cesa entered into an agreement with a publicly traded company. Campo de Gibraltar (Arcgisa) Water and Services using recycled water industrial plants for green hydrogen production, as reported in a statement.
In this way, the energy company is moving forward Creation of the Andalusian Green Hydrogen ValleyCepsa stated as “Europe’s largest green hydrogen project“, to trust 3,000 million euro investment
In addition, to generate the renewable electricity needed to produce this green hydrogen, Cepsa will develop a portfolio of 3 gigawatt wind and solar projects. Additional investment of 2,000 million euros. It will likewise cooperate with other renewable energy producers in Andalusia and the rest of Spain to promote the integration of these new power plants into the electricity system.
This project is part of Cepsa’s 2030 strategic plan.It aims to make Spain an “energy power” and contribute to Europe’s energy independence. In this sense, the company will establish two plants for green hydrogen production in Palos de la Frontera (Huelva) and San Roque (Cádiz) with a total capacity of two gigawatts.
According to the European Union, industrial use of urban water can reduce drinking water consumption by 5%. In line with its environmental commitment, Cepsa plans to reduce its freshwater withdrawal by 20% in water stressed areas by 2025 compared to 2019 levels. It will mean savings of more than three million cubic meters of fresh water per year.
The new treatment plant will have tertiary treatment that will save 4.2 million cubic meters of wastewater per year, which is no longer discharged into the sea and will be reused by Cepsa in its facilities. This figure is equivalent to the water consumption of more than 21,000 average households with four people for one year.
During the presentation of this agreement, Rosero Rivero, Director of San Roque Energy ParkHe emphasized Cepsa’s commitment to reduce its environmental footprint and decarbonize both its own and its customers’ operations.
on his behalf Security, Environmental Protection and Quality Director at Cepsa, Mar PerroteHe stated that the company will “combine” all its technological and innovative potential to seek a second life for municipal waste in the region and facilitate the transition from a linear model to a circularity-based management model.
In addition to the recycled water supply agreement, Cepsa is committed to promoting actions linked to the circular economy that affects urban waste managed by Arcgisa.