The ITC hosted the second edition of the Workshop co-organized by Fedarene as part of the Green Hysland project in Gran Canaria, where leading centers in the development of renewable hydrogen technologies shared advancements in their integration into European island regions, with a particular focus on the Canary Islands’ Biogreenfinery project

The event, titled 'Sustainable Integration of Green Hydrogen on Island Electrical Systems,' was held on Monday, November 28, at the Canary Islands Institute of Technology (ITC) headquarters in Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria. Promoted by Fedarene (European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and the Environment), the workshop featured representatives from the Spanish Hydrogen Association (AeH2), Enagás Renovable, Redexis, Calvera Hydrogen, and the University of La Laguna (ULL), along with experts from the ITC's Renewable Energies Department. The objective was to exchange experiences in the application of hydrogen technologies to advance towards the complete decarbonization of island economies.

From the ITC, renewable energy specialist Santiago Díaz Ruano presented the green hydrogen roadmap for the Canary Islands, which has been outlined in a document prepared by the Institute as part of the support strategies for the Canary Islands Energy Transition Plan (PTECan 2030) led by the Ministry of Ecological Transition, Fight against Climate Change, and Territorial Planning of the Government of the Canary Islands. Additionally, Salvador Suárez García, Head of the Renewable Energies Department at the ITC, discussed the steps being taken by this Canarian R&D center, under the Government of the Canary Islands, to implement infrastructure for the research and testing of new renewable fuels for sustainable mobility, particularly aimed at public transportation. This biorefinery, the first in the Canary Islands to operate under off-grid conditions, will be powered by a hybrid system that includes wind energy, photovoltaics, biodiesel (produced in the laboratory), and batteries.

Biogreenfinery (Green Hydrogen for Biorefinery) has received 3.2 million euros in funding from the Government of the Canary Islands through a direct grant to the ITC due to its public interest. The initiative is funded as part of the European Union’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, under the Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (REACT-EU), within the Canary Islands ERDF Operational Program 2014-2020, under the European instrument ‘Next Generation’.

More information about Biogreenfinery: www.biogreenfinery.com