June 2020

New Hydrogen Master Plan in Aragon 2021-2025

The Foundation for the Development of New Hydrogen Technologies in Aragon has already started to work about the Hydrogen Master Plan in Aragon 2021-2025 with enthusiasm. The first step is to analyse the fulfillment of the objectives, actions and indicators that were defined in the previous Hydrogen Master Plan in Aragon 2016-2020.

The Aragon Hydrogen Foundation and the Chilean Hydrogen Association collaborate for the international development of the sector

Both organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow them to exchange experiences in the development of projects and explore new commercial opportunities that will benefit companies working in this field.

The Spanish National Commission for Markets and Competition opens for public consultation the regulation of the mechanism to promote the use of biofuels and other renewable fuels

The Spanish National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) has opened for public consultation the text (Circular) that regulates the management of the mechanism to promote the use of biofuels and other renewable fuels for transport purposes. According to article 2.2 of Order ITC/2877/2008 published in the Spanish Boletín Oficial del Estado of 14 October 2008, “biohydrogen” is defined as “hydrogen produced from biomass or other renewable energy sources”.

Hydrogen to increase the flight range of drones

Researchers from the Public University of Navarra (Pamplona) and the Foundation for the Development of New Hydrogen Technologies of Aragon (Huesca) have joined forces to launch a hydrogen fuel cell that will allow a drone range of more than two hours.

The Aragon Hydrogen Foundation participates in a debate of El Español about hydrogen in the energy transition

On June 24th, the Aragon Hydrogen Foundation took part in a digital event organized by the newspaper El Español, in collaboration with Calvera and Redexis, to discuss the role of hydrogen in the energy transition.

"There is enough technology for safe hydrogen use"

After 15 years of activity, the Foundation for the Development of Hydrogen Technologies in Aragon is a benchmark in Spain in the use of this gas as an energy vector. The commitment to renewable energy by the European Union, and that of some countries in this part of the world in particular, confirm the suitability of developing actions that facilitate the use of green hydrogen. The Aragonese entity was born in 2004 and is based in the Walqa Technology Park, in Huesca.

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The EU Hydrogen Strategy: Top 10 recommendations from Hydrogen Europe

Hydrogen Europe has released a new report: "The EU Hydrogen Strategy: Top 10 Recommendations from Hydrogen Europe". Meeting the EU’s long-term climate and energy goals and realising the promise of the Green Deal means carbon free power, increased energy system efficiency and deep decarbonisation of industry, transport and buildings. Achieving all this will require both electrons and molecules, and more specifically: clean hydrogen (renewable and low
carbon hydrogen) at large scale.

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Hydrogen trains to fight against pollution

Transport is one of the key sectors of polluting emissions. The promoters of the Coradia iLint hydrogen trains (developed by the French manufacturer Alstom) affirm that this type of fuel will be a green and efficient alternative.

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Renewable gases can save around 5,000 million a year

The future carbon-free Spanish energy system will be cheaper by combining gas and electricity from renewable sources than by using only green electricity. Attending to the parameters used in international studies, the savings of the first option compared to the second will range between 3,000 and 7,000 million euros per year in 2050, according to a report from the Naturgy Foundation.

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Hydrogen in the EU's Economic Recovery Plans

On May 27th, the European Commission published the recovery plan for Europe aimed at restarting the economy after the crisis caused by COVID-19. Based on this recovery plan, Hydrogen Europe has prepared a report on the supporting instruments, analyzing their impact on the European hydrogen and fuel cell industry.

Hydrogen is featured as a key sector that should receive support under the recovery plans especially due to its ability to bolster the longer-term objectives of the European Union, such as the EU Green Deal’s targets, climate-neutrality, and the EU’s strategic autonomy. Hydrogen and the hydrogen sector are explicitly mentioned multiple times across the Commission’s set of Communications.

Hydrogen for a green recovery of European islands

We will showcase the ability of hydrogen & associated technologies to decarbonize islands, while generating jobs and growth needed for the economic recovery. Islands are confronted with a number of energy challenges due to their specific geographic and climatic conditions.

German Hydrogen Strategy

Germany's national hydrogen strategy: for global leadership in the energy transition (€ 9 billion). It aims to have 5 GW of hydrogen production capacity by 2030, with another 5 GW a decade later.

From hydrogen islands to hydrogen valleys

Small communities are becoming energy self-sufficient with clean-burning hydrogen gas generated from wind power. The question now for Europe is whether it can be replicated on a larger scale.

Government strengthens automotive sector through Plan with provision of 3.75 billion euros

The "Plan to Boost the Value Chain of the Automotive Industry towards Sustainable and Connected Mobility" includes 20 measures of an economic, tax, regulatory, logistics, competitiveness, vocational training and skills, sustainable public procurement and strategic planning nature that provide cover for the entire value chain of the industry. This Plan also promotes safe and sustainable mobility in a context of changes associated with decarbonisation and the digital transformation.

The Plan has a budget of 3.75 billion euros, and includes measures with a short-term impact, which will be introduced and implemented in 2020, and medium-term strategic measures, which will be introduced and implemented in 2021, and which could be financed with the support of European recovery funds.

Support for mobility, short stays and temporary transfers of FPU beneficiaries. Extraordinary Call

The target are short stays and temporary transfers, in order to finance mobility to reinforce the internationalization of scientific training and technical capacity, by incorporating into a relevant research center or group in the international sphere and linked to the scientific and technical field or artistic corresponding to the content of the doctoral thesis for which the aid was granted.

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