Hydrogen as Fuel? An Italian Pasta Factory Shows How It Could Work
Orogiallo, a producer of orecchiette and paccheri, is using the potentially clean energy source in a trial by SNAM, an operator of natural gas networks in Italy and across Europe. SNAM is trying be on the right side of growing pressures, especially in Europe, for energy companies to change their business strategies to tackle climate change.
Client
The New York Times
Year
2020
Snam’s compression plant in northern Italy, situated at the convergence of the main gas pipelines
The control room of Snam’s compression plant
The combustion of a hydrogen and methane gas blend in an oven during an experimental test of a burner in northern Italy
Snam’s plant in Sergnano. Hydrogen has been attracting attention as a fuel source.
Tubes containing a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas at Contursi Terme, Italy. The fuel produces fewer carbon emissions than natural gas alone.
The Snam dispatching center, which manages Italy’s gas flow network, in San Donato Milanese
The Orogiallo pasta factory, based in Contursi Terme
Strozzapreti pasta on the Orogiallo production line
Antonella Milito, the chief executive of Orogiallo, which owns the pasta factory
Vincenzo Milito, the founder of the family-owned Orogiallo pasta factory