The European hydrogen pipeline project H2Med which aims to develop the use of hydrogen on the continent will be extended from the countries of southwestern Europe to Germany, French President Emmanuel Macron and the Spanish government announced on Sunday. .
“We have decided to expand the H2Med project which, thanks to European funding, links Portugal, Spain and France […], to Germany, which will be a partner in this hydrogen infrastructure strategy. “, said the French president during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the reconciliation treaty between Paris and Berlin.
A 2.5 billion euro project
In Madrid, the Spanish Ministry of Energy confirmed the agreement reached on Sunday "for Germany's membership of H2Med", which follows "discussions between the Spanish, German, French and Portuguese governments, favored by their profoundly European vision”.
The gas pipeline located under the Mediterranean Sea will transport green hydrogen, produced from water by electrolysis, using a process using renewable energy.
The Spanish government estimates that H2Med will be able to transport some two million tonnes of hydrogen to France each year, or 10% of the estimated hydrogen needs of the European Union.
The project is expected to cost 2.5 billion euros.
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