Air Liquide and Eni signed an LoI with the objective to enable the sustainable deployment of an extended network of hydrogen refueling stations in Italy.

Firstly, the collaboration will include a feasibility and sustainability study for the development of the low-carbon and renewable hydrogen supply chain supporting the fuel cell vehicles market for heavy and light mobility. The partners will also identify the strategic locations for the positioning of hydrogen refueling stations in Italy.

The partnership will leverage Air Liquide’s expertise across the entire hydrogen value chain (production, transportation, storage and distribution) and Eni’s expertise in commercial and retail activities coupled with the availability of an extended network of service stations. This cooperation aims to promote the development of technologies, skills and infrastructures to enable hydrogen mobility, also evaluating partnerships with other relevant players.

“The agreement with Air Liquide is a further step forward in the promotion of sustainable mobility. The decarbonization of transport must make use of the synergy and complementarity of available technologies. For this reason, Eni has launched activities ranging from the strengthening of power systems for electric vehicles to the production of biofuels, from the distribution of biomethane to that of hydrogen, which is one the products to reduce emissions on which Eni intends to accelerate," said Giuseppe Ricci, General Manager Energy Evolution at Eni. "At the beginning of 2022 Eni will open  the first hydrogen refueling station in Italy in an urban environment in Mestre, followed by the second one in San Donato Milanese. Thanks to the agreement with Air Liquide, the cooperation between operators is strengthened for an even greater efficiency on the path towards energy transition."