Holding Slovenske Elektrarne, the lead partner in the North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley project, has signed the Clean Hydrogen Partnership Joint Undertaking a contract on the co-funding of the project involving €25 million in grants. This served as the official green light for the implementation of this transnational project as part of the Horizon Europe programme, which is aimed at establishing a dedicated hydrogen valley. The project will be implemented as of 1 September 2023, lasts 72 months and features seventeen pilot projects across all three partner territories.

Hrastnik1860 as partner in the project will integrate a large-scale PEM water electrolyzer and hydrogen storage with its oxy-fuel glass furnace. The objective is to enhance energy efficiency of hydrogen utilisation by using both hydrogen and oxygen from the electrolysis, thereby driving the much-needed decarbonization of the glass melting process. Through this initiative, the company aims to establish a sustainable and dependable long-term supply of renewable energy, making a positive impact on the industry’s environmental footprint

The partnership features a total of 37 organisations (34 partners and 3 associate partners): companies, universities, institutes and other public institutions from three territories: Slovenia, Croatia and the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia in Italy. The concept of the project encompasses the entire chain of the use of renewable hydrogen, from its production, storage and distribution to its end use in various sectors, mainly industry and land and maritime transport. The project received the highest evaluation of all Hydrogen projects presented for the call and was hailed by the European Commission as a Flagship Initiative

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