Imagine turning a whole region into a giant battery and fuel station using only water and renewable energy. This project builds a complete network that makes green hydrogen, moves it around, and uses it to power everything from city buses to swimming pool heaters. It's like creating a blueprint for a clean energy city that other regions can copy.
Industries and cities struggle to transition to green energy due to the lack of integrated production, distribution, and end-use infrastructure. This creates a gap between the desire for decarbonization and the actual availability of certified green hydrogen.
Four real-world demonstration sites for industry, mobility, and buildings, along with digital twin tools for operational planning and replication roadmaps.
If you are a transport operator dealing with high carbon emissions from heavy fleets — this project developed a mobility demonstrator for hydrogen-powered public buses and trucks. This allows for a transition to zero-emission transit using a local production chain of 80 ktons/year of green hydrogen.
If you are a port operator dealing with the need for clean fuel bunkering and industrial energy — this project uses the Sines Port as a multi-modal hub for hydrogen import/export. It integrates large-scale production with industrial applications to create a robust energy ecosystem.
If you are a city manager dealing with expensive or dirty heating for public buildings — this project developed a building demonstrator for hydrogen blending in municipal swimming pools. This provides a sustainable alternative for heating large-scale public infrastructure.
The project aims for the deployment of 2.1 GW of electrolysers and the production of 80 ktons/year of green hydrogen, with over 500 tons/year specifically for immediate off-takers.
The project foresees €2 billion in total investments in the Alentejo region, with the specific H2tALENT project generating investments around 20 M€.
Based on available project data, the project delivers digital twin tools and roadmaps designed specifically to support upscaling and replication in other hydrogen valleys, such as Saxony and the UK Midlands.
It leverages the Sines Port as a multi-modal hub for interconnection and import/export, connecting local production to industrial, mobility, and building end-users.
The project period runs from March 1, 2024, to February 28, 2029.
The consortium is highly industry-weighted with 30 partners, including 10 industrial companies (33% ratio) and 6 SMEs. The mix of 8 universities and 4 research organizations across 7 countries (including Brazil and Morocco) suggests a strong balance between academic validation and commercial execution, specifically targeting the entire value chain from energy suppliers to end-users.
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