Italgas, Edison to test green hydrogen in an industrial plant
May 15 (Reuters) – Europe’s biggest gas distributor Italgas (IG.MI), and EDF’s Edison Energia (EDNn.MI), have signed a contract to supply a blend containing green hydrogen to a plant of Italian food group Granarolo from September, the companies said on Thursday.
The move is the first attempt in Italy to use a blend with up to 20% of green hydrogen for an industrial activity, they said, adding the fuel will be produced using renewable energy coming from a power plant set up by Italgas in Sardinia.
Despite green hydrogen being a crucial element in the European Union’s energy transition strategy, its widespread adoption has been hampered by high production costs.
Reporting by Philippe Leroy Beaulieu in Gdansk; editing by Francesca Landini, Gianluca Semeraro
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