Edison Next Partners with Iris Ceramica Group on H2 Factory™
MILAN/FIORANO MODENESE, ITALY -- Iris Ceramica Group, Italian world leader in the production of innovative solutions and high-end, large technical ceramic slabs and holding company of U.S. based manufacturing facility Stonepeak Ceramics, partners with EdisonNext, a company of Edison Group which leads clients and territories in their decarbonisation and ecological transition journey, to develop H2Factory™. H2 Factory™ is a new, groundbreaking production plant based in Castellarano (province of Reggio Emilia, Northern Italy) which will entirely use green hydrogen–powered by renewable energy and produced using a pioneering, bespoke system.
With this agreement, Iris Ceramica Group and Edison Next are launching the first project for the decarbonisation of the ceramic industry using green hydrogen. This initiative marks the start of a new journey towards the decarbonisation of a particularly energy-intensive industrial sector[1], which is a crucial contribution for achieving the energy transition objectives of both Italy and the ceramic district.