Spain is ‘blessed’ with it flammable what everyone is looking for. We have it in our area and it could fill us with gold. The world was shocked by the appearance of the new pasta fuel at 350ºC and zero emissions, a surprise that is repeated on this occasion. There has been talk for a long time about ‘new fuels’, fuels that aim to replace or supplement traditional fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas.
The effect that climate change is having on our lives is already undeniable, which is why several countries (such as Europe) raise the alarm and demand that we change the way we obtain energy.
The purpose of replacing the elements we have used so far is nothing other than to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Some of the options considered so far include biofuels, hydrogen and synthetic fuels.
Spain sees a rebirth in this fuel
He flammable that ‘blessing’ Spain It is hydrogen, a fundamental piece in the puzzle that the energy transition sometimes faces. It produces no emissions, is inexhaustible and the only residue it leaves behind is water vapour. Helios Aragona to start founded by two geologists, wants to extract hydrogen Monsoon and surroundings, in the province Huesca. It plans to complete the first drilling this year and commercially exploit the field for 20 to 30 years from 2028.
Economically, total investments would amount to around 900 million euros in the coming decades (14 million in 2024). This project also translates into an important source of employment: 400 direct jobs and 1,500 indirect jobs. The origins of the project are much older than you might think at first glance. We have to travel back in time to 1963.
So, Ensapa (Empresa Nacional de Petróleos de Aragón SA) failed in its search for oil in the region. Hydrogen was found in several places, with 100% purity in the Monzón-1 well.
As the 2000s began, several failed explorations were made. They were looking for gasoline. Considering this scenario, Chris Atkinsonnot the co-founders of Helios Aragon, took the research much more seriously and wrote his PhD on the characteristics of the site. Seeing interest in natural hydrogen growing, he resumed his business ambitions with significant international support.
“Companies are eager to participate in America’s first natural hydrogen project. Europe and we hope that at least one of the partners is Spanish,” he announced Ian MunroCEO of the company, previously Teknauts (the Confidential).
Spain has the potential to exploit the most sought-after fuel in the world
It envisions that 1.1 million tons of hydrogen can be produced in Monzón 24 hours a day, seven days a week (between 55,000 and 70,000 per year). To achieve this goal, “conventional technology as currently used in geothermal or natural gas resources” will be used. A method that is very far removed frackingthat uses aggressive systems to break rocks and reach pockets of gas or oil.
What they are looking for with this initiative is that natural hydrogen flows through the well to the surface. According to data from geological studies, the source of this gas is “in the deepest part of the Earth”. Pyrenees‘ and moves along the fault lines until it ends up in a trap: a sandstone deposit with high porosity and permeability. However, this obstacle is sealed with other materials so that it does not rise to the surface.
This means that this area has “all the necessary factors” for satisfactory extraction.
Ultimately, the flammable what everyone is looking for and what everyone is into Huesca It is hydrogen, an element that carries a lot of expectation. To confirm this, we only have to look at the first hydrogen thermal engine.