Renewable energy and hydrogen supplementary plan

PC-H2

Project title

Decarbonization of the heavy transport sector and industry through the application of green hydrogen technologies.

General data

Program: “Complementary R&D&I Plan” in the area of “Energy and Renewable Hydrogen” of the Autonomous Community of Aragon. Co-financed by the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan and Aragon Funds.

Reference: Collaboration Agreement between the Government of Aragon, the Technological Institute of Aragon, the Foundation for the Development of New Hydrogen Technologies and the University of Zaragoza for the execution of R+D+i action lines corresponding to the Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Program within the framework of the Complementary Plans foreseen in the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan-MRR.

Resolution date: 28/ 09/ 2022

Date of execution: 01/01/2021-29/09/2025

Presentation and objectives

The overall OBJECTIVE of the program is to generate scientific-technical knowledge to strengthen technical competences and industrial capabilities in Aragon, for the deployment of renewable hydrogen technologies aimed at the decarbonization of the heavy transport sector and industry, covering the entire value chain necessary to achieve climate neutrality.
This general objective is further specified in three specific areas:

1. Generation of green H2: Lines of action 1, 3 and 4
2. Storage and supply: Line of action 6
3. End use in heavy transport or industry: Lines of action 7, 8 and 10
4. In addition, the program has cross-cutting activities dedicated to dissemination and professional training, with which it is intended that the project will have an impact on society in the short term.

The PROGRAM is structured around the start-up of several pilot plants, whose design, development, construction and start-up process will constitute the central axis of the R&D&I activities (TRL 4-7). Aligned with the program objectives, the pilot plants will be full-scale demonstrators (TRL 7) of: (1) an electrolytic green hydrogen generation system from renewable energy (Action Line 1); (2) a hydrogen generator for heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles (Action Line 6); and (3) a fuel cell heavy-duty long-distance transport tractor unit (Action Line 7).

In addition, basic research activities will be launched to generate knowledge beyond the state of the art in the entire hydrogen value chain, such as the optimization of processes and catalysts for the generation and transformation of hydrogen from renewable sources, the development of new materials for its storage and transport, and technical and economic feasibility studies for its final use.

For the execution of the program there are R+D+i groups from the University of Zaragoza, the Foundation for the Development of New Hydrogen Technologies and the Technological Institute of Aragon, which will work in coordination with CSIC and the rest of the autonomous communities that are members of the national plan.

Participating entities

• Foundation for the Development of New Hydrogen Technologies
• University of Zaragoza
• Aragon Institute of Technology

Budget

Total project budget:
5.000.000,00 €

Total ITA budget:
3.006.230,53 €

MRR Financing

Total project grant:
3.210.00,00 €

Total ITA funding:
1.930.000,00 €

The rest is co-financed by Aragón:
This action is co-financed under the Complementary Hydrogen Plan Agreement: 65% by the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism, framed within the “PLAN FOR RECOVERY, TRANSFORMATION AND RESILIENCE – FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION – NEXTGENERATIONEU” and the rest is co-financed by funds from the Autonomous Community of Aragon The expenses assigned to the MRR projects are financed at a rate of 100%.