Baker Hughes to Supply Snam with Hydrogen-Ready Technology to Support Decarbonization and Resilience of the Italian Gas Network
April 03 2024 - 8:00AM
Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR), an energy technology company, announced
Wednesday it was awarded a contract to be booked in the first
quarter of 2024 from Snam, Europe’s leading operator in natural gas
transportation, storage and regasification, to provide three
NovaLT™12 gas turbine driven compressor trains for a new gas
compressor station in Sulmona (Italy).
The station is an integral part of Adriatic Line, a Snam
pipeline project, whose first phase was included in Italy’s
National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) as part of the
REpowerEU Plan and therefore deemed eligible to be financed. The
Adriatic Line entails the construction of a 425 km long,
hydrogen-ready pipeline to allow the transport of additional energy
supplies from Azerbaijan, Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean
region to northern Europe.
The adoption of Baker Hughes NovaLT™12 turbines, which provide
the option to run on 100% natural gas or hydrogen blends up to 10%,
represents a significant milestone in decarbonizing the Italian gas
network infrastructure and aligns with Snam’s strategy to achieve
carbon neutrality on direct emissions by 2040.
The contract, which was awarded to Baker Hughes following a
public tender, builds on a long-standing collaboration between the
two companies that has involved the successful testing, in 2020, of
the world’s first “hybrid” hydrogen turbine designed for a gas
network, and the installation of a NovaLT™12 turbine at Snam’s
Istrana, Italy, site in November 2022.
“This milestone in our long-standing collaboration with Snam
demonstrates that the energy transition requires continuous
partnership. Together, we are innovating and delivering critical
world-firsts for the decarbonization of gas networks,” said Ganesh
Ramaswamy, executive vice president, Industrial & Energy
Technology at Baker Hughes. “Our work with customers and partners
is part of our commitment to developing innovative technology
solutions, such as the NovaLT™12, that enable the decarbonization
of energy ecosystems and the creation of the hydrogen economy while
continuing to support the need for an affordable and secure energy
supply.”
In January 2024, Baker Hughes shared an update on several
milestones on some of its most significant and active hydrogen
projects, including: a new hydrogen testing facility in Florence,
Italy; the completed manufacturing and testing of its NovaLT™16
hydrogen turbines for the Air Products Net-Zero Hydrogen Energy
Complex in Edmonton, Canada; and progress on another key Air
Products project with the delivery of the first two trains of
advanced hydrogen compression solutions for the NEOM project in
Saudi Arabia, the largest green hydrogen project in the world.
Baker Hughes’ advanced technologies and solutions serve the
entire hydrogen value chain, from production to transportation and
utilization. The company’s experience in hydrogen projects dates to
the 1910s, and its portfolio includes advanced compressors, gas
turbines, valves, centrifugal pumps, non-metallic pipes, hydrogen
sensors, monitoring and diagnostics including inspection solutions
for hydrogen embrittlement in production and storage, as well as
clean power solutions to produce power with hydrogen and hydrogen
blends.
About Baker Hughes
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that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers
worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business
in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are
taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient
for people and the planet. Visit us at bakerhughes.com.
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