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[IMPACT Interview]
Mitsubishi Power: Enabling a Hydrogen Future Through System Readiness and Partnerships

Onsite at Connecting Hydrogen Europe 2025, Alan Cortizo, VP and Head of Sales Europe of Mitsubishi Power, discusses the critical need for unified industry leadership in hydrogen adoption, emphasizing how their hydrogen-ready gas turbines can reduce emissions by 60% while supporting renewable energy expansion, and stressing the importance of partnerships to create a resilient energy system.

5 Key Takeaways:

1. Hydrogen adoption begins with system readiness.

Europe’s legacy power infrastructure must be upgraded with hydrogen-ready or hydrogen-blended solutions to enable immediate emissions reductions—especially in coal-heavy regions like Central Europe.

2. The transition starts now—not in 2030.

Mitsubishi Power believes in deploying available technology today. With 70% of its gas turbine fleet already validated for hydrogen use, the company advocates starting the transition incrementally, rather than waiting for 100% hydrogen systems.

3. Flexible generation is the backbone of renewables integration.

To support growing shares of intermittent renewables, Cortizo highlights the importance of dispatchable assets like gas turbines capable of hydrogen blending to maintain grid reliability and resilience.

4. Collaboration across the value chain is a must.

From ammonia production to hydrogen storage and combustion, Mitsubishi Power sees cross-sector partnerships as essential to scaling up the entire hydrogen ecosystem—and stresses the need to align stakeholders around shared investment and technical goals.

5. Energy security and decarbonization must go hand in hand.

Lessons from energy disruptions in Southern Europe have shown the fragility of current systems. Cortizo argues that only a balanced, technology-diverse approach can deliver both stability and decarbonization at scale.

Alan Cortizo

VP Head of Sales Europe

Mitsubishi Power

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17 June 2025

Sustainable Fuels Europe Day 1: 9:00 - 18:00

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18 June 2025

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