More clean, integrated energy sources. The project seems to be made to share the macro settings of the ecological transition. Not only Italian, of course. Because we start from the Adriatic at home and aim to export the business model. An Italian company, full of history and ability in the energy sector, has recently asked the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to validate the SUISO trademark. A technological brand to bring together several green sources. Let's talk about Saipem which has launched a futuristic platform, capable of integrate floating wind, floating solar and marine energy.
The project is, in fact, under examination, but the ideas are very clear. It is directly spokesperson for theChief Executive Officer of Saipem Francesco Caio.“Our solution is adaptable to many types of marine sites and to different production needs. The know-how gained in the design and construction of infrastructures allows Saipem to cover the value chain linked to the production of green hydrogen and to be a strategic partner on the path towards the net zero economy". The Adriatic Sea is the place chosen to work. A historic competition ground for Italian energy where extractive solutions have been tested which have accompanied the country's industrial development. Saipem with Eni, Snam and other excellences oil & gas over the years they have built a supply and distribution system among the best in Europe. This is undeniable, as is the need to move on to a new and sustainable phase of Italian development today.
In essence, the efforts of engineers and technicians around SUISO will focus on the mix of all renewable energy sources. From wind power in the middle of the sea to electrolysers for green hydrogen. The latter equipment will be placed on the old existing offshore platforms, now at the end of their life. A further step forward that discounts the prospect of the conversion of ancient marine infrastructures in the hydrocarbon sector, to green plants. SUISO will therefore find its first application in the GNES project, the energy hub that Saipem will build off the Adriatic coast of Ravenna and which in the PNRR is supported with a loan of 70 million euro. From a technical point of view, the system will work with 65 wind turbines, a 100 megawatt floating photovoltaic system. The electrolysers will produce in turn 4 thousand tons of hydrogen per year. If all goes well, the contribution to the green transition Made in Italy it will be noticeable and appreciable. It is reassuring that alongside the commitment of local institutions - Municipality, Region, trade unions - there is also that of environmental organisations. Legambiente judged the whole Agnes project well, describing it as an important signal "in line with the European, national and regional decarbonization objectives". Even more as it relaunches an old Italian energy district. The territorial concertation that safeguards economic interests and jobs is giving its results and puts aside ideological suspicions about the plants along the coasts. On the other hand, the Emilia Romagna Region in its assessments has excluded any impact on tourism and on the holiday vocation of the area. The time is ripe to see something concrete. Both Cingolani and Brunetta on behalf of the government have promised the acceleration of the authorization procedures for public works financed with the Recovery. We could therefore find ourselves here before the classic case-type which for now awaits the green light for SUISO from the European Trademark Office based in Spain.
