SHYNE aspires to be a benchmark project in Europe, fostering new opportunities across the entire value chain through collaboration between companies that share a common goal: the decarbonization of their operations. These companies are pooling their efforts and investment to achieve this objective. To this end, the project has six founding partners, in addition to Repsol. All are leading companies in their respective sectors: Alsa, Bosch, CELSA Group, Enagás, Scania, and Talgo.
The projects grouped under SHYNE will represent a cumulative investment of €3.23 billion, enabling the launch of various initiatives for the production, distribution, and use of renewable hydrogen in the industrial sector, transportation, and other applications, as well as the development of pioneering technologies and thus accelerating the deployment plans for this gas. This project as a whole is expected to generate more than 13,000 jobs.
The Secretary of State for Energy, Sara Aagesen, participated in the presentation, stating that “renewable hydrogen is a national project. It is the missing piece of the puzzle needed to move towards decarbonizing the economy and achieving climate neutrality by 2050, and to advance the development of knowledge, 'made in Spain' technology, and the consolidation of the business fabric and industrial value chains.” She also highlighted the important role of hydrogen in the Strategic Project for the Recovery and Economic Transformation of Renewable Energies, Renewable Hydrogen, and Storage (PERTE ERHA) and noted that the SHYNE initiative “is part of the Government's national project with an integrated approach,” which “in line with the objectives of PERTE ERHA will promote the development of renewable hydrogen clusters,” and that “it is a driving force for the industrial and technological sector, with a global approach that brings together large, medium, and small companies.”.
For his part, the Secretary General for Industry and SMEs, Raül Blanco, closed the event by highlighting that “Spain has a unique opportunity and the full capacity to lead the industrial hydrogen value chain in Europe. The SHYNE project is a prime example of this. We celebrate the launch of this project and the participation of 22 companies and eleven associations, technology centers, and universities, demonstrating Spain's unique industrial and technological capabilities.”.
The collaborating partners of the projects include eleven associations, technology centers and universities, such as the Spanish Hydrogen Association (AEH2), the National Center for Experimentation of Hydrogen Technologies and Fuel Cells (CNH2), the Spanish Society of Ceramics and Glass, the Higher Center for Scientific Research (CSIC), the Automotive Technology Center of Galicia (CTAG), the Foundation for the Development of New Hydrogen Technologies in Aragon (FHa), the Catalonia Energy Research Institute Foundation (IREC), TECNALIA and Cidetec, as well as the universities of Castilla-La Mancha and Alicante.
This consortium is completed by 22 companies from different sectors, including Iberia and Baleària, leaders in air and sea transport, respectively; the state-owned company Navantia; PYMAR, the association of small and medium-sized private shipyards in Spain; steel companies such as Sidenor, AMES Group, and Tubacex; Calvera, which designs and manufactures hydrogen refueling stations and gas storage and distribution systems; electricity producers such as BBE; electric mobility engineering firms such as EPowerlabs; Primafrío, a company specializing in refrigerated transport; Wartsila, a leading marine solutions engineering firm; and the technology companies Zigor, which develops power electronics systems, and Magrana, specializing in innovative solutions for industry. Also included is DYPAM, a spin-off from the University of Castilla-La Mancha focused on the design and processing of advanced materials. The synergies between these entities through the SHYNE consortium will drive coordinated industrial developments across the entire hydrogen value chain.
A national project aligned with the Government's objectives
Spain is in a privileged position compared to other countries to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the new renewable hydrogen economy, thanks to the abundance of solar and wind resources, as well as the capacity of its industry to adapt to a new economy centered around the hydrogen value chain.
The SHYNE project aims to create an ecosystem that connects the major regional hydrogen initiatives already underway, such as the Basque Hydrogen Corridor (BH2C), the Hydrogen Valley of Catalonia, and the Hydrogen Valley of the Region of Murcia. Furthermore, SHYNE will promote the creation of two new innovation hubs in Castilla-La Mancha and Madrid, focused on developing competitive technologies still in the pipeline, such as photoelectrocatalysis and solid oxide electrolysis (SOEC), which would allow the country to maintain technological sovereignty in this new energy vector.
A knowledge management center will also be established in Madrid to coordinate cross-sector initiatives and position technology centers and universities as leading centers in Europe. This will create an efficient network that will capture synergies between hydrogen production hubs, industrial centers, and other consumers, ensuring the competitiveness of renewable gas and preventing the transfer of additional costs to end users.
The SHYNE project is perfectly aligned with the objectives set by both the European Union and the Government of Spain, through the Hydrogen Roadmap published in October 2020, which aims to reach 4 GW of capacity by 2030. For its part, the Spain Can Plan supports the creation of this type of consortium, especially those that are multi-sectoral and integrate the entire value chain and that promote public-private collaboration and collaboration with small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as with research centers to boost the hydrogen economy.
In turn, SHYNE is aligned with the Strategic Projects for the Recovery and Economic Transformation of Renewable Energies, Renewable Hydrogen and Storage (PERTE ERHA) of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan launched by the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge last December.
Strategic commitment to renewable hydrogen.
Zigor's experience and knowledge, and its ongoing commitment to facilitating the use of new energy sources and clean energy vectors, will allow it to solve with technological excellence the challenges posed by REPSOL and those arising from the SHYNE consortium for the development of a sustainable H2 economy.
Zígor Corporación (ZGR) will participate specifically in projects aimed at the design and manufacture of the electrical power supply systems necessary for H2O electrolysis processes, particularly the subsystems requiring electrical power. These projects will incorporate cutting-edge technologies related to silicon carbide-based devices and new types of CDC converters, while optimizing the electrical system architecture for easy adaptation to different renewable energy sources and grid connection. ZGR is thus positioning itself as a leading provider of electrical power conversion and conditioning solutions for the development of renewable hydrogen, an energy vector destined to play a key role in the future energy transition.
The synergies between the companies collaborating in SHYNE will foster coordinated industrial development across the entire hydrogen value chain, maximizing investment capacity. This premise will be key to achieving decarbonization in the most efficient way and at the lowest cost, primarily in sectors that currently lack an electrification solution, such as the steel sector in which CELSA Group operates, or in transportation segments like aviation and long-haul maritime, rail, and heavy goods transport, with Iberia, Baleària, Talgo, and Alsa as leading examples. In this way, the challenge of decarbonization becomes a major opportunity to generate wealth and technological and industrial development in Spain through this new renewable hydrogen economy.
Companies that are part of SHYNE
Promoting partners:
Repsol,
Alsa,
Bosch
, CELSA Group
, Enagás
, Scania,
Talgo
Partner organizations:
Spanish Hydrogen Association (AEH2),
National Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Experimentation (CNH2),
Spanish Society of Ceramics and Glass
, AMES Group
, Balearia,
BBE,
Calvera
, DYPAM,
EPowerlabs
Iberia
, Magrana,
Navantia,
Primafrío,
PYMAR,
Sidenor,
Tubacex,
Wartsila,
Zigor
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Automotive Technology Centre of Galicia (CTAG)
Foundation for the Development of New Hydrogen Technologies in Aragon (FHa)
Catalonia Energy Research Institute Foundation (IREC)
Tecnalia
Cidetec
University of Castilla-La Mancha
University of Alicante
