The Canary Islands Oceanic Platform (PLOCAN), through the H2VERDE project, reinforces its commitment to sustainability and energy development in the Canary Islands by offering five free online training programs that promote knowledge and research on renewable hydrogen (also known as green hydrogen) and its value chain.
This initiative seeks to train professionals in a strategic sector for the sustainable energy future of the region. Green hydrogen, produced through electrolysis (the use of electricity to divide water molecules -H₂O- into oxygen -O₂- and hydrogen -H₂-) using electricity generated by renewable sources such as solar and wind, does not generate polluting emissions and offers an innovative solution to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, which currently exceeds 90% in the Canary Islands. In addition, it facilitates the integration of renewable energies into an isolated electrical system such as that of the Archipelago.
Renewable hydrogen is especially relevant for strategic sectors such as maritime and port, which are essential for the Blue Economy of the Canary Islands. Its implementation will allow progress towards the goal of decarbonising the island economy by 2040, positioning the Islands as a global model of sustainability.
The training programmes offered by PLOCAN, certified by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), will contribute to greater awareness and knowledge of the population about the production, storage, transport and uses of hydrogen in certain sectors, especially those related to the Blue Economy.
The five training programmes offered through H2VERDE are aimed at professionals in engineering, technical branches, the hydrogen sector, research staff, graduates, Master’s and University Degree students related to engineering and technical branches, as well as professionals or unemployed people who are interested in receiving training to be able to access employment in this sector.
“In order for the Canary Islands to fulfil its commitment to decarbonise its economy by 2040, the renewable hydrogen industry and its value chain will require qualified professionals who can face the challenges of an unprecedented energy transformation. Through this initiative, the H2VERDE project wants to contribute to preparing professionals who can enter the chain of job creation, economy and sustainability,” said Adriana García, project manager for PLOCAN’s renewable energy research line.
Each training course can be taken individually. The 20 teachers in charge of the courses aim to provide participants with theoretical and practical knowledge to face the challenges of the Canary Islands’ energy future.
The first of the programs, Pre-design of Renewable Hydrogen Plants, will be held between March 17 and 27, while the Risk Analysis in the Design of Hydrogen Facilities program will take place between March 31 and April 16 and the Potential of Renewable Hydrogen in Applications in the Port and Maritime Sector in the Canary Islands will be held from May 6 to 26. For its part, the training program in Renewable Energies in Isolated Systems for the Production of Hydrogen by Electrolysis will take place from June 2 to 17 and, finally, the program on Renewable Energies based on Hydrogen will close the program between July 2 and 23.
Those interested in this offer can obtain more information through the H2VERDE project website
This training is funded by the H2VERDE project through a €6 million grant from the Renewable Energy and Hydrogen project, charged to investment 1 of component 17 (Complementary R&D&I Plans with the Autonomous Communities) of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR) of the Government of Spain, financed with “Next Generation EU” funds, through the so-called Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (MRR).
