The North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley
(NAHV) kicked off with the first transnational initiative
launched in Portorož, Slovenia, as part of the Horizon Europe
program, supported by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership. More than
100 delegates representing 37 project partners from three
countries, Croatia, Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy), and Slovenia,
gathered for the project's kick-off meeting.
NAHV started on September 1 and will run for 72 months. It
includes 17 pilot projects to be developed in different
locations in all three partner countries. The project has
received a €25 million grant from the Clean Hydrogen Partnership
and is led by HSE, Slovenia's biggest electricity producer and
distributor.
Key industry players in the three countries will develop
pilot projects to produce up to 5,000 tons of hydrogen per year
from renewable energy sources. About 20 percent of the renewable
hydrogen produced is expected to be traded among the three
countries, thus creating a primary regional market for hydrogen.
Institutional representatives from the three participating
territories, Croatia, Friuli Venezia Giulia, and Slovenia,
Undersecretary of State Ivo Milatić, FVG Regional Councillor
Pierpaolo Roberti, and Undersecretary of State Tina Sersen,
respectively, attended the kick-off meeting in Portorož along
with Tomaž Štokelj, Ceo of HSE, the project's lead partner.
Ivo Milatić, State Secretary at the Ministry of Economy and
Sustainable Development of Croatia, highlighted that "our goal
is to be an important lever in creating a clean, strong and
sustainable economy." Tina Seršen, Undersecretary of State at
the Slovenian Ministry of Environment, expressed her hope that
"by 2030 hydrogen-based solutions will play a much greater role
in achieving our decarbonization goals."
On the occasion, FVG President Massimiliano Fedriga
emphasized that "the North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley project is
an ambitious cross-border initiative designed to strengthen
cooperation on a transnational basis and aimed at addressing the
needs of our local communities."
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