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The Port Authority of Castellón welcomed the approval by the full Consell of a direct aid decree of USD 88 million to transform the bp Energía España refinery located in the Port of Castellón into a large green energy hub.
This decision by the Generalitat Valenciana constitutes a key endorsement to definitively consolidate the sustainable transformation of the port's surroundings, strengthening its position as one of the most advanced carbon-neutral industrial and energy centers in Spain. The aid will be distributed between the years 2026 and 2029 and comes from European Feder funds.
The president of the Port Authority of Castellón, Rubén Ibáñez, pointed out that "these actions not only guarantee compliance with the environmental standards required by the European Union, but also enhance PortCastelló's role as a strategic node for receiving, processing, and distributing the new clean energies of the future."
Furthermore, Ibáñez referred to the importance of this aid from the Valencian government, which will consolidate the Port of Castellón as a reference industrial enclave. "bp's project in Castellón fits perfectly with our roadmap, and for this reason, we thank the Generalitat for boosting a project that turns us into an energy hub, which is one of the great pillars on which our port's new green energy strategy is based, along with offshore wind," he declared.
With this public-private alliance, PortCastelló reaffirms "its commitment to ecological transition, environmental sustainability, and the ability to attract high-impact investments," according to Rubén Ibáñez.
This project will allow progress in the transformation of Castellón's industrial complex towards a model capable of integrating new raw materials and processes associated with the energy transition.
The action is integrated into bp's transformation strategy for its Castellón complex, which seeks to evolve from a model focused on traditional refining towards an energy hub capable of combining fuel production, renewable hydrogen, and new low-carbon solutions.
The majority of the funding, USD 77 million, will be allocated to the so-called Large Renewable Hydrogen demonstrator Pilot. The project includes the production of hydrogen through electrolysis powered by renewable energies, along with the necessary facilities for its storage, compression, and distribution.
The infrastructure will allow the hydrogen to be used for industrial self-consumption and to supply companies located in the refinery's vicinity. The project will also incorporate digital tools aimed at optimizing renewable production, storage, and industrial energy demand in an integrated manner.
The remaining USD 11 million will finance a second project aimed at developing advanced pretreatment technologies for sustainable raw materials.
The initiative will be oriented towards the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) for road transport, as alternatives to conventional petroleum-derived fuels.
