Spain, France and Portugal on Friday unveiled details of their ambitious plan for an underwater pipeline to bring green hydrogen from the Iberian Peninsula to the rest of Europe.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, French President Emmanuel Macron and Portuguese premier Antonio Costa were set to formally sign off on the plans in the presence of European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen on the sidelines of a regional EU summit in Alicante.
The leaders were meeting just before the start of the EuroMed 9 summit, at which they will be joined by six other southern European countries: Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta and Slovenia.
The aim of the early meeting was to outline both a roadmap and timeline for completing the so-called H2Med project which they are hoping will be partially covered by European funds.
The pipeline project comes as Europe struggles to reduce its dependence on Russian energy following its February invasion of Ukraine.
Also known as BarMar for its planned route connecting Barcelona and Marseille, the submarine pipeline will carry green hydrogen, which is made from water via electrolysis in a process using renewable energy.
It will ultimately facilitate the EU’s transition to green energy, French and Spanish government officials say.
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