The Swiss multinational Smartenergy Group, promoter of this initiative, will build a second facility in the town of l'Alcora. This new plant will join the one currently being processed in Onda, with the aim of strengthening the supply of green hydrogen for the ceramic sector.

The timeline for this second phase is subject to urban planning procedures being carried out by the l'Alcora City Council to expand land uses in its industrial areas. Barring setbacks, Smartenergy has scheduled the commissioning of this plant, which will have a capacity of 80 MW, for late 2029.

Although smaller in scale than the one projected in Onda, this infrastructure will have the capacity to cover the entire ceramic hub of l'Alcora, becoming a key installation for the decarbonization of the tile sector.

The Orange.bat green hydrogen plant in Onda already has integrated environmental authorization since last June. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2027, with operations expected to start in May 2028. This project, located in the El Colomer industrial estate, will incorporate a 100 MWe electrolyzer, capable of generating over 16,400 tons of green hydrogen annually.

The initiative in Onda will mobilize a total investment of 180 million euros, of which 82 million will come from European funding, with the aim of advancing industrial decarbonization and replacing gas use with clean energy sources.

In parallel, the promoters have also activated the project for the distribution network that will supply green energy to the ceramic hub in Onda, Vila-real, and Betxí. The company Redexis, participating in the project alongside Smartenergy, has requested authorization for this network of approximately 29 kilometers of pipelines, with a budget of 3,228,276 euros. The system will have an estimated flow rate of nearly 142,000 m³/h and will originate from the future production plant in Onda.