Repsol produces renewable hydrogen with biomethane for the first time

This renewable hydrogen was used to manufacture fuels with a low carbon footprint, such as gasoline, diesel, or kerosene for aviation.

Repsol has produced renewable hydrogen using biomethane as raw material for the first time. This renewable hydrogen was used to manufacture fuels with a low carbon footprint, such as gasoline, diesel, or kerosene for aviation.

The production took place at Repsol’s Cartagena Industrial Complex, Spain, where 10 tons of renewable hydrogen were produced from 500 MWh of biomethane, according to a company’s press release.

The biomethane used as raw material was obtained from urban solid waste.

“Repsol replaces conventional natural gas with biomethane of sustainable origin to produce renewable hydrogen in its industrial complexes and thus decarbonize its processes and products”, says the copmany.

With this first industrial tests, Repsol hopes to serve as an example for developing the system of guarantees of origin for renewable gases to be implemented in Spain.