Two green hydrogen projects being developed by Enel Green Power and Eni in Italy will receive public funding approved by the European Commission under IPCEI Hy2Use.
South Italy Green Hydrogen, the joint venture set up by the two corporations to move forward with the development of the projects, will be the beneficiary of the funding provided.
One of the projects is to be implemented at a biorefinery in Gela, Sicily, where a 20MW electrolyser will be installed.
The other will be near Eni’s refinery in Taranto, in the Apulia region, where a 10MW electrolyser will be installed.
Both will use polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) technology.
“We are proud that these projects have been shortlisted by the European Union as part of the prestigious IPCEI Hy2Use,” said Salvatore Bernabei, CEO of Enel Green Power.
“The two initiatives, in collaboration with Eni, represent an important step for the construction of utility-scale electrolysis facilities, allowing us to test and accelerate the development of the entire supply chain for the production of green hydrogen in Europe.”
Giuseppe Ricci, Chief Operating Officer of Energy Evolution at Eni, added: “In order to tackle the challenges of energy transition as effectively as possible in such diverse and complex economies and industries, it is essential to use all available technologies to decarbonise the many different emissions sources.
“Hydrogen is one of the many paths that Eni is taking, and we are very pleased that these projects with Enel were shortlisted by the European Union as part of IPCEI Hy2Use, which is such an important EU project.”