The European Commission has used the example of the Basque Corridor Hydrogen – BH2C inside best eight hydrogen valley projects worldwide and has done this within the framework of the “Clean Hydrogen Mission – Mission Innovation” initiative.
The European institutions have turned it into a compilation of eight projects hydrogen valleys relevant from all over the world, where the Basque Country shares a prominent place with the United States, Canada, Chile, Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. The Basque Corridor of Hydrogen – BH2C is a public-private initiative created in 2021 with the aim creating a hydrogen ecosystem, located in Euskadi, and which brings together 71 different actors, including 50 companies, 14 knowledge centers and associations and 7 institutions.
The Basque hydrogen corridor
The European Commission, through the ‘Clean Hydrogen Mission – Mission Innovation’ initiative it leads, has published an informative catalog on valley projects. hydrogen, with eight examples from around the world. Among them, the community institutions have chosen the Basque Corridor of the Hydrogen – BH2C as one of the most important initiatives in this areaalong with other projects at the Port of Los Angeles (United States), Industrial Hub of Alberta (Canada), Antofagasta Hydrogen Valley (Chile), Queensland Hydrogen Hub (Australia), Fukushima Hydrogen Research Field (Japan), NEOM Green Hydrogen Company ( Saudi Arabia) and BIG HIT (United Kingdom).
The European Union’s “Clean Hydrogen Mission” initiative aims to create global cooperation and a platform for access to all information on emblematic hydrogen projects. hydrogen on a large scale. Promoting the implementation of projects hydrogen that integrate the value chain and raise awareness among political leaders, objectives facilitate the transition to clean energyA.
The tool is intended for everyone developers of current and future hydrogen projects, to help them gather meaningful information from other experienced developers and promote collaboration between them. Currently it shows information about the Basque Hydrogen Corridor within the more than 98 Hydrogen Valley initiatives from around the world that appear in the repository.
The Basque Corridor of Hydrogen – BH2C is a public-private initiative that was created with the aim of creating an ecosystem of hydrogen, located in Euskadi, which makes this possible make progress in decarbonizing the energy, industrial, residential and mobility sectors. Launched in 2021, this project brings together 71 different actors, including 50 companies (led by Petronor – Repsol), 14 knowledge centers and business associations (with a prominent role of the Basque Energy Cluster) and 7 institutions, including the Basque Government through the EVE – Basque Energy Entity.
The calling of The Basque Hydrogen Corridor must be a lever to transform the productive fabric and manage to maintain the weight of industry in the Basque economy, a strategy that is present in all steps taken. The project combines the economic, social, technological and environmental dimensions, thanks in part to an investment of more than 1,100 million euros until 2026, and generates more than 1,340 direct jobs and 6,700 indirect jobs, with more than 52 projects involving the entire value chain.
As stated by the Minister of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability, Mikel Jauregi, “the Basque Corridor of Hydrogen It is a great example of the capacity for public-private partnership that has made so many successes in Euskadi possible. We create one from the settings strategic commitment to hydrogen because we believe it can be a key element in the energy transition and decarbonization of industry. The fact that the European Commission is highlighting the Basque Hydrogen Corridor together with seven other projects in some of the most developed countries in the world is a recognition of a job well done.
We are fully convinced that the Basque industry can do this take decisive steps towards decarbonisation and energy transition without losing competitivenessand for this we have hydrogen as a key element in this process. “The fact that the community authorities recognize that our project is one of the eight best in the world is confirmation that we are on the right track.”
He hydrogen is presented as one of the sources of renewable energy sources that are growing faster worldwide thanks to its many advantages. The case of the Basque corridor project is a good example of this.