Snam held the first test in the world on the use of a mixture of natural gas and 30% hydrogen for industrial steel processing. The company communicates it in a note, specifying that Rina, a multinational inspection, certification and engineering consultancy company, took care of the engineering analyzes and laboratory tests. The Giva group, on the other hand, made the Forgiatura Vienna plant available for carrying out the test, while the methane and hydrogen mixture was supplied by Sapio.
“Hydrogen – he commented Marco Alvera, CEO of Snam – can become in the medium-long term the solution to decarbonise the steel sector and all industries with intensive energy consumption, whose role in our economy is fundamental. This experimentation is a preparatory stage for the progressive introduction of zero-emission hydrogen, first in blending with natural gas and then in pure form, in some steel production processes. Snam makes its design and research capabilities and its infrastructure available to contribute to the creation of a national hydrogen supply chain and to the achievement of Italian and European climate objectives".
Jacopo Longhi Vienna, from Giva, added that for the group “hydrogen can be a great ally. On the one hand, the increasingly stringent regulations in terms of CO2 emissions, combined with the desire to reduce the environmental impact of our productions, oblige us to find a solution. On the other hand, the application of hydrogen could prove to be a driving market for valves and actuators, produced by group companies. This project, therefore, is only the beginning of a journey that will see us involved for many years”.
