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H2Pro and Doral Hydrogen have announced the signing of an agreement during the European Hydrogen Energy Conference (EHEC) to co-develop a solar-powered hydrogen production project in Extremadura, Spain. The project is expected to produce hydrogen entirely from off-grid solar power for blending into the existing natural gas pipeline operated by Enagás. At a later stage, the hydrogen produced on site will be injected directly into the H2Med hydrogen backbone, which will run through this location.

The project will begin with a 5 MW DWE (Decoupled Water Electrolysis) electrolyser connected directly (DC-to-DC) to 10 MWp of solar generation. Future phases will expand the facility to 50 MW of electrolysis and up to 80 MWp of solar capacity. The system is designed to operate fully off-grid, producing hydrogen powered entirely by solar energy and meeting the strictest RFNBO requirements.

While green hydrogen remains a critical component of many national strategies for both energy resilience and decarbonisation, scaling production is at an impasse because LCOH remains prohibitively high, even as LCOE from renewables continues to plummet. The core issue is that conventional electrolysers were not built to consume cheap renewable electricity. These systems were designed for steady baseload power, not volatility. To avoid serious membrane and system degradation, dangerous gas crossover; and low efficiencies at partial loads, they are forced to rely on expensive battery or grid backup, resulting in tremendous costs from electricity consumption.

“This project will demonstrate how hydrogen production can be designed from the outset to operate directly on renewable energy,” said Tzahi Rodrig, CEO, H2Pro. “The ability to operate on intermittent renewable power, with endless on and off cycles and high efficiency at partial loads, is critical to unlocking lower-cost green hydrogen. By combining Doral Hydrogen’s renewable development expertise with our DWE technology, we aim to demonstrate a new model for economically and technically viable fully off-grid hydrogen production.”

“From a developer’s perspective, the ability to produce Green hydrogen without relying on grid electricity is a significant breakthrough,” said Yam Efrati, CEO, Doral Hydrogen. “Systems that can operate directly on renewable power simplify project design and reduce the need for costly batteries or grid backup. This can materially improve project economics.”