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Welcome to Castilla y Leon Hydrogen Valley first Newsletter!
Dear reader,
We are pleased to introduce Castilla y León Hydrogen Valley, an EU-funded initiative developing and demonstrating one of Europe’s largest integrated hydrogen ecosystems in the Castilla y León region of Spain.
By linking clean hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and real-world applications across mobility, industry, and energy, the project aims to demonstrate both the technical feasibility and financial viability of green hydrogen as a cornerstone of Europe’s energy transition.
Today’s energy and environmental challenges demand practical and scalable solutions. Reducing carbon emissions, strengthening energy security, and supporting economic resilience are no longer optional goals, but urgent priorities.
Our mission is to accelerate the large-scale deployment of renewable hydrogen, helping cut CO₂ emissions while reinforcing energy independence and fostering sustainable economic growth. Through full integration across 11 pilot sites and large-scale operations planned for 2028–2029, Castilla y León Hydrogen Valley will demonstrate how a coordinated regional ecosystem can drive decarbonisation and serve as a replicable model for clean energy development across Europe.
To begin this journey together, we invite you to watch our project video, which highlights the scale of the initiative and the strong collaboration behind it. The video shows how coordinated regional action can support Europe’s broader energy transition. You can also explore our communication kit for an early look at how the CyLH₂ Valley is taking shape.
The project is already gaining international visibility. Castilla y León Hydrogen Valley has been presented at major events, including European Hydrogen Week 2025 and Hydrogen Research and Innovation Days. In the coming months, we will share further updates, resources, and invitations to webinars, workshops, and community events.
We are delighted to have you with us on this journey!
A message from our project coordinator
"As Project Coordinator, I would like to welcome you to this first issue of the CyLH2Valley newsletter. More than a communication channel, I hope this space will become a point of connection for all those who want to play an active role in shaping the hydrogen future of Castilla y León.
CyLH2Valley has been designed not only to deliver project activities, but also to help build a lasting regional dynamic around hydrogen by aligning stakeholders, strengthening cooperation and creating the conditions for long-term progress across the value chain.
This ambition is reflected in the project’s mission to pave the way for a clean hydrogen economy in the region by 2035, while engaging a broad stakeholder network through co-design, governance development and participatory processes.
However, a vision alone will not make the difference. What truly matters is the willingness of organisations and individuals to step forward, exchange knowledge, identify synergies and contribute to something larger than their own initiatives. Building a hydrogen valley requires the active involvement of industry, technology providers, infrastructure actors, public authorities, researchers, local communities and many others.
For this reason, the project will promote peer-to-peer discussions, workshops, training activities and tailored stakeholder dialogue. CyLH2Valley is therefore an open invitation to participate: to share expertise, challenge assumptions, identify opportunities for collaboration and help translate ambition into concrete regional capacity.
This first newsletter marks the beginning of that shared process. I encourage you to engage with the project, follow its progress, contribute to its dialogue and connect with the growing community around it. Whether you represent a company, a public body, a research organisation, a cluster, a local initiative or simply an interest in the future of clean energy, your perspective matters.
The Hydrogen Valley of Castilla y León will be stronger, more credible and more impactful if it is shaped by a broad community ready to act, collaborate and turn regional potential into real momentum. Let this first issue be more than an introduction, but a call to take part."
Ismael Lozano Gabarre
RD Engineer, CARTIF
Project Coordinator |
