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¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ·, a leading global consulting and engineering company, has been selected as owner’s engineer on a major green hydrogen production project in Teruel, Spain. The first-of-a-kind Catalina Project, developed by a consortium led by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners through its Copenhagen Infrastructure Energy Transition Fund I K/S, will combine 1.5GW of wind and solar energy to power a 500-MW electrolyser producing green hydrogen.

As the owner’s engineer, ¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ· will lead as a technical authority of generation plant including technology selection, preliminary studies, front-end engineering and design (FEED) and EPC tendering support.

Set to produce enough green hydrogen to satisfy 15% of Spain’s current hydrogen demand, the Catalina project will position Spain as a world-class green hydrogen hub. The hydrogen produced by the facility will supply the demand of the local, regional and national industries, helping to decarbonise hard-to-abate fertilizer and petrochemical sectors, as well as contributing to Spanish and European renewable hydrogen targets.

Giuseppe Zuccaro, President of Process & Chemicals Projects at ¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ· said:

“We’re incredibly proud to be trusted by our partners to play a leading technical role on Catalina. Complex in nature and first-of-a-kind, Catalina is setting a global standard for large-scale green hydrogen production projects and will support Spain’s energy transition journey”.

“We are combining ¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ·’s specialist hydrogen expertise and proven ability to deliver complex projects with our strong engineering presence in the region. Catalina will expand our hydrogen portfolio and consolidate our reputation as a partner of choice for hydrogen production and industrial decarbonisation projects.”

The project will be delivered by ¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ·’s consulting and projects teams in Spain and the UK.