Italian engineering company Techfem has completed construction of the “Hydrogen Valley” in the southern Italian city of Lamezia Terme. The term “Hydrogen Valley” refers to an ecosystem in which green hydrogen is produced, stored, and supplied to local industrial and mobility users. In this case, the facility combines on-site renewable power generation, electrolysis, compression, storage, and a loading bay for tube trailers within a single installation on a former industrial site.
Techfem carried out the engineering design and EPC execution on behalf of the client and future plant operator, Teca Gas. According to the company, it is the first project of its kind in the Calabria region and the only one developed by a private beneficiary under Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). The project received funding of €6.85 million.
The Hydrogen Valley is centred around a 2 MW PEM electrolyser supplied by IMI. The plant includes storage and compression systems operating at pressures of up to 220 barg, a 480 kW photovoltaic array consisting of 750 modules, and a loading bay for filling tube trailers used to transport hydrogen to off-site users.
According to Techfem, the configuration enables green hydrogen to be produced directly at pressure using renewable electricity. Energy consumption is stated at 55 kWh per kilogram of H₂ at full capacity, below the 58 kWh/kg threshold set by the NRRP. The first offtakers will be the local metalworking industry as well as existing and future transport operators. Teca Gas also plans to produce hydromethane at the site, with an expected annual output of 85 tonnes for use by public transport operators.
The plant will now undergo testing and regulatory inspections carried out by Techfem. Once the authorisation process has been completed, operations are scheduled to begin in September 2026.
