Asturias H2 Valley

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The Asturian green hydrogen valley

Transforming the Aboño thermal power plant into a green hub to produce and distribute renewable hydrogen

Creation of a 150 MW hydrogen production facility in Asturias, Spain.

The Asturias H2 Valley Project is a pioneering initiative aiming to produce and distribute renewable hydrogen with the goal of decarbonizing the economy in the region of Asturias, Spain. This project will transform the current coal-fired power plant of Aboño into a renewable hydrogen plant with an electrolysis capacity of 150 megawatts (MW), thus achieving a relative reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of 99.98%.

An unprecedented project

This project will prove the viability of a fully integrated hydrogen production and distribution process, optimized according to the availability of renewable energy and consumer demand.
During the process of gradual elimination of the coal-fired power plant, the hydrogen plant will reuse the existing facilities and infrastructures in order to:
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Reduce the initial investment costs
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Reduce environmental impact
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Reduce the time required for administrative processing and obtaining permits

Benefits

Environmental and economic
Asturias H2 Valley will not only increase circularity, but also provide a technical demonstration on an industrial scale so that other projects in transition can emulate it.
In addition, it will avoid the consumption of around 650 gigawatt hours (GWh) of fossil fuels each year, the same as the yearly emissions of more than 45,000 Spanish homes.
In general, the project plans to avoid greenhouse gas emissions of 1.3 million tons of CO2 during its first 10 years of operation.
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EU and Spain
The project will contribute to several strategies and objectives related to climate, such as the European Green Pact, the EU Hydrogen Strategy, the Circular Economy Action Plan and REPowerEU, following the Fair Transition principles.
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Employment and region
According to estimations, the project will create 55 direct jobs during its implementation and more than 400 direct jobs in its construction phase.
It will also reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, contribute to a positive trade balance by reducing coal and natural gas importation, and strengthen the region’s positioning in the rapidly growing hydrogen market.
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Partners

EDP España S.A.
EDP Renováveis S.A.
EDP Renováveis Promoção e Operação S.A.

News

EDP’s Asturian green hydrogen valley clears environmental review
Project phase one gets positive Environmental Impact Declaration
The project Asturias H2 Valley has received a favorable Declaration of Environmental Impact (DIA in Spanish) on the Office of Ecologic Transition, Industry and Environmental Impact’s end. This is a crucial step towards the transformation of Aboño’s power plant into the Asturian green hydrogen valley. At the same time, this decision reinforces the maturity of EDP’s initiative.
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EDP’s Asturian green hydrogen valley, a unique case in Europe
Aboño transformation project receives top EU recognitions
The Asturias H2 Valley project, that is, the transformation of Aboño’s thermal power plant into the Asturian green hydrogen valley, is the continent’s green hydrogen initiative most recognised by the European Commission. Its most recent milestone has been its inclusion in the list of initiatives considered a Project of Common Interest (PCI).
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EU Commission backs EDP’s Asturian green hydrogen valley
Aboño named Project of Common Interest by European Commission
The European Union has given a new boost to EDP's energy transition projects with the declaration of the Asturian green hydrogen valley as a Project of Common Interest by the Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER). This list includes both EDP’s hydrogen project for Aboño and the plans for Soto de Ribera.
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EDP’s Asturian H2 valley joins EU Innovation Fund initiative
Project at Aboño site to receive EU Innovation Fund financing
The European Commission has given a new quality seal to the mature and realistic project of the energy company for transforming Aboño’s power station, by communicating that it will receive subsidies from this program destined to the display of technologies, processes and innovative products that contribute to the decarbonization commitments of the European Union.
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EDP shares progress on Asturian green H2 valley in Carreño
Plans include 150 MW electrolyzers and €200M+ investment
EDP has presented to the mayor of Carreño, Amelia Fernández, the state in which the transformation project of the plant of Aboño is currently. The main novelty, and proof that it is a realistic and mature project, is the beginning of the environmental processing for the first phase of 150 MW of electrolyzers in the site, which will entail an investment of more than 200 million euros.
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EDP presents Asturian green H2 valley to Industry Secretary
First stage: 150 MW of electrolyzers at Aboño site
EDP has started the environmental processing of the project with which it plans to transform Aboño’s power plant into the Asturian green hydrogen valley. Concretely, the energy company has presented the documentation for developing a capacity of 150 MW of electrolyzers in the thermal plant, which implies an investment of 201 million euros.
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Asturian SMEs receive EU funds linked to EDP’s Aboño H2 valley
10 regions collaborate to share hydrogen project development expertise
Four SMBs from Asturias and one from Leon have received European funds to develop works related to EDP’s green hydrogen project in the thermal power plant of Aboño. It is the result of the approval of grants-in-aid from the European Commission, through the so-called I3 funds, coordinated in Asturias by the Asturian Foundation of Energy (Fundación Asturiana de la Energía, FAEN). EDP has also received financing.
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Key facts
Coordinator
H2 Aboño S.A.
Location
Spain
Category
Energy Intensive Industries (EEI)
Sector
Hydrogen
Amount of innovation fund grant
€ 18,072,962
Expected GHG emissions avoidance
1,329,786 tons CO2 equivalent
Asturias H2 Valley Project
The Asturias H2 Valley project consists of a first-of-a-kind Power-to-Hydrogen Hub to produce and supply renewable hydrogen, with the overall objective to decarbonise the economy of the region of Asturias, Spain. The project aims to develop a renewable hydrogen plant with 150 megawatts (MW) of electrolysis capacity by repurposing the site of Aboño's existing coal power plant, aiming to achieve 99.98% relative greenhouse gas emission avoidance compared to the reference scenario.

 

Contact
Company
H2 Aboño S.A.
Address
Plaza del Fresno 2, 33007, Oviedo, España
Contact person
Jose Manuel Pérez: josemanuel.perezrodriguez@edp.com
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