About VINCI Energies Spain
VINCI Energies Spain's work is aligned with all the branches of the VINCI Energies Group, making it a global leader in solutions for the digitalization and energy transition of companies as drivers of business transformation. VINCI Energies is present in 53 countries and offers increasingly innovative solutions and services in four business lines: infrastructure, industry, services sector and ICT.
Through these activities, VINCI Energies has a unique ability in the market to connect infrastructures, buildings and industrial facilities to information and energy systems that are increasingly reliable, secure and efficient, thanks to a comprehensive service covering everything from design to implementation, operation and maintenance, energy, transport and communication infrastructures.
VINCI Energies responds to today's mobility, energy, environmental and social challenges by constantly innovating its offerings and solutions, with the participation of our customers and other stakeholders to contribute to building a more sustainable world. In Spain, VINCI Energies deploys its offering through three brands: Axians, Actemium and Omexom. In total, VINCI Energies Spain has more than 1,700 professionals and a turnover of 333 million euros in 2024.
Desiree Bragado, Head of Plant Engineering and Green Manager at DEUTZ Spain, said: “POWERtoDEUTZ is a project that strengthens DEUTZ Spain's commitment to sustainability and the responsible use of energy. “We will continue to work to showcase this incredible technology and the uses that can be made of it.”
“The first challenge, from an engineering perspective, has been to understand the project in an integrated manner, defining and validating the different components and equipment that form part of the overall process,” said Antonio Ros Mateo, Head of Renewable Gases Engineering at VINCI Energies Spain.
Stages of the green hydrogen project
During the basic engineering phase, VINCI Energies Spain was responsible for establishing the bases for the plant design, the layout of the equipment and the general structure, as well as drafting the project for the City Council and defining the selection of equipment. In the detailed engineering phase, the technical documentation was developed, including the electrical, process and civil engineering plans, as well as safety studies (HAZOP). The tests and acceptance of equipment in the factory were also carried out, the detailed engineering project was drafted for public bodies and the architecture of the control system was designed.
Finally, during the construction management stage, INOVE INGENIERÍA managed the entire construction process, implementing modifications to the project, reviewing the designs and adjusting the final details for the correct start-up of the unit.
Antonio Ros Mateo, Head of Renewable Gas Engineering at VINCI Energies Spain, stressed that “given that innovation is essential in this type of project, engineering provides an overall view, defines and integrates components, some of which have never been used for hydrogen production, and guarantees the correct operation of the plant from a technical and safety perspective.”
Based on a global concept of the project, VINCI Energies Spain has defined and integrated the different processes involved in a hydrogen production plant, from the supply of renewable energy, with surplus energy from the photovoltaic plant located at DEUTZ Spain's own facilities, the coupling with the alkaline technology electrolyser, and subsequent compression, storage and supply processes.
In addition to VINCI Energies Spain, the project also involved ARIEMA, as supplier of the latest generation alkaline electrolyser, and AEM (Alternativas Energéticas de Murcia), which provided the generator set. In addition, CIIAE (Iberian Center for Research in Energy Storage) supported the research area, through a cooperation with FUNDECYT-PCTEX.
