Business Wire

H2SITE and SNAM Collaborate on an Innovative Hydrogen and Natural Gas Separation Project Promoted by ARERA

Share

H2SITE, a leading company in hydrogen separation technology and hydrogen transportation solutions, has announced its collaboration with SNAM, one of Europe’s key energy infrastructure operators, to develop an innovative project focused on the separation of hydrogen and natural gas mixtures.

As part of this initiative, H2SITE has designed a Pd-alloy membrane separator, capable of extracting hydrogen from 2% to 10% concentrations. Once built, this unit will represent the largest installation of its kind, capable of separating hydrogen at low concentrations while achieving high recovery rates.

The Pd-alloy membrane separator allows the recovered hydrogen to be used directly in fuel cells, hydrogen-to-power solutions such as gas turbines and engines, and high-temperature ovens. At the same time, it minimizes the hydrogen content in the remaining natural gas, preventing unwanted alterations in its composition. This is particularly important for industrial consumers whose processes cannot tolerate significant hydrogen concentrations and ensures compliance with local regulations in the gas grid. H2SITE membranes will operate at pressures above 50 bar, an industrial scale proof point relevant for large-scale hydrogen storage applications, such as salt caverns or depleted reservoirs.

H2SITE’s hydrogen separation technology has already been successfully validated with gas distribution grid operators, demonstrating the compatibility of existing distribution infrastructures with the transport of hydrogen-natural gas mixtures. It has also proven the efficient separation of hydrogen from the natural gas stream, enabling both the production of high-purity hydrogen and the removal of hydrogen from natural gas while maintaining to clean streams.

This new project reinforces H2SITE’s strategic collaboration with major infrastructure players like transmission system operators (TSOs), distribution system operators (DSOs), and other stakeholders interested in hydrogen separation. Additionally, and thanks to the support from the Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks, and Environment (ARERA), it strengthens H2SITE’s commercial presence in the Italian market, fostering collaborations and promoting the adoption of innovative technologies for the energy transition.

This initiative marks a significant step towards decarbonizing the energy sector, leveraging existing infrastructure, such as pipelines, and integrating new ones, such as salt caverns etc. to facilitate hydrogen integration as a clean and renewable energy source. Through advanced separation solutions, H2SITE and SNAM are contributing to making hydrogen a key resource for the future of sustainable energy.

About H2SITE

H2SITE, founded in 2020, is a technology company specializing in the on-site production and separation of high-purity hydrogen. The company utilizes exclusive palladium-alloy membrane reactor technology to efficiently convert various feedstocks—including ammonia, methanol, and syngas—into hydrogen. Additionally, H2SITE enables the separation of hydrogen from low-concentration gaseous mixtures for applications such as salt caverns or geologic hydrogen. By decentralizing hydrogen production through innovative ammonia cracking and separation solutions, H2SITE addresses the challenges of cost-effective hydrogen transportation and storage, significantly reducing associated costs and emissions.

About SNAM

SNAM is a leading European operator in gas infrastructure, specialized in Transportation, with a network exceeding 38,000 km across Italy and abroad; in Storage, holding one-sixth of the European Union's entire storage capacity; and in Regasification, where it ranks as the third largest European player, managing (or co-managing) an estimated annual capacity of 28 billion cubic metres, including the Ravenna LNG plant. SNAM's long-term ambition is to develop energy infrastructure for a sustainable future, positioning itself as a multi-molecule operator at both national and European levels. The company prioritizes transformative innovation and all-round sustainability as its key strategic levers, enhancing the role of gas as a transition vector. SNAM is among the top listed Italian companies by market capitalisation and is committed to continuous growth in sustainable finance.

(www.h2site.eu)

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250316570861/en/

Contacts

For more information:
Andrés Galnares, CEO of H2SITE:
andres.galnares@h2site.eu

About Business Wire

For more than 50 years, Business Wire has been the global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure.

www.businesswire.com

Subscribe to releases from Business Wire

Subscribe to all the latest releases from Business Wire by registering your e-mail address below. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Latest releases from Business Wire

Brisbane Airport embraces advanced analytics from Cirium Sky Warehouse18.3.2025 00:00:00 EET | Press release

Brisbane Airport (BNE), which serves as the major gateway to Queensland, has partnered with aviation analytics firm, Cirium, to become one of the first airports to integrate Cirium Sky Warehouse, a data-driven cloud platform, into its modernisation efforts. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250317052819/en/ Brisbane Airport Cirium’s advanced data and analytics will be seamlessly integrated with Brisbane Airport’s business systems. This integration will support enhanced capacity planning, resource allocation, and operations analysis. Jeremy Bowen, Cirium CEO, commented: "We are delighted to support Brisbane Airport’s transformative investment to revolutionise its passenger experience and meet future travel demand. “Integrating Cirium data and analytics through the Cirium Sky Warehouse will help the airport to consolidate and accelerate digitization, leading to improved decision-making and operational performance.

