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Scale Green Energy to deploy six hydrogen refueling stations in Spain

  • The signing of the Grant Agreement for the ECOhynet project will enable Enagás’ subsidiary to receive €8 MM from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)

Enagás’ subsidiary, Scale Green Energy, will receive more than €8 MM to deploy a network of renewable hydrogen (H2) refueling stations in Spain, following the signing of the Grant Agreement under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facilities (AFIF), awarded by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA).

With this agreement, the European Commission has approved 100% of the funds requested by Scale Green Energy for the ECOhynet project, which will build six renewable H2 refueling stations — each with a daily capacity of 1,000 kg — forming part of the Atlantic and Mediterranean corridors of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).

With a total joint investment of more than €26.7 MM, this network of refueling stations will supply H2 produced from renewable sources, at pressures of 350 bar and 700 bar, for both light and heavy vehicles. Through this project, Enagás’ subsidiary will develop a cross-platform strategy for renewable H2 mobility in Spain, applying a joint approach involving various companies and components of the value chain.

This funding for Scale Green Energy adds to the €75.8 MM granted to Enagás by CINEA on January 30, which co-finances 50% of the studies for the Projects of Common Interest (PCI) of the initial axes of the Spanish Hydrogen Backbone Network and the H2Med corridor, comprising a connection between Celorico da Beira in Portugal and Zamora in Spain (CelZa), and a maritime connection between Barcelona and Marseille (BarMar).

The CEF mechanism for alternative fuels infrastructure for mobility promotes the deployment of electric charging facilities and H2 refueling stations across the main corridors and transport hubs of the European Union, and forms part of the EU’s maritime and aviation transport objectives under the ReFuelEU regulation.