H2iseO Hydrogen Valley
“H2iseO Hydrogen Valley”: an Italian hydrogen-based industrial value chain for a sustainable mobility system in Val Camonica, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along the non-electrified Brescia-Iseo-Edolo railway line, gateway to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games
VALUE PROPOSITION
“H2iseO Hydrogen Valley” is a project implemented by FNM, FERROVIENORD and Trenord, which aims to decarbonise public transport services and encourage the transition to a more sustainable transport system.
FNM, FERROVIENORD and Trenord have defined a highly innovative project covering the social, economic, geographical and environmental dimensions of mobility, with three main targets:
– Development of an economic and industrial district based on hydrogen, starting from mobility applications
– Development of a geographic district based on hydrogen, in order to enable and support the energy conversion of the area
– Total decarbonisation of the main components of local public transport
The “hydrogenisation” and decarbonisation of the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo railway line as the first user of hydrogen means that hydrogen production and distribution infrastructures can be set up in the area to support the local economic and industrial sector.
H2iseO PROJECT
To date, the H2Iseo project involves:
– The commissioning of 14 new hydrogen trains to replace the entire diesel fleet operating today;
– The construction of 3 plants for the production, storage and distribution of renewable hydrogen without CO2 emissions (in Iseo areas by means of Steam Reforming technology of biomethane, with renewable electricity and CO2 capture; in Brescia and Edolo areas by means of electrolysis technology starting from electricity from renewable sources);
– The construction of a mobile refueling plant in Rovato;
– The construction of a train storage and maintenance facility in Rovato;
– The technical and infrastructural upgrading of the stations involved.
At a later stage, the commissioning of 40 hydrogen buses to replace the entire fleet used today by FNM Autoservizi in Valcamonica is planned.