Trump-Inspired World Liberty Financial Closes $550 Million Across Token Sales17.3.2025 21:37:00 EET | Press release

World Liberty Financial, Inc. (“WLFI”), the developer of a pioneering DeFi protocol and governance platform inspired by Donald J. Trump, has made history with the completion of the second set of its token sales, totaling $550 million in gross proceeds in concurrent U.S. and non-U.S. token offerings. After launching on October 15, 2024, WLFI has successfully concluded two sets of token sales in concurrent U.S. and non-U.S. offerings. In the first set, $300 million USD of WLFI tokens were sold between the offerings, and in the second set, $250 million USD of WLFI tokens were sold between the offerings. Between all the offerings, $550 million USD in WLFI tokens have been sold. More than 85,000 total participants in the token sales underwent Know Your Customer (KYC) process to determine participation eligibility. "This milestone proves that those who truly understand crypto and finance recognize what we’re building — and that WLFI is on track to supercharge DeFi as it transforms global fin

RevBio Initiates its Pivotal Clinical Trial in Europe for its Dental Implant Stabilization Product17.3.2025 21:28:00 EET | Press release

RevBio, Inc., announced that it has received regulatory and ethics committee approvals in multiple European countries to conduct its pivotal clinical trial for its dental implant stabilization product. The successful completion of this pivotal clinical trial will result in the CE marking approval for the product, which will allow the company to begin commercial sales in Europe. As of the date of this press release, the company has already enrolled 30 of an expected 75 patients in this clinical trial. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250306978603/en/ RevBio initiates a pivotal clinical trial in Europe for its Dental Implant Stabilization product with 30 of 75 expected patient enrollments. Clinical Images courtesy of Prof. France Lambert of the University of Liege. “The results from this ongoing international multicenter study are exceeding expectations, showcasing remarkable outcomes. We are profoundly optimisti

Egle Therapeutics Receives €9.3 Million in State Funding Under the “Innovations in Biotherapies and Bioproduction” Call for Projects from France 203017.3.2025 20:00:00 EET | Press release

Egle Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies targeting regulatory T cells (Tregs) for immuno-oncology and autoimmune diseases, today announced that it has secured €9.3 million in state funding under the “Innovations in Biotherapies and Bioproduction” call for projects from the France 2030 plan, managed on behalf of the French government by Bpifrance. Founded in 2020 as a spin-off from Institut Curie, Egle Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in immunomodulation, with the ambition to develop novel approaches to the modulation of Treg activity for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Egle Therapeutics has developed a proprietary translational platform to identify novel tumor-infiltrating Treg targets, with the aim of developing antibody-based candidate drugs to disable Treg function and restore an effective antitumor immune response. In June 2020, Egle Therapeutics entered a strategic partnership with Takeda Pha

The World Celebrates Ireland This St Patrick’s Day17.3.2025 17:19:00 EET | Press release

People around the world revelled in all things Irish on 17th March – the annual global celebration of Irish culture, arts and heritage known as St Patrick’s Day. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250317647496/en/ In Dublin, around half a million people lined the streets of the capital for the St Patrick’s Festival parade, which this year has the theme of ‘Adventures’ – or ‘Eachtraí’ in Irish – representing the legendary adventurous Irish spirit, loved the world over. St Patrick's Day is marked all over the world by the 70 million who claim links to Ireland. Celebrating Ireland’s national colour, the defining natural green lands, the Global Greenings returned for St Patrick’s Day, with iconic international landmarks lighting up in green including Niagara Falls, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Empire State Building, the Sky Tower in Auckland, the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool, the Sacré-Cœur in Paris, as well a

In our pressroom you can read all our latest releases, find our press contacts, images, documents and other relevant information about us.

Visit our pressroom
World GlobeA line styled icon from Orion Icon Library.HiddenA line styled icon from Orion Icon Library.Eye