Enagás H₂ Technical Day spotlights industry green hydrogen developments
- Enagás will launch HyLoop+ in the second half of the year — billed as Europe’s first high‑pressure hydrogen flow metrology facility using a primary standard.
- The world’s first large‑scale steelworks powered by green hydrogen is under construction, with its first phase due for completion this year and a related project planned in Portugal.
- The Hydrogen Technology Observatory has grown to 110 members in two years, and 2026 was noted as a record year for advances across the hydrogen value chain.
- Siemens Energy and other suppliers are scaling hydrogen turbines for combined‑cycle use and adapting existing models, while fuel cells are presented as a diesel replacement for suitably adapted ships.
Event overview
Enagás hosted the third H₂ Technical Day at its Corporate University in Madrid, convening national and international industrial, technological and academic experts to present green‑hydrogen decarbonisation projects and technological developments in industry and mobility. Arturo Gonzalo, Enagás CEO, framed the forum as an accelerator for technological development and noted the Hydrogen Technology Observatory now has 110 members.
Industrial deployment
Speakers reported pilot and scaling activity across the value chain. Gotzon Gómez presented the world’s first large‑scale steelworks powered by green hydrogen, with the first construction phase due this year and a further international project in Portugal. Siemens Energy described turbine developments for combined‑cycle applications and adaptations of existing models.
Mobility
Panelists discussed liquid hydrogen for trucking, evolving refuelling stations, alignment of vehicle uptake with supply, and maritime decarbonisation, with fuel cells positioned as a diesel replacement for appropriately adapted vessels.
Metrology and innovation
Enagás unveiled HyLoop+, its Metrology and Innovation Centre in Zaragoza, which will operate this year as Europe’s first high‑pressure hydrogen flow calibration facility using a primary standard. Sessions also showcased R&D and start‑up projects for fuel‑cell non‑road machinery, hydrogen vehicle conversions, and hydrogen‑combustion furnaces.
Source: Enagas Renovable