This year RSE again took part in LetExpo (third edition), an event promoted by ALIS and dedicated to the world of logistics, transportation and business services, which took place at Veronafiere from March 12 to 15.

RSE Managing Director Franco Cotana spoke on March 14 at 10 a.m. on the stage of ALIS Café, Hall 3, at the meeting titled ‘A coffee with… the main actors of sustainable development.’

‘Italy has achieved positive results with renewables, but the decarbonization of one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonize, that of transport, is fundamental. On this issue, the PNIEC [Italian National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan] provides for a considerable increase in electric mobility: by 2030 Italy should reach 6 million electric vehicles, including 4 million full electric and 2 million hybrid vehicles, 6 billion cubic meters of biomethane and 1 million tons of renewable hydrogen, blue hydrogen and bio-hydrogen. In order to achieve these ambitious goals, greater investment in energy infrastructure are needed, particularly in electric and charging networks and gas interconnections with the connection of biomethane production plants to the gas grid,’ RSE Managing Director Franco Cotana said on the sidelines of the event.

Francesca Bazzocchi of RSE’s Energy Systems Development Department and Marco Borgarello, Head of the Energy Efficiency Research Group, were also present at the fair. On March 14 at 11 a.m. the latter gave the opening speech in the panel session ‘Hydrogen and Electricity: Energy Vectors for Decarbonization?’ at the ALIS Hub stage, Hall 2.

During the meeting, Marco Borgarello delved into the topic of renewable energy sources and mobility within the PNIEC. ‘In order to achieve the goals,’ he said, ‘action will be needed on two fronts: reducing energy consumption by about 11 percent compared to current consumption, and launching a major program of progressive replacement of fossil fuels with a wide use of RES, from electricity to biofuels, biogas and eventually even hydrogen.’