ACWA Power signs green hydrogen pact with Italian partners
ACWA Power signs green hydrogen pact with Italian partners | Windpower Monthly
The self-described largest private water desalination company, ACWA Power has invested heavily in wind and solar to fuel its desalination plants.
The agreement with oil major Eni will cover collaboration in renewables and green hydrogen, along with research and development in sustainable technologies.
The other agreements are with enterprises federation Confindustria, utility and waste management firm A2A, industrial solutions provider Industrie De Nora, specialty additives manufacturer Italmatch Chemicals, and classification and engineering solutions provider RINA.
A2A and ACWA Power will assess the potential for green hydrogen projects and for green hydrogen imports in Italy.
With RINA, ACWA Power will investigate the potential use of green hydrogen and its derivatives in seaborne shipping.
Industrie De Nora will provide expertise in electrochemistry and sustainability technologies to enhance ACWA Power’s portfolio of water desalination projects. The two partners will also investigate possible cooperation in operations and maintenance in green hydrogen applications.
Italmatch Chemicals and ACWA Power will explore the potential for production of water treatment products in Saudi Arabia, as well as opportunities in R&D and knowledge exchange.
Click here to subscribe to the green hydrogen bulletin to receive fortnightly dedicated news, analysis and comment straight to your inbox.
To submit a news, comment, case study or analysis idea for the green hydrogen bulletin, contact the editorial team.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate diplomacy
Talks are well underway in preparation for the next major international meeting on climate change, 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), scheduled to begin Nov. 30 in the United Arab Emirates.
Much like last year’s COP27, finances — specifically, aid to developing nations — will be at the center of conference deliberations.
The conference faces an even greater sense of urgency brought on by the Sept. 8, 2023, release of the first global stocktake, which calls for accelerated action to meet the goals set in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement (COP21).
Climate diplomacy: COP 27 | Climate diplomacy: COP 28 | Climate diplomacy: COP 29