Maire Tecnimont announced that its subsidiary NextChem has been assigned a €194 million grant for the development of a waste-to-hydrogen plant as part of the IPCEI Hy2Use EU project.
The Hydrogen Valley project in Rome, is the first industrial-scale technological hub for the development of the national supply chain for the production, transport, storage and use of hydrogen for the decarbonisation of industrial processes.
The grant will be disbursed during the construction phases of the plant. The next steps concern the start of the project activities and all the necessary permits, in order to ensure the plant start-up in the first half of 2027.
In the initial phase, a production of 1,500 tons/year of hydrogen and 55,000 tons/year of ethanol is expected.
The production of hydrogen will grow according to its demand, up to 20,000 tons per year, proportionally reducing the volumes of ethanol.
Thanks to NextChem's proprietary technology, developed by its subsidiary MyRechemical, the plant will use 200,000 tons/year of non-recyclable solid waste as raw material.
The European project also includes a contribution of approximately €4 million for additional research and development activities in waste-to-hydrogen technology, leveraging scientific partners such as Enea, Fondazione Bruno Kessler and La Sapienza University of Rome.
NextChem’s waste to hydrogen plant makes progress
