Researchers from the University of La Laguna are participating in the European project 'Green Hysland', which aims to replicate in the Canary Islands the creation of a "valley" of hydrogen similar to the one intended to be implemented in Mallorca, where the general assembly of the initiative was held.
The project develops the necessary infrastructure for the production of green hydrogen from solar energy and its distribution to end users, such as the island's tourism, transportation, industrial, and energy sectors, including injection into the gas network for the generation of heat and green energy at the location of its end use.
This project, which began in January 2021 and will be in effect until December 2025, aims to demonstrate the capacity of hydrogen to decarbonize the islands of the European Union (EU) and other territories, and thus maximize the integration of energy from renewable sources.
The participation of the University of La Laguna focuses primarily on working on the replicability of the proposal to the Canary Islands territory, an activity that will occupy a large part of the participation of this research center in this final stage of the project, as reported by the teaching institution this Tuesday.
On behalf of the University of La Laguna, the principal investigator, Ricardo Guerrero, and two other members of the project, Elena Pastor and Juan Albino Méndez, attended the assembly.
The implementation of the project will take place in Mallorca, an enclave where it is intended to establish an integrated ecosystem "deploying hydrogen throughout the value chain to demonstrate sectoral coupling," says the academic center.
Buses, port, hotels and municipal buildings
The project integrates different applications where end uses of hydrogen will be considered, such as its integration into the island's gas network, its use to supply a fleet of buses, and the generation of electricity in the port of Palma, in hotels on the island, and in other municipal buildings.
The 100% green hydrogen production plant, managed by Enagas renovable, is located in Lloseta, from where it will be transported by various routes to the points of use.
This initiative has a total cost of 21 million euros with funding granted by Clean H2 JU of the European Union, and to date has executed 13.8 million.
Regarding the progress, the pre-start-up of the electrolyzer (equipment that generates hydrogen) has been carried out, while the acceptance tests of the units are being completed and the generation and quality of the hydrogen generated is being tested.
In fact, the electrolyzer has been producing hydrogen since March 2024 and the tubular trailers are also being tested.