Air Liquide and Eni to develop hydrogen stations in Italy

The two companies join forces to support hydrogen mobility as one of the solutions to decarbonize the transport segment.

Air Liquide and Eni have entered into a partnership with the aim to invest in infrastructure that will support the expansion of hydrogen mobility in Italy.

The companies signed a Letter of Intent 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.

“Implementing a H2 refueling stations network is a critical milestone along this journey. The alliance between a leader in hydrogen with an integrated global energy company such as Eni will pave the way to an extended access to hydrogen in Italy,” Pascal Vinet, Senior Vice President at Eni.

The partnership will leverage Air Liquide’s expertise across the entire hydrogen value chain and Eni’s expertise in commercial and retail activities coupled with the availability of an extended network of service stations.

At the beginning of 2022 Eni will open the first hydrogen refueling station in Italy in an urban environment in Mestre (Venice), followed by the second one in San Donato Milanese (Milan).