H2iseO Hydrogen Valley
“H2iseO Hydrogen Valley”: an Italian hydrogen-based industrial value chain for a sustainable mobility system in Val Camonica, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along the non-electrified Brescia-Iseo-Edolo railway line, gateway to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games
Value Proposition
- Development of an economic and industrial district based on hydrogen, starting from mobility applications
- Development of a geographic district based on hydrogen, in order to enable and support the energy conversion of the area
- Total decarbonisation of the main components of local public transport. The “hydrogenisation” and decarbonisation of the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo railway line as the first user of hydrogen means that hydrogen production and distribution infrastructures can be set up in the area to support the local economic and industrial sector.
What the H2Iseo project involves
Promoted by FNM, FERROVIENORD and Trenord, with the support of the Lombardy Region, the H2iseO project aims to develop a hydrogen economy and industrial supply chain in Valcamonica, starting with the mobility sector, initiate the area’s energy transition and contribute to the decarbonisation of a significant part of local public transport.
The H2iseO project involves the introduction into service of 14 new hydrogen-powered trains to replace the entire diesel fleet currently operating on the line, the construction of hydrogen production and distribution facilities, the technical and infrastructural upgrading of the stations concerned, and the construction of a depot and maintenance facility for hydrogen-powered trains.
H2iseO addresses a concrete need: to progressively replace a diesel fleet operating on a non-electrified railway line, avoiding solutions that would have required extensive construction works, prolonged disruptions to services and significant impacts on the surrounding area.
