Network for Energy Sustainable Transition (NEST) – Spoke 4 “Clean Hydrogen and Final Uses”

1. Project Title

Network for Energy Sustainable Transition (NEST) – Spoke 4 “Clean Hydrogen and Final Uses”
National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR)
Period: 01/11/2022 – 31/01/2026

2. Project Description

European Union policies and the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan have identified hydrogen as a key element of the Italian and European energy future. In this context, Spoke 4 will promote a technological roadmap to stimulate the technological and industrial revolution in Italy, facilitating the development of a national infrastructure based on hydrogen production technologies and its use as a strategic energy carrier.

3. Project Objectives

  • Develop a national infrastructure based on hydrogen production and use technologies
  • Contribute to the strategy that sees Italy as a European hydrogen hub
     

4. Partners and Stakeholders Involved

Leader:

  • Università degli Studi di Genova (UNIGE)

CO-Leader:

  • ENEA

Academics: 

  • UNIGE, Centro Nazionale delle Ricerche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Università degli Studi di Pisa, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, Politecnico di Bari, Politecnico di Milano, Fondazione Bruno Kessler

Industrialists:

  • Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie S.r.l., SNAM S.p.a., IREN Spa, ARCO FC s.r.l., Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Istituto di ricerca Ingenia S.r.l.- Impresa sociale

 

5. Budget and Financing

Budget: € 114 700 000,00 (Contributo € 114 700 000,00)
Financing institution: National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), European Union – NextGenerationEU,European Union – NextGenerationEU
Call: Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.3 - Call for tender No. 1561 of 11.10.2022 of University and Research Ministry (MUR); https://www.mur.gov.it/it/atti-e-normativa/decreti-di-ammissione-al-finanziamento-avviso-dd-341-del-15032022 

 

6. Expected Impacts and Benefits

  • Development of innovative materials and functional components for fuel cells (FCH) for power generation and electrolysis.
  • Development of efficient processes for H2 production through thermochemical, electrochemical, and emerging pathways.
  • Development of technologies for H2 storage and distribution, including the use of carriers such as ammonia and LOHC.
  • Integration of hydrogen with renewable energy and across various sectors, promoting the use of fuel cells in various energy communities, sustainable mobility, industrial decarbonization, and the residential CHP sector.
  • Analysis of regulatory, safety, and risk assessments for H2.
     

7. Contacts and References

Loredana Magistri (Coordinatore)
Email: loredana.magistri@unige.it  
UNIGE

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