The conference “Hydrogen Ecosystem North Adriatic 2022” was held in Nova Gorica.

Today, the two-day conference “Hydrogen Ecosystem North Adriatic 2022” ended in Nova Gorica, attended by representatives of ministries from Slovenia, Croatia and the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, as well as eminent companies from the aforementioned countries and regions. The conference was attended by PhD. Ivan Herak, member of the Management Board of ACI d.d. for finance, corporate law and human resources and Josip Ostrogović, member of the Management Board of ACI d.d. for investments, marketing and retail.

ACI – the leader of the green transition

Josip Ostrogović pointed out that Croatia has recognized the opportunities and importance of clean energy, and following EU policy, has started taking active measures for the purpose of implementing green transition policies. In March 2022, the Croatian Parliament adopted the Strategy for Hydrogen until 2050, which determines the framework possibilities for the development of production, storage, transport and general use of hydrogen with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions, as well as the possibility of including the economy in the equipment manufacturing sector, which would ensure technological adaptation and participation in the European and world market of hydrogen technologies, which was also recognized by ACI, which became the leader of the green transition.

The Republic of Croatia is included in the project “Northern Adriatic Hydrogen Valley”

PhD. Ivan Herak pointed out that the Republic of Croatia is included in the “Northern Adriatic Hydrogen Valley” project, together with the Republic of Slovenia and the autonomous Italian region of Friuli, Venezia Giulia, which aims to connect projects that are an integral part of the valley with potential partners in the member states of the valley. ACI recently became a member of that consortium.
With regard to the intention to adopt or transition to green energy as quickly as possible, a number of tenders will be opened at the level of the European Union in the coming period, from which funds can be withdrawn precisely for the purpose of the described use of hydrogen. For the first such tender, the ACI Supervisory Board gave the ACI Management Board permission to participate in the Zero Emission Mobility Corridor – Northern Adriatic project. Based on the aforementioned consent, ACI d.d. has submitted an application for the “Dolina vodika Sjeverni Jadran” competition, i.e. “North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley” (Horizon Europe Programme-Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking), Hydrogen Valleys (smart-scale).

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