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H2med partners have officially opened their Call for Interest to assess the needs of future infrastructure users along the corridor  

 The Call for Interest was launched in Madrid during a webinar with representatives from the five European TSOs involved in the project. Corridor promoters from each participating company presented the background of the process, detailing its main objectives and the technical steps for users on the platform.

Running from 7th November to 18th December, the H2med Call for Interest aims to identify needs across all the areas covered by the Corridor, in particular the national hydrogen backbones that the five project promoters are aiming to build by 2030 in Portugal, Spain, France and Germany.

The operators, who have previously carried out national or local consultations are looking to update their understanding of the market’s needs from now until 2050.
Interested stakeholders are invited to take part in this process by submitting their input via the dedicated platform. We welcome all feedback regarding the consumption, production and/or marketing of renewable hydrogen along the H2med corridor.

The results will be shared with stakeholders in the first quarter of 2025. This initiative will enable the H2med team to optimize the design of the hydrogen infrastructure and better meet the needs of local players and communities.

The replay of the webinar is available below:

How this platform works?

• – Would you like to know more about the context of the project? Consult the memo.
• Want information on how to contribute to the AMI? Check out the user guide.

How to participate?

Call for Interest participants have to submit their contribution via the platform provided below. This page will be available from November 7th until December 18th, 2024.

When you log in for the first time, you need to create an account. Please complete the registration form and provide details about the project you want to register (project name, project address and commissioning date) and your key profile information (company name, address etc.).

To participate in the Match-Making process launched in parallel, please select the checkbox: ‘I’d like to see the above-mentioned data and my contact details visible on the H2med platform. ’Submit the form to complete the registration process.

An email confirming receipt of the registration request will be sent.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

User / entity registration form

• How do I access the CFI platform?
For your first registration, please use this link. Afterwards, you can directly access the platform on your account with this link.

• I have multiple projects; how do I register?
Designate a single user to load your portfolio of projects. On registration, provide your user contact details and provide details for one of your projects. Once you activate your account, you can load the rest of the projects inside the portal, through the button “Create new project” at the top right-hand side of the website.

• Our project is developed by a consortium; how do I register?
Designate a single user to load your portfolio of projects, on behalf of the whole group to avoid duplication of the project on the platform.

• I have projects in several countries; how do I register?
Designate a single user per country, to provide a single point of contact for each TSO. Each user should register to create a new user account in the platform. Once you activate your account, you can load the rest of the projects for your country from inside the portal.

• I am a trader, I don’t have a project address, where should I register my location?
For traders without a physical project address, please use your Headquarters address under the “Project Address” to aid registration.

• What happens if I lose my password?
When asked for your password, there is a button to reset your password. This will send you a verification code to your email and will then allow you to create a new password for the portal.

Matchmaking module

• Do I have to participate in the Matchmaking functionality?
No, the Matchmaking functionality is completely voluntary. It is designed to give visibility to H2 projects among participants. The Call for Interest can be answered without participating in the Matchmaking function.

• In the Matchmaking portal, why are there two entries for production and consumption?
As a producer, or consumer, you can indicate your capacity in two ways:
– The total electrical capacity of your production plant, in MW
– The annual hydrogen production capacity, in tonnes
If applicable, you can indicate capacities using both units.

• I joined the Matchmaking function, but I can’t find my project.
To find the project entries, you can use the search functionality to navigate to your project. Your own projects will also appear marked with a star to assist navigation.

• In the Matchmaking, I cannot edit the capacity in the project phases. How can I change this?
On creation, the platform defaults to create an initial phase tagged as “Other”. To create new phase types, please delete the default “Other” phase and add new phases as producer, trader, consumer, storage or CCUS accordingly.

• My project has multiple phases, how can I enter each phase capacity?
For projects with several phases, enter each phase with its capacity and date. Total cumulative capacities should be considered (e.g., if phase 1 is 10 MW, and phase 2 adds 20 MW to a total 30 MW, phase 2 capacity should be entered as 30 MW).

Call for interest / questionnaires module

• I am a producer, do I need to answer the consumer “Call for Interest”?
No, you only must fill out the relevant questionnaires for your profile.

• I have one main project that contains several sub-projects. Can I create one project, and complete several questionnaires within it?
For better clarity, especially if your sub-projects are of different type (e.g. if you are a producer and consumer), we recommend that you complete one questionnaire for each project. You can create as many projects as you wish on your account.

• I answered the Call for Interest, but I didn’t receive an email with my answers.
Once you fill out the Call for Interest questionnaire, you will receive an email with a copy of the data in a PDF. Check your Junk / Spam folder if you can’t find this.

• I am a producer answering the Call for Interest, in which interconnection points should I book my capacity?
Interconnection point capacities should be booked when the producer requires to export through these interconnectors. CelZa, for exports from Portugal to Spain; BarMar, for exports from Spain to France; and Obergailbach-Medelsheim, for exports from France to Germany.  National exit points (Spain and France) should be booked when the producer or trader wishes to book exit capacity in the selected country, to supply hydrogen to a domestic customer.

General

• I am having issues login in my data, who should I contact?
If you have any questions about the process, please contact your relevant TSO, through the email box below:

On the 20th of October 2022, alongside the Council of the European Union, the President of the Government of Spain, the President of the French Republic and the Prime Minister of Portugal decided to accelerate the development of energy interconnections and to create a green energy corridor connecting Portugal, Spain and France with the European energy network. They also agreed on the conclusion of a hydrogen interconnection between Portugal and Spain (Celorico da Beira – Zamora) as well as the development of a maritime pipeline connecting Spain and France (Barcelona – Marseille) in order to transport renewable hydrogen from the Iberian Peninsula to North and Central Europe. The three leaders ratified this commitment in the Euromed Summit on December 9th, 2022, in Alicante, with the support of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

Building on this political commitment, Enagás, GRTgaz, REN and Teréga have been cooperating since the 20th of October 2022 to provide technical advice to their respective governments related to the development of H2med. The four infrastructure operators signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise their commitment to collaborate on the joint development of H2med, following the mandate of the Governments of the three countries given at the Euromed Summit. The objective of this partnership is to make the infrastructure available as of 2030. On December 15th, 2022, the four transmission system operators also jointly submitted the H2med project as candidate for the Project of Common Interest (PCI) under the new regulation on Trans-European Energy Network (TEN-E).

On January 2023, Germany has decided to lend its support and join France, Spain, Portugal for this hydrogen corridor. “We have decided to expand the H2med project which, with the support of European funding, will connect Portugal, Spain, and France to Germany, which will be a partner in this hydrogen infrastructure strategy,” declared the French President Emmanuel Macron during a joint press conference  with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the reconciliation treaty between Paris and Berlin. 

On October 18th, 2023, the German TSO OGE joined the H2med project during the presentation of the corridor in Berlin. OGE’s involvement in the H2med initiative stresses the vital importance for Germany of a reliable hydrogen import corridor.

On the 8th of April 2024, the list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI) / Projects of Mutual Interest (PMI) was officially published in the Official Journal of the European Union, which includes the H2med project.

Check back this page regularly to keep updated on the latest developments.