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Italy Can be Hydrogen Hub with Pipeline Imports from Africa - Snam

9/7/2020

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy could become a clean energy hub for Europe by piping hydrogen produced in North Africa from solar power at 10-15% less than it costs to produce locally, a study by consultancy The European House-Ambrosetti and Italian gas group Snam said on Saturday. Snam CEO Marco Alvera (photo: Snam) Presented at a conference in Cernobbio, the study said Italy is well-placed to benefit from hydrogen developments thanks to its location and extensive gas network. Snam, Europe's biggest gas pipeline operator, has been experimenting with a 10% mix of hydrogen in its 21,000-mile (33,000-km) natural gas network and has said 70% of its natural gas grid is already made up of "hyd

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