Snam, a leading energy infrastructure company and Rina, a global testing, inspection, certification and engineering consultancy services firm have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the hydrogen sector.
The MoU aims to realise the significant potential of hydrogen as a fundamental energy carrier to act against climate change and industrial decarbonisation.
Based in Italy, the two companies will form a joint working group to study and test the compatibility of hydrogen with existing infrastructure as well as experiments and analyses of hydrogen use in production, storage and distribution.
Snam CEO Marco Alverà said the agreement will combine the skills of both companies to accelerate hydrogen as a new clean energy carrier.
“The use of green hydrogen in existing infrastructure will play a key role in enabling the energy transition and achieving climate objectives, whilst also creating new opportunities for economic development, which are now more important than ever,” said Mr Alverà.
“Italy and its companies have the opportunity to pioneer this approach at an international level.”
RINA CEO Ugo Salerno said the company is proud to collaborate with Snam to promote the sustainable progress of the energy sector and firmly believe hydrogen is one of the best options for reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
In 2019, Snam became the first European company to successfully test the introduction of hydrogen blends at 10 per cent volume into its gas transmission network, while RINA co-owns the first laboratory in Italy capable of performing tests at high pressures for the storage of gases – including hydrogen.
For more information visit the Snam website.
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