The day theItaly will have a energy and environmental program accepted by all those who have responsibilities, it will be a day of national harmony. The issues are complex and very current, but the government does its best to never fall into the right camp. Is he doing it on purpose? To the most accredited researchers, it seems so. And here is the last case. A few days after sending the new one Piano energy and climate - Pniec - to the European Commission, with the openings on nuclear power, the School of Management of the Polytechnic of Milan studied the hydrogen scenario. A clean energy source for which billions of euros are at stake both public and private investments. The EU itself has put in place a multi-year plan, but Italy has taken a direction that is too uncertain in the medium-long term. Basically the percentages of green hydrogen indicated by the minister Piquet Fratin they are too low, say the Polytechnic of Milan.
To reduce pollution and waste, green hydrogen is recommended in almost all industrial processes and transport. Il Italian requirement for the next few years it is approximately 7,5 million tonnes for the industrial sectors, plus another 7,7 for the civil sector. The use of the source is hoped for by thousands of entrepreneurs who in one way or another will have to reconvert the way they produce. The government plan, however, foresees only 2030 million tonnes produced by 0,251. It is not clear why the figures indicated by the ministry are so low despite the many good words of recent months.
European funding at risk?
Victor Church, director of the Polytechnic structure that prepared the Hydrogen Innovation Report 2024 confirms that "the medium-long term direction we intend to take remains unclear". Hydrogen companies are ready to kickstart the development of one national supply chain. Something very similar to what happened in past years for oil. The Pniec, reworked in a year and a half of work, could be the key to full entry into the European Hydrogen Bank. It is the instrument through which the European Commission grants funding to the most competitive electrolysis production projects. Objectively, you cannot risk not taking these loans.
Speaking of electrolysis, it remains the EU's preferred technology although there are others. However, to have green hydrogen on the market with electrolysis, we also need more renewables. We need to build structures and systems also from the perspective of greater national security. The conclusion reported by the 2024 Report is that given the current situation, it is difficult to imagine that the "production of renewable hydrogen will be able to undermine the current massive use of fossil fuels". Yet another criticism of the executive's timidity.
