“Evolving regulations and projects: dialogue between operators and authorities of the hydrogen sector on safety, procedures and civil society involvement” is the title of the workshop organized by the Italian Hydrogen Association H2IT in collaboration with HYPOP, aand coordinated by Environment Park. The meeting will take place on Friday 23rd of May from 10.30 to 12.30 in the context of the .
23rd of May 2025.
10.30-12.30 CET.
H2EXPO fair in Piacenza (Hall B – H2IT Lounge).
Hydrogen is one of the key solutions for the energy transition. Still, its large-scale deployment is closely linked to the definition of harmonised and effective safety, authorisation, and certification procedures. This workshop will present HYPOP’s first results and future guidelines, offering an overview of regulations, approaches, and reference standards adopted in different European countries to ensure the safety of installations and the management of authorisation processes.
During the workshop, industry experts, certification bodies, industries and public authorities will share their experiences, with a particular focus on the crucial role of fire fighters and other actors involved in safety management. Another key moment will be dedicated to the permitting, with an overview of recent regulatory developments in Italy.
Through round tables, the workshop will facilitate a discussion between permit-issuing and permit-obtaining, to identify ways to speed up and improve procedures. Gathering feedback from participants through a final questionnaire will further refine the emerging safety and permitting guidelines of the HYPOP project, Helping to build a more effective and accessible regulatory framework for the hydrogen transition in Italy and Europe.
The workshop is free of charge, please register here! Please note the event is in Italian!
Moderator: Cristina Maggi, H2IT
10:30 – 10:40
HYPOP project at the service of H2 transition: vision, communities and social challenges
Mattia Miglietta, Project Manager and Advanced Energy – Environment Park
10:40 – 11:30
Safety approaches and certification of H2 technologies: experts in comparison
Presentation of main deliverables of HYPOP; safety distances, international comparisons and good practices
Mattia Miglietta, Project Manager and Advanced Energy – Environment Park
Roundtable “Safety and Certification in Italy: barriers and possible developments”
Among the confirmed speakers: Sergio Torriani – SIMPLIFHY
11:30 – 12:20
Authorisation procedures H2: challenges and opportunities
Overview of Permitting, international comparisons and good practices
Mattia Miglietta, Project Manager and Advanced Energy – Environment Park
Roundtable “Hydrogen licensing pathways: barriers and future developments”
Francesco Bonadeo – SNAM: Hydrogen Valley authorization processes
Francesca De Falco – Regione Campania: The vision of Regione Campania in the authorization processes
12:20 – 12:30
Final survey: launch of a short questionnaire to collect feedback from participants.
