{"id":7890,"date":"2024-12-13T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodnewenergy.enagas.es\/uncategorized\/hidrogeno-renovable-italia\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T12:56:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T11:56:35","slug":"italy-renewable-hydrogen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodnewenergy.enagas.es\/en\/innovative\/italy-renewable-hydrogen\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy commits to renewable hydrogen: millions in investments and key projects up to 2050"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italy<\/strong> is moving forward with determination in its commitment to renewable hydrogen<\/strong>, consolidating its position as a key country in the European energy transition<\/strong> thanks to this energy carrier. This momentum is largely due to significant investments and ambitious projects to be developed in the coming years.<\/p>\n

The country has just presented its National Hydrogen Strategy<\/strong>, which considers short (2030), medium (2030-2040) and long term (2040-2050) time horizons, with several scenarios for the development of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This strategy forecasts a national demand of between 6.39 and 11.93 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) by 2050, while the forecasts of the Italian National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan<\/strong> (NIECP) point to a national production of between 4.47 Mtoe and 8.35 Mtoe.<\/p>\n

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Thanks to this energy carrier, Italy is consolidating its position as a key country in the European energy transition<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Also by 2050, it is estimated that the penetration of hydrogen<\/strong> in Italy will reach up to 30% of final consumption in the transport sector and 18% of final energy consumption in the hard-to-abate (HtA) industry.<\/p>\n

By 2030, in line with the NIECP, renewable hydrogen<\/strong> consumption is estimated at 0.25 million tonnes per year. At least 70% of this demand will be produced domestically (assuming 3 GW of electrolysis capacity), while the remaining 30% will be imported.<\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s National Strategy<\/strong> also provides estimates of the investments needed in the field of renewable hydrogen<\/strong>. Assuming a need for electrolysers of between 15 and 30 GW, the cumulative investment is estimated at 8-16 billion euros.<\/p>\n

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Italy\u2019s National Strategy provides investment estimates for renewable hydrogen<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Taking into account the contribution of other hydrogen<\/strong> production technologies (such as steam methane reforming), this could be as high as 13-24 billion euros, although economic and regulatory instruments are envisaged to reduce operating costs and facilitate production.<\/p>\n

Remaining challenges <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The strategy identifies a number of cross-cutting issues that need to be addressed for the development of the sector:<\/p>\n