- Project Catalina, located in Aragon’s northeastern region, will be powered by 5GW of wind and solar.
- The majority of the 40,000 tonnes of green hydrogen produced annually
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a renewables developer and investor, has announced plans to build a 2GW green hydrogen project in Spain in collaboration with wind turbine manufacturer Vestas and three other major companies.
Project Catalina, located in Aragon’s northeastern region, will be powered by 5GW of wind and solar — a combination of resources that will help run the 2GW of electrolyzers day and night, lowering the levelled cost of hydrogen.
Following the Repsol-led SHYNE project, it is the second 2GW renewable H2 facility to be announced in Spain this month. Catalina’s partners, including gas transmission system operator Enagás, power and gas utility Naturgy, and fertilizer producer Fertiberia, hope to start construction on the 500MW first phase, powered by 1.7GW of wind and solar, by the end of next year.
Most of the 40,000 tonnes of green hydrogen produced annually in the first phase are piped to a new state-of-the-art Fertiberia facility in Valencia’s eastern region. It will be combined with nitrogen from the air to produce green ammonia. That NH3 is then converted into a sustainable fertilizer at a Fertiberia plant in the area. The majority of ammonia made today comes from fossil fuels.