The Portuguese Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade (AICEP) has granted its Potential National Interest (PIN) status to the VVR Green renewable H₂ production project owned by the international renewable H₂ developer and producer DH2 Energy.

The PIN status is a support system for investments that are considered of special interest for Portugal due to their economic factors and positive impact.

DH2 Energy’s VVR Green project consists of a renewable H₂ production plant at an advanced stage of development located in Vila Velha de Ródão, in Castelo Branco, in the interior of Portugal.

The plant will have an initial capacity of 35 MW of electrolysis and 49 MWp of solar pv. The project uses a captive solar photovoltaic plant to produce electricity to power the electrolyzer and also entails a connection to the electricity grid. Renewable H₂ production will amount to 1,650 tpy in the first phase of the project.

The plant will be expanded to 75 MW of electrolysis and 100 MWp of solar pv in a second phase.

“We are very satisfied and grateful for the recognition that comes with being granted Potential National Interest status for our VVR Green project. This initiative will contribute to the decarbonization and revitalization of the economy in the region,” said the Director of DH2 Energy Portugal, Nuno Gonçalves.