Hydrogen will play a crucial role in competitively supporting the decarbonization of our economy by acting as a clean and versatile energy carrier.
As highlighted by leading international institutions such as the IEA, low-carbon hydrogen can replace fossil fuels in industries and applications where direct electrification is challenging or not economically viable. These include steel production, chemicals and refining, and high-energy demand transport sectors. Additionally, hydrogen serves as a fundamental feedstock in the production of ammonia, methanol, and e-fuels, essential for sustainable aviation.
Beyond industrial applications, hydrogen will play a key role in the future energy transition by enabling long-duration energy storage, facilitating large-scale energy transport, and strengthening cross-border energy interconnections. These capabilities are essential for stabilizing renewable energy supply and enhancing its integration into the economy.
Despite these advantages, making hydrogen a truly competitive decarbonization tool requires addressing key challenges such as cost reduction, infrastructure development, and policy support. This conference will explore these challenges from multiple perspectives.
The first part will assess the international outlook of hydrogen technologies and showcase world-class examples of low-carbon hydrogen production projects (including both green and blue hydrogen) that are already scaling up toward competitiveness; discussions will focus on their economic viability, sustainability, and their potential role in the EU and Italy’s energy landscape.
The second part will focus on the role of infrastructure development, finance and regulation to accelerate the competitive production and deployment of hydrogen, including discussions on policy instruments such as incentives, carbon pricing, and mandates, as well as regulatory frameworks necessary to support a thriving hydrogen economy.
Session 1 (09.30-11.30)
International outlook of hydrogen technologies and low-carbon hydrogen projects
Format: Invited lectures
Stefano Campanari and Davide Bonalumi, Hydrogen Joint Research Partnership (H2 JRP) – Politecnico di Milano
Introduction & keynote speech
Edouard Neyrand, CEO – AirLiquide Italia
Blue hydrogen projects
Antonio Lorenzo Antozzi, Chief Officer Energy Transition & Hydrogen – De Nora
Italy’s gigafactory for alkaline electrolysis
Giuseppe Ricci, Chief Operating Officer Industrial Transformation – ENI
Clean hydrogen for refineries and chemical
Lesya Nadzon, Director Business Development Green Hydrogen – ACWA POWER
Neom and large-scale green ammonia projects
Martin Skov Skjøth-Rasmussen, CTO – ELCOGEN
EU gigafactory project for high temperature electrolysis
Networking break
Session 2 (12.00-13.30)
Accelerating hydrogen deployment: infrastructures, final uses, regulation
Format: mixed format Invited lectures + Policy Dialogue & Discussion Panel with all speakers
Piero Ercoli, Executive Director Decarbonization Unit – SNAM
South2corridor and gas infrastructures
Eiji Ohira, Strategy Architect, Hydrogen Strategy Division – Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Liquid Hydrogen transport
Marco Corbella, VP METALS – TENOVA
Large scale hydrogen projects for green steel
Luca Ventorino – MASE
Role of regulators and the Italian Hydrogen Strategy
Luigi Crema, President – Hydrogen Europe Research, Vice President – H2IT
Role of associations and research for the deployment of hydrogen economy
Simultaneous English-Italian translation will be available at all conference events
Agenda in progress
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