Maire Tecnimont Group's NextChem and MYTILINEOS Agreed to Carry Out a Feasibility Study for the Development of a Green Hydrogen Production Plant in Italy

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ROME, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

Maire Tecnimont's NextChem and MYTILINEOS' Renewable and Storage Development

Business Unit (RSD BU) have signed an agreement today to develop engineering

activities for the implementation of a green hydrogen plant via electrolysis in

Italy.

NextChem is Maire Tecnimont's subsidiary for green chemistry and technologies

for the Energy Transition. MYTILINEOS, through its RSD BU is a market leader in

the development, construction and operation of utility-scale solar and hybrid

power projects.

Under the agreement, the RSD BU will leverage NextChem's and Maire Tecnimont

Group's know-how and engineering expertise in hydrogen technologies to grow in

the hydrogen business.

The project, which will convert renewable energy from one of MYTILINEOS' solar

plants into green hydrogen, to be followed by other plants as well, aims to

provide local off-takers with a carbon neutral energy carrier alternative that

could allow for effective decarbonization including in hard-to-abate industrial

sectors.

Pierroberto Folgiero, Chief Executive Officer of Maire Tecnimont Group and

NextChem, commented: "NextChem is a front runner in the development of a

hydrogen-based green economy: we have four technological solutions for hydrogen

production in our portfolio, with different levels of carbon intensity. Among

these, green hydrogen is the most ambitious one from an economic and

environmental point of view and we are already working on it, both in Italy and

abroad. This collaboration with MYTILINEOS is extremely promising and gives us

the opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of an approach aimed at creating

integrated platforms of plant solutions for the energy transition."

Nikos Papapetrou, General Manager of the RSD Business Unit stated: "Italy

represents one of our key markets in Europe and we are excited to start the

development of our first Green Hydrogen Pilot Project in partnership with

Nextchem in the Country. We aim to expand this Business Model in all the

countries where we are currently developing Renewable Energy Systems (RES). We

are privileged to be able to provide our contribution to the green hydrogen

energy strategy that has been worldwide identified as one of the main pillars

of the energy evolution. Promoting the development of green hydrogen is a

tangible demonstration of our commitment to accelerate the energy transition

and decarbonisation."

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SOURCE: NextChem