Spanish government shows the H2Ports project in Valenciaport as a model for the “Hydrogen Roadmap”

H2Ports, coordinated by the Valenciaport Foundation, incorporates hydrogen into port logistics operations with the aim of reducing its environmental impact - October 26, 2020 The application of hydrogen in the transport and logistics sector is one of the fundamental axes of the “Hydrogen Roadmap: a commitment to renewable hydrogen”. This initiative recently approved by the Government at the proposal of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) aims to deploy this key sustainable energy for Spain to achieve the objective of climate neutrality. The H2Ports project, coordinated by the Valenciaport Foundation in collaboration with the PAV, is one of the model initiatives highlighted by MITECO in this Hydrogen Roadmap. H2Ports is a pilot project for the area of mobility and maritime transport that is carried out in the Port of València to incorporate hydrogen in port logistics operations with the aim of reducing its environmental impact, and that will place Valenciaport as the first port in Europe in incorporating hydrogen energy into its terminals. H2Ports is one of the five ongoing initiatives highlighted by MITECO in the field of hydrogen, the relevance of which has been recognized through the granting of public funding from state or European funds. The project allows testing three pilots that will operate in the Port of València: a reach stacker of loading / unloading and transport of containers, fueled with hydrogen; a terminal tractor unit for ro-ro operations, propelled by hydrogen cells and a mobile hydrogen supply station that will provide the necessary fuel to guarantee the continuous work cycles of the aforementioned equipment. The project also has the transversal objective of carrying out feasibility studies for the development of a sustainable hydrogen supply chain in the port, coordinating all the actors involved: clients, hydrogen producers, suppliers, etc. H2Ports is the result of public-private collaboration and has the participation of APV, the Valenciaport Foundation, the National Hydrogen Center and the companies MSC Terminal Valencia, Grupo Grimaldi, Hyster-Yale and Atena. At this time, the National Hydrogen Center (CNH2) is developing the hydrogen supply station (which will guarantee the supply of this fuel, in suitable conditions, during the simultaneous operation of the other two pilots that will be tested throughout the project: a Reach Stacker, for MSC Terminal Valencia, and a terminal 4 × 4 tractor unit, in Valencia Terminal Europa of the Grimaldi Group, both powered by fuel cells. The initiative, which has a total investment of 4 million euros and is funded by the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) program, will test and validate hydrogen technologies on port machinery with the aim of having applicable solutions and without affecting the performance and safety of port operations and producing zero local emissions. H2Ports has been internationally recognized with the GREEN4SEA Port Award 2019 in environmental matters. Valenciaport, collaborator of the Roadmap Valenciaport has been one of the entities that has participated actively in the consultation carried out by the Ministry for the elaboration of this national strategy to promote this green energy. The "Hydrogen Roadmap" establishes a series of objectives for this renewable energy to be a key sustainable solution for the decarbonization of the economy and achieve climate neutrality by 2050, an objective that in the case of the Port Authority of Valencia ( APV) anticipates twenty years with its "2030, zero emissions" plan. The Council of Ministers approved this Hydrogen Roadmap on October 6, which is part of the Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) 2021-2030, which includes 60 measures and sets national objectives -aligned with the European Hydrogen Strategy - to 2030. This document favors "renewable hydrogen development that will encourage the creation of innovative industrial value chains, technological knowledge and the generation of sustainable employment, contributing to the reactivation of a green economy with high added value." Source: Autoridad Portuaria de València (APV - Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia)

Spanish government shows the H2Ports project in Valenciaport as a model for the “Hydrogen Roadmap”

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