The use of hydrogen for energy production poses one of the greatest industrial and technological challenges for Spain and Europe in the next decade. The commitment of the European Union - within the framework of the Green Deal -and of the Spanish Government - with the publication of the Hydrogen Roadmap -places progress in this technology among the main priorities for both governments and companies.
Novadays' experience in the renewable energy market, the company's knowledge of energy policies, industry policies and new trends in it, innovation policies and the long history in the creation of public-private partnership models place Novadays in a good position to advise administrations and companies in this ambitious challenge.
As a result, Novadays participates in the Call of the European Union linked to the Green Deal in the ORANGE.BAT project, which aims to incorporate green hydrogen in the European ceramic industry. The project includes the deployment of an innovative 100MW electrolyzer, in a pilot plant to be deployed in Castellón (where 95% of the ceramic industry in Spain and 33% of CO2 emissions in the region are concentrated).
The partnership, of which Novadays is part, includes 40 key players in the energy and ceramics industry (from Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Greece), research centers, institutional bodies and a cluster of off-takers of the hydrogen to be produced. This makes it possible for ORANGE.BAT to cover the entire value chain, from green hydrogen generation to consumption, not only of the green hydrogen itself, but also of all the by-products of the industrial process, following the principles of the circular economy.
Novadays contributes to this project through the evaluation and financial, technical and legal structuring of the ORANGE.BAT project. Novadays, from its role as technical advisor as transactional advisor (financial, legal and technical) to the public sector, will provide the perspective of public-private partnership, including the definition of the PPP model, the evaluation and allocation of risks and the financial structuring of the project.
At the same time, Novadays has won contracts with various administrations and companies, in which it is designing and creating consortia of technology and knowledge companies in various areas of the hydrogen value chain, from the manufacture of equipment to its pilot use in operations of public passenger transport companies and freight transport. As part of the strategic advice to public administrations, Novadays has designed several strategic projects to be promoted by them through the funds of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism.