The conference entitled “Hydrogen Valley North Adriatic. Opportunities for the Transnational Ecosystem of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Slovenia and Croatia based on the hydrogen supply chain” took place last Friday, 03 March 2023, in Trieste.
The event, organised by Confindustria Alto Adriatico and Confindustria Udine in collaboration with the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, aimed at presenting the first transnational example of Hydrogen Valley in Europe. The European project will last 72 months and has a consistent budget of 24 millions. However, as reported by the articles on Il Sole 24Ore and on Il Piccolo – Trieste, the consequences will have leverage that can amount to 700 millions!
In his video message, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, defined the project as “high value” and explained how the current Italian government decided to go in the direction of the diversification of the energy sources to guarantee the security and energy independence of the country.
The agenda of the event was rich of interesting speeches from Italian and European personalities, representing public authorities and European Association as well as research centres and industrial stakeholders.
Luigi Crema talked about the priorities for the development of the Italian hydrogen supply chain. In his speech, the Vice-President of H2IT Associazione Italiana Idrogeno stated that “Hydrogen is a market that needs to be opened. It is not a technology. Hydrogen is not a product to be developed which already has a market where to be positioned. We need to build a supply chain characterised by distinct enabling requisites such as legislation, education, and trainings. These are horizontal elements fundamental for the market to start and expand. Italy is the second manufacturing country in Europe. We have leading companies that with just few changes can drag a multitude of small and medium enterprises which nourish the product supply chain”. Luigi Crema continued stating that “hydrogen does not try to substitute the other technologies: hydrogen completes them. The perspective goes beyond the industrial use, to transports and residential use”.
This little-known energy carrier is intended to become one of the main player of the energy.
Read the articles in Italian “Valle dell’idrogeno nel Nord Adriatico” on Il Sole 24Ore (in Italian): https://www.ilsole24ore.com/
Read the article “Dal progetto senza confini della Valle dell’idrogeno ricadute per 700 milioni” on il Piccolo – Trieste: