The energy company Moeve lays the first stone of a 300 megawatt renewable hydrogen plant in Palos de la Frontera on Thursday, September 17, marking the first step of the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley.
Moeve begins the construction of its renewable hydrogen plant with a capacity of 300 megawatts in Palos de la Frontera on Thursday, September 17, according to Huelva Información. The facility will be built on company land next to the La Rábida Energy Park and is the first phase of a larger project with which the company aims to deploy up to 2 GW of electrolysis capacity in Andalusia.
Of that total capacity, 1 GW is planned for Huelva and the other gigawatt will be developed at the San Roque Energy Park in Cádiz. Once completed, the valley would have the capacity to produce up to 300,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year.
The overall project involves an investment of up to 3 billion euros and, according to the company's forecasts, could generate around 10,000 jobs, about 1,000 of which will be direct, in addition to mobilising activity for more than 400 SMEs and self-employed workers.
The laying of the first stone turns Palos de la Frontera into the physical starting point of one of the major energy projects announced for Andalusia. The initial installation will have 300 MW of electrolysis capacity, although Moeve's plans include further increasing the installed capacity in Huelva later on.
The company's original project envisaged it becoming operational in 2026 and reaching its maximum capacity in 2028, timelines that will now need to be adjusted to the effective development of the facilities following the start of this first phase.
The hydrogen produced will mainly be used to decarbonise Moeve's own industrial processes and those of its clients, but also to develop sustainable fuels for activities where direct electrification is more complicated.
These include heavy transport, shipping, aviation, and certain industrial processes. Moeve estimates that the entire Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley could prevent the emission of up to six million tonnes of CO2 per year.
To provide renewable electricity to the electrolyzers, the company plans to develop wind and photovoltaic projects with a combined capacity of 7 GW, in addition to securing supply agreements with other renewable energy producers.
The position of Huelva is also part of the strategy. The proximity of the Port of Huelva will allow future production to connect with international renewable fuel routes and facilitate its potential export.
Moeve actually maintains an agreement with the Port of Rotterdam to promote a maritime green hydrogen corridor between southern and northern Europe, as part of its goal to turn Andalusia into one of the major European hubs for the production and distribution of renewable fuels.
Moeve's CEO, Maarten Wetselaar, asserts that the company is working to create the necessary conditions to develop large-scale projects capable of shaping "the new hydrogen market."
"The new hydrogen market"
The first stone is laid this Thursday, September 17, on the land next to the La Rábida Energy Park in Palos de la Frontera.
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