{"id":3496375,"date":"2022-06-23T08:53:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T07:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalfactor.com\/un-climate-change-conference-marks-shift-from-negotiating-to-implementing-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:31:41","slug":"spain-bets-on-green-hydrogen-in-clean-energy-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalfactor.com\/en\/spain-bets-on-green-hydrogen-in-clean-energy-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain bets on green hydrogen in clean energy push"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Europe seeks to move way from fossil fuels, Spain is racing ahead in developing green hydrogen, aided by a growing wind and solar power complex in efforts to decarbonise its economy.<\/p>\n

Spain accounted for 20 percent of the world\u2019s green hydrogen projects in the first quarter, second only to the United States, home to more than half of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpain has become a very attractive country for green hydrogen,\u201d EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said during a visit to the country in May. \u201cA shift is happening \u2026 to mass-scale competitive hydrogen\u201d.<\/p>\n

Green hydrogen is produced by passing an electric current through water to split it between hydrogen and oxygen, a process called electrolysis. It is considered green because the electricity comes from renewable sources of energy that don\u2019t create any harmful emissions.<\/p>\n

And while fossil fuels emit harmful greenhouse gases when they burn, hydrogen only emits harmless water vapour.<\/p>\n

The technology is part of EU efforts to become climate neutral by 2050.<\/p>\n

\u2018Great potential\u2019 <\/b><\/p>\n

Green hydrogen could replace coal in heavy industries such as steel mills. It can also be used to make fertiliser and is being considered as a potential fuel for buses, trains and aircraft in the future.<\/p>\n

Spain has \u201cgreat potential\u201d because it has a well-developed renewables sector, with important solar and wind resources, said Javier Brey, president of the Spanish Hydrogen Association (AeH2).<\/p>\n

Source: <\/b>Expatica<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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