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Andrea Zaghi, Gaia Stigliani and Fabio Giovanni Parisi attended RENMAD - Energy Events H2 Italia last week in Rome, the new annual event on the Italian hydrogen market organised by ATA Insights | Renewable Energy Webinars & Events.   Andrea participated in a panel moderated by Cristina Maggi on the impact of the regulatory and policy framework on investment in the sector.   Key messages included:   🔹 Grey hydrogen users should be the first switching to green hydrogen; hence to foster investment, it is important that policy and regulation are developed considering the requirements in those sectors;  🔹 The European Hydrogen Bank (EHB) auction results provide a price benchmark for green hydrogen production in Europe - in Italy, the auctions may not lead to the same results given local resources, current project type and scale: the auction framework needs to be developed keeping in mind the Italian context;  🔹 Project scale-up and standardisation as well as production automation could lead to a decrease in hydrogen plant costs, however policy support is necessary to kick-start the market;  🔹 The Delegated Acts on renewable hydrogen add complexity and costs to the cost of producing green hydrogen in Europe – some costs can be minimised with the right project configuration. AFRY has developed a Cost Optimisation Tool which can help define the optimal project configuration, taking into consideration a range of location-specific factors.   Don’t hesitate to reach out to Andrea, Gaia, and Fabio in case you have any questions on the topic. Please comment and share your views and experiences. #makingfuture #energytransition #hydrogen #decarbonisation

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