Europe currently generates 300 million tons of waste annually, which could potentially produce over 30 million tons of renewable hydrogen. The HYIELD project, part of the European initiative to decarbonize the planet, focuses on transforming hydrogen — responsible for more than 2% of global CO₂ emissions — into green hydrogen.

Funded under the Horizon Europe call by the 'Demonstration Plant for Waste-to-Hydrogen Conversion,' HYIELD has received a €10 million grant from the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, which contributes to a total budget of €15.5 million. This funding supports the European Green Deal and the EU Hydrogen Strategy through the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (Clean Hydrogen JU), which oversees EU funding and research in hydrogen innovations.

Green hydrogen is increasingly recognized in Europe as a key element for decarbonizing sectors like energy-intensive industries, aviation, and maritime transport. The project, involving 16 partners from six countries including Spain, France, Luxembourg, Norway, Germany, and Switzerland, will span four years.

The HYIELD initiative will feature a waste-to-hydrogen conversion plant at a CEMEX cement factory in Spain, employing WtEnergy Advanced Solutions’ CleanTech gasification technology and H2Site's membrane separation reactor. Over its course, the plant aims to process over 2,000 tons of waste, yielding about 400 tons of green hydrogen. This hydrogen will be utilized in various industrial applications such as clean fuels and fertilizer production.

Throughout the four-year project, integrated technologies and processes will convert biogenic waste into high-purity green hydrogen efficiently and cost-effectively. The overarching goal is to demonstrate the viability of green hydrogen in aiding the decarbonization of various sectors, including maritime and aviation transport as well as energy-intensive industries.

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DIRECT SDGs:

• (SDG 12)  Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

INDIRECT SDGs:

• (SDG 9) Industry, innovation and infrastructure
• (SDG 11) Sustainable cities and communities
• (SDG 13) Climate action

Justification:

• (SDG 12) Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns: The use of green hydrogen as an energy source in certain industrial processes may be the key to more sustainable production.
• (SDG 9) Industry, innovation and infrastructure: Global industry will benefit from this green energy resource
• (SDG 11) Sustainable cities and communities: The management of biogenic wastes, mostly from large urban centers, contributes to more sustainable communities.
• (SDG 13) Climate action: One of the main objectives of the program is the reduction of CO2 emissions through hydrogen decarbonization.

1. What products will be manufactured using the green hydrogen generated at the Alcanar facility?
2. How much renewable hydrogen could potentially be generated from the 300 tons of biogenic waste generated in Europe?
3. What type of waste will be converted into green hydrogen as part of the HYIELD project? 
    

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