As world leaders hammered out a deal last week to slow climate change, gas engineer Michele Ricciardi was digging into a practical problem: How thousands of miles of pipelines across Italy and Europe can safely carry hydrogen.
That fuel would then be piped to Europe's industrial heartland along the existing web of natural gas pipelines – a 198,500 km network that, if untangled, could encircle the equator four times. A hydrogen supply network could add to Europe's energy security: The bloc currently relies on natural gas to meet 28per cent of its energy needs, with a third of the gas from Russia. Politicians have recently accused Moscow of holding back supplies as gas prices climbed to record levels. Russia says it has filled all its contractual requirements.
Eventually - if green hydrogen can be provided in huge quantities - the auto industry and home heating suppliers may also start to use it. But that wouldn't be before 2030, studies show. "We've been moving natural gas around for the last 80 years," says Ricciardi, whose job is to establish standards that the industry can agree to make pipes safe."Now we've got to do it with hydrogen."
The pipeline network already includes four lines connecting Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Tunisia with Spain and Italy.
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