Spanish Hydrogen Backbone
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Spanish Hydrogen Backbone is a proposed hydrogen/gas pipeline in Spain.
Location
This pipeline runs from the Benavente, Spain to Zaragoza, Spain. This new pipeline will run alongside parts of the Ruta de la Plata Gas Pipeline and the Haro-Aragon Hydrogen Pipeline as well as the Bilbao–Villapresente Gas Pipeline, Villapresente–Oviedo Gas Pipeline and the Pais Vasco Gas Pipeline.[1]
Pipeline Details
- Operator: Enagás[2]
- Owner: Enagás; AccelorMittal; Fertiberia; Soladvent; DH2 Energy[2]
- Parent company: Enagás; ArcelorMittal; Fertiberia; Soladvent; DH2 Energy
- Capacity: 7 bcm/y[2]
- Length:
- Diameter: 23.6-31.5 inches[3]
- Status: Proposed[4]
- Start Year: 2028-2040[4]
- Cost:
- ENTSOG Project Code: TRA-N-729[5]
Background
This project consists of a series of hydrogen-capable pipelines in spanning across Spain. Parts of the pipeline will be converted gas pipelines, while other parts are expected to be newly built.
The Hydeal Espana Pipeline refers to the Hydrogen transportation infrastructure associated with the Hydeal Espana project. The project aims to build 3.4-7.4 GW of electrolysers for the production of green hydrogen (mainly powered by solar energy), which will then be transported to various industrial clusters in Northern Spain.[6]
The pipeline consists of three main parts as follows:[6]
East route: Benavente-Oviedo
This route will follow the Ruta de la Plata Gas Pipeline north from Benavente, up to Oviedo where it will connect to an industrial cluster including AccelorMittal and Fertiberia.
West route: Oviedo-Zaragoza
This route starts in Oviedo, and then follows the Villapresente–Oviedo Gas Pipeline, the Bilbao–Villapresente Gas Pipeline and the north-south section of the País Vasco Gas Pipeline. It then continues west along the Haro-Aragon Hydrogen Pipeline and terminates in Zaragoza.
It is expected that contingent upon the completion of the H2Med project, the hydrogen infrastructure will be connected to a network that includes pipelines to Portugal and France.
Guitriz-Zamora-Adradas:
The Guitiriz-Zamora-Adradas Gas Pipeline is a component of the 3rd interconnection PT-ES project, one of several international pipeline projects designed to create a single natural gas market within the European Union.[7] It is listed as a European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) project with the code "TRA-N-729"[5] and as a Project of Common Interest with the code "5.4.2".[3]
The proposed pipeline would comprise five sections of varying diameter, as follows:
- Guitiriz-Lugo, 28 km, 30"
- Lugo-Villafranca del Bierzo, 90 km, 30"
- Villafranca del Bierzo-Castropodame, 30 km, 30"
- Castropodame-Zamora, 170 km, 24"
- Zamora-La Barbolla-Adradas, 307 km, 32"[8]
The European Commission's fourth official list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI), released in October 2019, no longer includes the 3rd interconnection PT-ES as a top-ranked project, leaving the future of the Guitiriz-Zamora-Adradas pipeline unclear.[7][9] However, it was included on ENTSOG's October 2020 TYNDP Transmission Map in a scaled-back version of the project, running only from Guitriz to Zamora in a 318 km pipeline.[10] Despite this revival, it has not been featured in ENTSOG's 2022 TYNDP, and is presumed to be shelved.[11]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "HyDeal España". www.hydeal.com. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "HyDeal España Presentation" (PDF). College de France. March 2022. Retrieved 10th Jan, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 European Commission (December 2018). "Interconnection ES-PT (3rd interconnection) – 2nd phase" (PDF). europa.eu. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (September 7, 2018). "Consolidated Report on the progress of electricity and gas Projects of Common Interest for the year 2017" (PDF). ACER. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 REN Gasodutos, S.A., ENAGAS, S.A. "Project name: 3rd Interconnection between Portugal and Spain" (PDF). ren.pt. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "HyDeal Ambition launches large-scale hydrogen hub in Spain | H2TECH". H2TECH. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "South Gas Regional Investment Plan 2019" (PDF). Enagás, GRTgaz, Reganosa, REN Gasodutos, Térega. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Situación actual del mercado mayorista de gas natural en España (p. 184)" (PDF). Orkestra. October 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "LIST OF PROJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST" (PDF). European Commission. October 31, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "TYNDP 2020 Transmission" (PDF). ENTSOG. October 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "TYNDP | ENTSOG". www.entsog.eu. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
