Pedro Sánchez, Emmanuel Macron, Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen appeared together to present the project. It is not clear whether it will be able to carry nuclear-produced hydrogen.
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The Spanish, French and Portuguese states, together with the European Commission, have signed the H2Med project, the first “great hydrogen corridor of the European Union”, which will connect Portugal, Spain and France for the transport of energy. It will cost €2.85 billion.
Pedro Sanchez, Emmanuel Macron, Antonio Costa Y Ursula von der Leyen They appeared jointly in Alicante, at the IX EU-MED9 Euro-Mediterranean Summit, highlighting that H2Med is “an example of how three countries are providing a supportive and committed response to the energy crisis”.
Sánchez explained that the corridor is expected to be completed by 2030 and will enable the export of 10% of the total amount of renewable hydrogen the EU plans to consume by that date.
Moreover, he appreciated that this agreement represents “a step forward” towards European energy supply.
For his part, von der Leyen has assured that “it will change the history of Europe and become a crucial part of our energy system”.
Nuclear power could fit into the “renewable hydrogen”
The term “renewable hydrogen” has been included in the project, which leaves the door open for the project to transport nuclear-produced hydrogen, as the French government intends. The Spanish government will try to make it work only with green hydrogen, but the project they will present in Brussels includes both options.
The H2Med will consist of two routes: the route connecting Portugal to Spain (Celorico-Zamora) and the new submarine hydroduct between Barcelona and Marseille (BarMar) to connect the Iberian Peninsula to France.
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Source: EITB
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