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Three projects in one with a single purpose: generate green energy and local wealth.

The Green Oak This is the most advanced Project Finance and a benchmark for the sector in Europe.

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annual green e-methanol (RFNBO).

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Green H2 produced and consumed at the e-methanol plant per year.

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Biogenic CO2 produced and captured in the plant per year.

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Renewable electricity generation per year-

Generating green energy and local wealth

Biomass cogeneration and carbon capture plant

Third MITECO auction

In 2022, Reolum was awarded 46.1MW of renewable energy for biomass in the third energy auction called by MITECO.


This was the beginning of the consolidation of a project never before seen at the European level, whose objective was to improve the efficiency of one of the Just Transition territories. 

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BIOMASS PLANT

Our proposal consists of a biomass plant with a power output of 49.9MW and an annual electricity production of 370 GWh on the grounds of the former La Robla coal-fired power plant. 

In parallel, it generates a synergistic auxiliary network of an industrial and service nature, bringing back to the area an activity that did not exist until now. 

The production of the facilities is generated through some 315,050 tons of biomass which, additionally, will provide greater stability to the electrical system of the area. 

The La Robla Green biomass cogeneration plant is a renewable energy source derived from the controlled combustion of organic agricultural waste. This waste currently has no use.

Advantages of biomass

  • It encourages the cleaning of fields
  • Improvement of its phytosanitary status
  • Minimizes the risk of difficult-to-control fires
  • Reduce the use of agrochemicals and nitrogen fertilizers
  • It adds value to unused corn straw, rye straw unsuitable for animal feed, and rapeseed straw.
  • And, furthermore, it will entail a new additional income for local farmers, some 16 million euros annually, including logistics, as well as the creation of stable, quality employment in rural areas, a common location for biomass.

Corn waste that was previously burned or left to decompose, releasing emissions into the atmosphere, now feeds the biomass plant, and the resulting CO2, instead of being released into the atmosphere, is converted into raw material thanks to the carbon capture plant. 200,000 tons annually will be transported to the green e-methanol plant for production.

Green Hydrogen Plant (Spain's most important hydrogen production hub)

Leading the Leonese Valley of Green Hydrogen

Reolum was selected to lead the "Leonese Valley of Green Hydrogen" project, becoming a beneficiary of the MITECO H2 Valleys program. La Robla Green received an allocation of €180 million.

 

Electrolysis using PEM technology

Thanks to a 200 MW electrolyzer, electrolysis is carried out using PEM technology. Electrolyzers with this technology are recognized for producing high-purity hydrogen (99.91% T3T) and are also the most suitable for adapting to the variability of renewable energy sources.

Green hydrogen production: 28,000 tons

This means that the electricity used during the process comes from renewable sources.

This green hydrogen will meet the requirements imposed by European regulations to be considered RFNBO

All green hydrogen production will be used as a supply for the e-methanol plant.

Green e-methanol plant

A next-generation product

The CO₂ extracted from the biomass plant is mixed with hydrogen to produce green e-methanol, a next-generation product. We have a production capacity of 140,000 tons per year of AA-grade e-methanol, fully complying with standards. IMPCA. Our process is certified as RFNBO, guaranteeing product traceability and sustainability in accordance with European regulations. Furthermore, we have a own rail loading facility, This allows us to efficiently manage the transport of e-methanol to the port, optimizing logistics and reducing our operational footprint.

green e-methanol

For his part, green e-methanol It is produced using hydrogen from water electrolysis in a plant powered by renewable electricity and biogenic CO2. It is a highly demanded, and scarce, biofuel, primarily in industrial settings: 

  • Maritime transport
  • Aviation
  • Chemical and pharmaceutical industry
  • Road transport

Compliance with European industrial decarbonization regulations

He e-methanol It has become a key energy vector for compliance with new European regulations in the sectors maritime, aeronautical and in the transposition of the RED III Directive.

Its renewable nature and its capacity to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions position it as one of the

More viable solutions for decarbonizing heavy transport. In aviation and maritime transport, where direct electrification is limited, e-methanol makes it possible to meet the mandatory carbon reduction targets and the progressive increase in sustainable fuels required by the EU.

In turn, RED III establishes strict thresholds for renewable energy in fuels and industrial processes, requirements that e-methanol meets thanks to its renewable origin and its certifiability under schemes such as RFNBO.

In this way, it becomes a strategic pillar for moving towards cleaner, more competitive transport that is aligned with the European energy transition.