byMarcoGiuliItalyintheInternationalHydrogenEconomyIAI-IstitutoAffariInternazionali2Thispaperwaspreparedinthecontextoftheproject“TheroleofItalyintheinternationaleconomyofhydrogen:geo-economicandgeopoliticalimplications“,aprojectrunbytheIstitutoAffariInternazionali(IAI)withthesupportoftheItalianMinistryofForeignAffairsandInternationalCooperation(MAECI)andCompagniadiSanPaoloFoundation.Viewsexpressedaretheauthor’salone.Copyright©2022IstitutoAffariInternazionali(IAI)ViadeiMontecatini,17–I-00186RomeTel.+39066976831iai@iai.itwww.iai.itISBN978-88-9368-237-4IAI-IstitutoAffariInternazionali3IntroductionAftermanyfalsestarts,hydrogenisgainingnewtractionasaprospe...