H2BIDEA: the development of technological solutions for the deployment of the new “100% hydrogen distribution networks", to promote green hydrogen valleys and industrial decarbonisation.

Project description

The general objective of the H2BIDEA project is to boost and drive industry in the Basque Country and the hydrogen economy by developing technological solutions for the deployment of new ‘100% hydrogen distribution networks’, in the context of the development of green hydrogen valleys and industrial decarbonisation. H2BIDEA is addressing a significant, global and growing business opportunity for Basque industry ‘now ’. According to the Basque hydrogen strategy of the Basque Energy Agency, investment levels to 2030 in the Basque Country are expected to reach between 910 million and 1.51 billion euros, with 250-350 million euros corresponding to storage, transport and distribution.

The project also contributes to improving the competitiveness of Basque companies in a market where competition is increasing day by day, mainly due to the development of products from Japan, South Korea, Germany and the Netherlands, amongst others. Likewise, H2BIDEA contributes substantially to business sustainability, and the companies participating in the project have a clear strategy focused on diversifying into higher value-added products and services with a renewable approach to achieve sustainability. H2BIDEA also advances the technological capability to supply 100% hydrogen in a safe and cost-effective way to industrial end users that require hydrogen as a vital part of their solution to achieve complete decarbonisation: industrial mining (CALCINOR, H2BIDEA consortium member), the steel industry (the Hazitek H-ACERO consortium, of which TUBOS REUNIDOS and CALCINOR are both members and are partner members in H2BIDEA), amongst others.