Ansaldo electrolyser could kickstart Italian ‘hydrogen valley’
Kelvin Ross
Posted on: 6 October 2025
Green hydrogen project is in industrial area of Basilicata region.
Ansaldo Green Tech is to supply an electrolyser to a new green hydrogen production plant that is intended to be the foundation for a ‘hydrogen valley’ in the Basilicata region of Italy.
The project, in an industrial area of Tito Scalo in the province of Potenza, is backed by PRE srl, part of the Grippo Investment group, and GM Engineering.
It is hoped to be the first step in the creation of a hydrogen valley to accelerate industrial decarbonization and develop a local H2 value chain.
The AEM (Anion Exchange Membrane) electrolyser will be built at a new production line currently under development in Genoa, headquarters of Ansaldo Green Tech and its parent company Andaldo Energia.
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With a capacity of 1 MW, Ansaldo Green Tech says the electrolyser will be “able to produce over 500 kg of green hydrogen per day, ensuring optimized energy consumption and a high level of purity”.
PRE srl chief executive Giuseppe Nunzio Grippo said the Tito Scalo project was intended to “create value for the Basilicata region and generate new job opportunities”.
“Green hydrogen is a resource for the future, and we want to be among the first to invest in this sector.”
Earlier this year, Ansaldo Green Tech was awarded €317 million ($332m) by the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy to support the development of its AEM electrolysers.
The electrolysers is designed for remote and unmanned operations. The control system is designed to regulate hydrogen production and plant operation flexibly, allowing operations with a variable power input from the grid.
