The new industrial center of Ufi Hydrogen was inaugurated in Serravalle di Ala

The new industrial and technological center of Ufi Hydrogen Spa, an Italian company of the Ufi Filters Group dedicated to the development and industrialization of MEA (Membrane Electrode Assembly) technologies, a strategic component for electrolysis, fuel cells and new electrochemical applications, was inaugurated today in Serravalle di Ala (Trento). Established in 2023 following a research and development process started in 2017 within the Ufi Innovation Center, Ufi Hydrogen today brings a technology born from research and market-oriented to its full industrial dimension.

The Serravalle site extends over 14,000 m² in total, of which 6,000 m² are covered, and brings together research and development, testing, prototyping, industrialization, production and technological showroom in the same hub. Already operational from the first quarter of 2025, it represents the industrial center of Ufi Hydrogen in Europe. The development plan envisages investments in the order of 50 million euros by 2029 and a progressive growth in the workforce towards approximately 100 jobs in the area.

According to Adolfo Urso, Minister of Business and Made in Italy: "The inauguration of this plant does not only represent the opening of a new industrial site, but demonstrates the ability of the Italian hydrogen supply chain to transform investments and innovation into concrete production realities.

Hydrogen can play an important role in energy security and in the decarbonisation of the most difficult to convert industrial sectors."

For Tommaso Foti, Minister for European Affairs, the PNRR and Cohesion Policies, "The inauguration of the new UFI Hydrogen plant represents an important moment for Trentino and for the future of the Italian hydrogen supply chain. An investment that also generates qualified employment, enhances skills and contributes to bringing highly specialized professionals back to Italy".