A national project: What green hydrogen is and why Spain is backing it

Spain is positioning itself to become Europe’s green hydrogen leader, leveraging its abundant sun, wind and available land.

Spain is positioning itself to become Europe’s green hydrogen leader, leveraging its abundant sun, wind and available land.

Green hydrogen stores surplus renewable energy for later use, helping hospitals and island grids stay reliable, resilient, and low carbon.

Let's separate fact from fiction and explore why hydrogen deserves serious consideration in our energy future.

Orkney, Scotland, November 2025, article rewritten from EMEC news. In a pioneering step for sustainable aviation, engineers have successfully demonstrated the use of hydrogen to drive both electricity and heating needs at a commercial airport. The trial at Kirkwall Airport…

When we talk about green hydrogen production through electrolysis, the conversation usually centres on the hydrogen itself. Yet every kilogramme of hydrogen created brings along eight kilogrammes of oxygen. For most electrolyser installations worldwide, this oxygen vents into the atmosphere,…

Islands face a unique paradox when it comes to renewable energy. Surrounded by water yet chronically short of it. The Canary Islands are a great example. With desalination capacity reaching 731,000 cubic metres daily across the archipelago, they’ve become global…