Spain wants to negotiate with France due to different opinions What type of hydrogen is considered green in the EU? billing the future H2Med, ‘super broker’ A transnational agreement for hydrogen transport in Europe was reached between both countries, along with Portugal and Germany.
government of Spain, mega project not at risk Despite the recent conflict, it has been trying to temper nerves, but remains opposed to equating hydrogen produced from nuclear power with hydrogen produced from renewable energy, as Paris has advocated and the European Commission has begun to acknowledge.
“I don’t think it’s in danger. I think there is a very high consensus on the importance of interconnections at the European level,” said Teresa Ribera, Vice President and Minister for Ecological Transition. Gaul “serious” commitment to the infrastructure of the future He met with members of the press within the framework of the International Conference on Renewable Energies (SPIREC) held in Madrid this week.
The European Commission said last week that at least some of the hydrogen produced using energy from nuclear power plants, label similar to hydrogen produced with renewable energythus supporting the arguments of France, the EU’s largest nuclear power. The Spanish government openly rejects this initial stance of Brussels, and Ribera herself has strongly demonstrated her opposition in recent days. So much so that it led to a complaint from the French Embassy in Madrid, which was expressed in El Periódico de España and in a forum posted on social networks.
Vice President Ribera insisted on him this Monday. rejection of the equalization of nuclear hydrogen and green hydrogen stresses that both species should not be “mixed” in future community classification. According to the criteria of the Spanish Executive Board, France has the right to produce hydrogen with electricity from its nuclear reactors and can fight other types of hydrogen without any problems, but nuclear hydrogen is not renewable hydrogen and cannot enjoy its regulatory advantages.
“It is true that the discussion about how we can make France feel comfortable in its choice for nuclear energy is important. We all think this is a priority for the French Government and I don’t think it matters. effect on bilateral relations“, Ribera explains to Europa Press. But “mixing renewable hydrogen with ‘low carbon’ is sensitive. [bajo en emisiones]. In this context, you need to pay attention to the regulations,” he said.
As an energy source, electricity is needed for hydrogen production. However, electrolysis of water occurs, which separates hydrogen (H2) from oxygen (O). It is considered “green hydrogen”, where the required electricity is obtained from renewable energy sources such as wind or solar. “Pink hydrogen” is hydrogen where electrolysis is done with energy from nuclear power plants, and since France is a nuclear power plant, the hydrogen it produces will use this type of energy.
The European Commission’s proposal for Community hydrogen cataloging means in practice Equalize the conditions of both types of hydrogenIt is produced with both renewable and low-carbon energy such as nuclear. The 27s have one month to decide on the Commission’s delegated acts on this matter. The Spanish government has yet to make an official statement until it has thoroughly studied the Brussels documents, but it does not rule out the submission of allegations to prevent the proposal from taking effect.