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Subsidy delays obstruct Spain's green hydrogen industry, Iberdrola states

Spain has the right conditions to be a worldwide leader in green hydrogen however the advancement of the market is being prevented by the sluggish allocation of aids, Jorge Palomar, global hydrogen development director at Spanish sustainable giant Iberdrola, said on Wednesday.

Alan Ripa, CEO of hydrogen project designer Accionaplug, concurred that subsidies are key to developing the nascent industry.

WHY IT IS VERY IMPORTANT Green hydrogen, produced utilizing renewable energy, is seen as essential to decarbonising Europe's economy in the future. However, offered its expense, green hydrogen tasks in general are not competitive without subsidies.

Iberdrola, Europe's biggest energy, in March downsized its green hydrogen aspirations by almost two-thirds after hold-ups in getting funding for some jobs it has actually currently presented. This comes as it embarks on a three-year, $45 billion investment drive.

KEY ESTIMATES

We are delaying, and this is one of the difficulties, Palomar said at the Connecting Green Hydrogen Europe occasion in Madrid, referring to the allowance of aids for green hydrogen jobs.

Aids are necessary to improve a market at the beginning, he stated

We need aids to scale up projects, said Accionaplug CEO Alan Ripa.

CONTEXT

Iberdrola is awaiting allocation of funds for an 800 megawatt task in Puertollano and Huelva that would enable to reduce carbon emissions of the local fertilizer market, Palomar said.

BY THE NUMBERS

Iberdrola now expects to produce approximately 120,000 lots of green hydrogen a year by 2030, compared with a previous goal of 350,000 tons.

(source: Reuters)