In Spain, oil company Repsol said it has begun producing renewable hydrogen at its Petronor industrial center in Biscay, Spain. The 2.5 MW electrolyzer can generate 350 tons per year of renewable hydrogen for industrial use, mainly in the refinery, as a raw material for manufacturing products with a lower carbon footprint, the company said.
The firm said that the start-up of this electrolyzer is a milestone in Repsol’s path towards zero net emissions, in which the transformation of its industrial facilities plays a key role. Petronor will be the site for two more electrolyzers, with a capacity of 10 MW and 100 MW, in the coming years.
Repsol will install electrolyzers as a decarbonization lever in the vicinity of its other four large industrial centers in Spain. The unit in Cartagena will have a capacity of 100 MW, while the unit in Tarragona will have a capacity of 150 MW. Also, Repsol plans to install 30-MW electrolyzers near its industrial complexes in Puertollano and A Coruña.
Repsol currently produces around 360,000 tons of hydrogen per year in its industrial facilities, which represents almost 60% of the Spain’s demand.
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