NextChem and MYTILINEOS’ Renewable and Storage Development Business Unit (RSD BU) have signed an agreement to develop engineering activities for the implementation of a green hydrogen plant via electrolysis in Italy.

NextChem is Maire Tecnimont’s subsidiary operating in the field of green chemistry and technologies for the Energy Transition. MYTILINEOS, through its RSD BU is a market player in the development, construction and operation of utility-scale solar and hybrid power projects with a proven track record of over 1 GW of medium to large-scale solar projects worldwide and battery storage installations.

Under the agreement, the RSD BU will leverage NextChem’s and Maire Tecnimont Group’s know-how and engineering knowledge 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, will 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.

The development of the plant's capacity for the green hydrogen production is of top priority, both for Italy and for the European Union, to contribute to the European goals of carbon neutrality and accelerate the energy transition in civil and industrial sectors.