Abstract
The annual production from renewable electricity sources in Italy has been considerably growing and in some areas, in particular Southern Italy, there is constantly an overproduction of electricity during the peak hours of insulation due to the photovoltaic systems. Such excess electric energy could be used to produce large amount of hydrogen by electrolysis, thus covering approximately 3.3% of the yearly national industrial hydrogen demand and avoiding emissions of approximately 85,000 tons of carbon dioxide.This work shows that few large alkaline electrolysis plants, located in strategic sites and supplied with this excess energy, can just now produce hydrogen for industrial use at competitive costs. Furthermore, the presence of electrolysis plants connected to the main electricity grid would represent a controllable element useful for its regulation and stability.
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