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Spain is fast-tracking 234 km of hydrogen pipeline, and for once the dates attach to named electrolysers

Four sections, €389 million, and an administrative procedure that halves its own deadlines. What makes this worth a project analyst's attention is not the money: it is that a connection date is finally tied to three specific plants, with three specific grant awards behind them.

11 Oct 20266 min read4 sources

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Your electrolyser is queuing behind 270 GW of batteries and data centres

Project schedules are built around the electrolyser's lead time. In February 2026 Germany's four transmission operators abandoned first-come-first-served because 717 applications for 270 GW had arrived — and electrolysers are named in the same sentence as batteries and data centres.

26 Jul 202610 min read6 sources