrogen subsidy program that would make clean versions of the fuel more competitive with hydrogen derived from fossil fuels.
TotalEnergies and Engie’s Masshylia mega-project for the generation of green hydrogen by electrolysis of water from photovoltaic energy in Châteauneuf-les-Martigues on the La Mède platform will triple its production capacity.
Two legislative measures to ease the admission of renewable and low-carbon gases, including hydrogen, into the EU gas market have been given the all-clear by the European Parliament.
The Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub, a joint venture between bp and Aberdeen City Council, has submitted a planning application for the construction of a green hydrogen production and vehicle refueling facility powered by a purpose-built solar farm.
Ceres Power Holdings has agreements in place with Linde Engineering and Robert Bosch GmbH to begin working together to evaluate the efficiency, cost, and usability of its SOEC technology.
