Power engineering firm Ansaldo Energia has been awarded €317m ($332m) by the Italian Government to develop 1MW AEM electrolyser systems for green hydrogen production.

The funding, secured through the €5.4bn ($5.7bn) Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) Hy2Tech scheme, will support Ansaldo Green Tech in the construction of a new AEM production line and R&D expansion at its Genova site.

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H2 View understands the company will be looking to develop and industrialise 1MW modular systems in both containerised and “open design” solutions.

Capable of producing over 500kg of hydrogen per day, Ansaldo says its systems offer high efficiency, flexibility and pressurised hydrogen production while reducing the amount of critical minerals used.