b'28 Partner News Autumn 2021CorporateCummins Selects Spain fortechnology by reducing energy dependence and fossil fuel consumption while driving the countrys economic and social its Gigawatt Electrolyzerrevitalization. He added, We congratulate ourselves on the choice to locate the project in a region that we value and in which we maintain a historic presence Plant and Partners withand commitment. This joint initiative will contribute to the economic, industrial and quality employment development in the Iberdrola to Lead the Greenregion and will reinforce its great innovative commitment to a decisive technology for the decarbonization of the industry.Hydrogen Value ChainA site selection search within the Guadalajara area of Castilla-La Mancha is currently underway for Cummins new 50m PEM electrolyzer plant that will house system assembly and testing for approximately 500 MW/year and will be scalable to more than 1 GW/year. The facility, which will initially be Global power leader Cummins Inc. (NYSE:supporting efforts to bring the European22,000 square meters, is anticipated CMI) joined government leaders and partnerUnions Green Deal to fruition. Asto open in 2023, creating 350 new Iberdrola, one of the worlds largest energycommunities move toward zero emissions,jobs as production ramps up.companies, to announce its plans for onethis is the latest example of Cummins of the worlds largest electrolyzer plantsglobal effort to achieve carbon neutralityCummins is rapidly growing its capabilities for the production of green hydrogen toand accelerate the hydrogen economy. to provide hydrogen technologies at be located in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.scale, which is critical to the worlds green Ignacio Galn, Chairman and CEO ofenergy transition through the hydrogen This investment in Spain comes on theIberdrola, said, This initiative will accelerateeconomy. Cummins has deployed more heels of Iberdrola and Cummins decision tothe production of green hydrogen inthan 600 electrolyzers in 100 countries partner together on large-scale hydrogenSpain and will create a new industry, theglobally. The plant will also enable production projects in Spain and Portugal.manufacturing of electrolyzer systems, withCummins to achieve carbon neutrality high growth potential. We continue to makeby 2050 as outlined in the companys The companies have signed an agreementprogress in our ambitious plan to put SpainPlanet 2050 sustainability strategy.to accelerate the growth of businessand Europe at the global forefront of this opportunities in the electrolyzer market of Iberia, promoting the green hydrogen value chain and making Spain a leader of this technology and industry. This alliance helps to position Cummins as a leading supplier of electrolyzer systems for large-scale projects in Iberia and Iberdrola as a leading developer of electrolyzer projects and hydrogen supplier to final industrial customers.Spain offers a strong and dynamic local environment for hydrogen production, and we are excited to invest here and significantly increase our manufacturing capacity in Europe, said Tom Linebarger, Chairman and CEO of Cummins. Our partnership with Iberdrola will connect us with a major clean energy company and strategically positions us to be a European leader in green hydrogen production. We believe that this is just the start of our expansion into new markets, bringing new clean technology to customers, andAir Liquide Bcancour PEM'