Europe has set out to be the first climate-neutral continent in the world by 2050. That is, to reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero. And to achieve this objective, clean energy is required, which also guarantees the autonomy and energy security of the European Union.
In this context, green hydrogen is increasingly consolidating itself as an essential vector. This was demonstrated at the 4th Enagás Hydrogen Day, which year after year is confirmed as the national and European reference event on this source of renewable energy.
During her speech at the event, the third vice president of the Government and minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Sara Aagesen, announced that the Government will present in the coming months a Draft Law that will address the transposition of the European Hydrogen Package. The goal is “to create a national hydrogen system and a new regulated market, boost demand for hydrogen and renewable gases, strengthen competitiveness and, of course, enable the necessary tools for infrastructure development,” Aagesen explained.
The CEO of Enagás, Arturo Gonzalo, highlighted the progress of the Spanish Hydrogen Backbone Network and H2med (the corridor that will connect the hydrogen networks from the Iberian Peninsula to northwest Europe) in its administrative, engineering and commercial development, confirming the technical feasibility and start-up dates.
This year the company will complete the Conceptual Public Participation Plan of the Spanish Hydrogen Backbone Network, which began in 2025 and covers the 13 autonomous communities through which the future network will pass, a sign that renewable hydrogen is underway. “The Iberian Peninsula and Spain have a lot to say in building a hydrogen economy, with the most competitive green hydrogen in Europe,” said Arturo Gonzalo.
Also participating in the 4th Enagás Hydrogen Day were Teresa Ribera, executive vice president of the European Commission for a Clean, Fair and Competitive Transition; Cani Fernández, president of the National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC); as well as institutional representatives, European network operators and leaders of the industrial sector.