SOL Group is an Italian industrial and medical gases company with a presence in 33 countries, 7623 employees and a track record of expanding into emerging energy markets. Named among TIME Magazine’s World’s Best Sustainable Companies in 2025, SOL is actively building its position in the green energy transition and biomethane, and green hydrogen are two of its most strategic bets.

Europe’s energy landscape is shifting. BioCH4 and bioH2 are no longer niche technologies; they are becoming central to decarbonization strategies across the continent. But the economics of producing them vary enormously by country, by feedstock and by process. SOL needs to know where the opportunities are.

The goal of this project is to map the Capex and Opex costs of bioCH4 and bioH2 production in five key European markets (Germany, France, Austria, Czech Republic and Hungary), documenting the technical methods in use, assessing technology reliability and analyzing existing references. The ultimate target is to identify concrete opportunities for SOL to trade, produce and sell bio-renewable combustibles outside Italy.

The methodology combines rigorous desk research with direct engagement: academic sources, industry databases and real conversations with technology providers and market players. The student will work within SOL’s BioLNG and Green H2 corporate technology departments, with the BioLNG marketing manager as tutor and the Innovation Director as project manager.

For those who want to do serious market analysis at the frontier of the European green energy transition and contribute to a strategic expansion decision for a listed industrial group, this project offers exactly that.

Basic knowledge of biomethane production processes and a good level of technical Italian and English are required; German or Spanish are a welcome addition.