DH2 energy’s General Director, Marcos López-Brea, participated yesterday in the panel discussion «Green Hydrogen in Action: Lessons from Leading Spanish Projects» at Connecting Hydrogen Europe 2026, one of Europe’s leading events for the hydrogen sector.
The session brought together industry experts from across the renewable hydrogen value chain, including representatives from Moeve, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Fundación Hidrógeno Aragón, and BH2C. It was moderated by Monica Trilhó, Principal Analyst, Hydrogen Research at Wood Mackenzie.
The discussion focused on the key factors shaping the development of large-scale renewable hydrogen projects in Spain and across Europe, including project bankability, permitting, infrastructure, offtake strategies, and the pathway towards Final Investment Decision (FID).
During the panel, Marcos López-Brea highlighted that projects reaching FID can follow different development pathways depending on their characteristics and location.
Many of the projects that have already achieved important development milestones benefit from being integrated within existing industrial environments, where hydrogen production and consumption are located on the same site and where established infrastructure and clear anchor offtakers can facilitate project deployment.
By contrast, greenfield renewable hydrogen projects often require developers to build entirely new ecosystems around production, infrastructure, and demand, while addressing permitting and grid-related challenges simultaneously.
In this context, Marcos underlined the importance of robust project design and long-term planning. He pointed to DH2 energy’s development model, which combines renewable hydrogen production with dedicated renewable generation assets developed by the company itself. This approach reduces exposure to grid constraints while strengthening project competitiveness and scalability.
The discussion also highlighted Spain’s strong position as one of Europe’s most promising renewable hydrogen markets, supported by excellent renewable resources, industrial demand potential, and an increasingly mature project pipeline.
«Different project configurations face different challenges, but all of them contribute to advancing Europe’s renewable hydrogen economy,» Marcos noted during the discussion.
DH2 energy thanks the organisers of Connecting Hydrogen Europe 2026, the moderator, and fellow panellists for an insightful exchange on the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of renewable hydrogen.
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