Development of a Hydrogen Valley for Exploitation of Green Hydrogen in Central Italy

Giorgio Ficco (), Fausto Arpino, Marco Dell’Isola, Michele Grimaldi and Silvia Lisi
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Giorgio Ficco: Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Via G. Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino, Italy
Fausto Arpino: Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Via G. Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino, Italy
Marco Dell’Isola: Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Via G. Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino, Italy
Michele Grimaldi: Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Via G. Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino, Italy
Silvia Lisi: Department of Enterprise Engineering, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Italy

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 21, 1-10

Abstract: Green hydrogen exploitation plays a crucial role in achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Hydrogen, in fact, provides a number of key benefits for the energy system, due to its integrability with other clean technologies for energy production and consumption. This paper is aimed at presenting the project of recovery of an abandoned industrial area located in central Italy by developing a site for the production of green hydrogen. To this aim, the analysis of the territorial and industrial context of the area allowed us to design the project phases and to define the sizing criteria of the hydrogen production plant. The results of a preliminary cost–benefit analysis show that a huge initial investment is required and that, in the short term, the project is sustainable only with a very large public grant. On the other hand, in the long term, the project is sustainable, and the benefits significantly overcome the costs.

Keywords: natural gas; hydrogen; transmission network; electrolyzer; decarbonization; hydrogen valley (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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