Trina Solar's green H2 project in Spain advances, engineer appointed

Spanish engineering specialist Gabitel Ingenieros said on Tuesday that it has been selected to provide its services for a 160-MW green hydrogen project and a planned electrolyser factory that China’s Trina Solar Co Ltd (SHA:688599) wants to build in the city of Huelva, southern Spain.

The Chinese green energy tech company will invest EUR 160 million (USD 176.7m) in the first phase of the project to produce green hydrogen at a 30,000-square-metre (322.917 sq ft) site in the Huelva Business Park. According to Gabitel, the Huelva City Council and Trina Solar are already working on the expansion, so the second-phase project will span a further 44 hectares (108.7 acres) of land.

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Trina Solar’s intentions to set up green hydrogen production in Huelva were announced earlier this year by the City Council, but the plans were not as fleshed out at the time. The Chinese solar and energy storage tech heavy-weight partnered with Spanish renewables consultancy Arbro on this project.

Gabitel said that its Renewable Energies division will be responsible for designing and developing the project, handle the permitting, and manage the associated infrastructures such as water, gas, and electricity.

Construction of the first phase is set to begin in 2025, with operations planned for 2027. The plant will have an annual production output of 20,000 tonnes of hydrogen.

Trina Solar will also build an electrolyser factory in Huelva. Details about that project were not provided, but Gabitel said that it will engineer that facility as well.

(EUR 1.0 = USD 1.104)