Every week we present the latest achievements and important developments in hydrogen infrastructure, cross-border cooperation and green policy. Here’s what’s new:
Spain and France to develop key section of H2Med pipeline
Spanish and French gas grid operators have formed a joint venture to develop the BarMar underwater pipeline. It’s a key link connecting Barcelona and Marseille and a part of the H2Med corridor (a 5500 km hydrogen pipeline network that will connect Spain, Portugal, France, and Germany).
This cross-border segment will help deliver hydrogen from production centers in renewables-abundant Spain to industrial regions in northern Europe.
Image: Enagas
Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor Receives EU Backing
The Nordic Baltic Hydrogen Corridor (NBHC), a cross-border initiative involving six EU countries, has secured €6.8 million in EU funding to launch its feasibility phase. The project, led by gas infrastructure operators from Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Germany, aims to assess the potential for a large-scale hydrogen pipeline network in the Baltic Sea region.
This initial phase is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027. If successful, the corridor could be commissioned in the early 2030s and contribute to reducing up to 37 million tons of CO2 annually by 2050, supporting both regional energy security and the EU’s climate targets.
Image: NBHC
Spain sets ambitious target for green hydrogen in transport
Spain has published a draft royal decree that would set a 2.5% target for green hydrogen and its derivatives (RFNBOs) in transport fuel by 2030 – more than double the EU-wide minimum of 1% outlined in the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III).
The draft also proposes that 1.5% of hydrogen used in refineries must be renewable by the same date. If adopted, Spain will position itself among the most ambitious EU member states in integrating green hydrogen in transport.
