Fusion Fuel, a green hydrogen technology company, has secured a €2.46 million equipment supply contract with Spain's National Research Council, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). The contract is for a solar-to-green hydrogen project that will produce and dispense green hydrogen for mobility in Zaragoza, Spain.
The project, which will be developed for CSIC's Instituto de Carboquímica research center, will also include supplementary solar photovoltaic generation and an energy storage system. It will serve as a model for future hydrogen refuelling infrastructure in Spain.
Fusion Fuel will provide 22 of its HEVO-Solar units and balance of plant equipment for water purification and hydrogen compression and storage to 500 bar. The company expects to deliver the equipment in the third quarter of 2023.
Frederico Chaves, Fusion Fuel's Co-Head, expressed his excitement about the project, saying, “We are thrilled to have our proposal selected by CSIC, one of Europe's premier research institutions, in what was a first-of-its-kind green hydrogen tender by a public entity in Spain. This project builds off our pioneering solar-to-hydrogen refuelling facility for Exolum in Madrid, which we are in the process of commissioning, and brings us another step closer to achieving our revenue guidance for this year.”
Luis Valiño, CSIC Researcher and Principal Investigator for the project, also expressed his satisfaction with Fusion Fuel's involvement, stating, “I am delighted to have Fusion Fuel's cutting-edge hydrogen generation technology on board, as it perfectly complements both the research and practical driven character of the rest of the project.”
CSIC, founded in 1939, is a prestigious public research institution in Spain with over 10,000 employees and 120 institutes across the country. Its mission is to generate and transfer knowledge for the benefit of society, with a particular emphasis on solving some of the most pressing challenges facing Spain and the world, such as climate change, health, energy, and food security.
The solar-to-green hydrogen project in Zaragoza is part of the European Recovery and Resilience Facility (PTI-TransEner +) and will be developed in cooperation with Zoilo Ríos service stations. With nearly €6 million in funds, the project will help Spain achieve its goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainable energy sources.
