UAE pursues more hydrogen energy options
Middle East environmental company Bee’ah announced May 31 it would work with UK waste recovery company Chinook Sciences to develop the first waste-to-hydrogen project in the United Arab Emirates.
Plans call for using non-recyclable plastic waste and waste wood to generate hydrogen, which would then be used to power hydrogen vehicles.
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“With an innovative approach of having the waste-to-hydrogen plant adjacent to the fuelling station, this project will overcome the challenges of costly transportation of hydrogen,” Bee’ah explained.
The Emirati government has set its sights on becoming a major hydrogen producer.
"Green hydrogen will be a vital pillar of our future energy landscape and Bee'ah has been looking into this market for some time now with Chinook in alignment with our long-term strategy to develop new, sustainable energy solutions,” Salim bin Mohammed al-Owais, the chairman of Bee'ah, said. “As a sustainability leader, Bee'ah is keen to further support the UAE in its hydrogen economy ambitions, energy diversification and decarbonisation efforts."
The announcement from Bee’ah follows a decision by a sovereign investment fund for the Emirati government to take preliminary steps to examine the advancement of hydrogen as an energy source.
The fund, Mubadala Investment Co, said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Italian energy infrastructure company Snam to look into possible joint investment and development initiatives on hydrogen.
The investment fund recently set up the Abu Dhabi Hydrogen Alliance, which includes partners such as the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co and Abu Dhabi holding company ADQ, to develop a roadmap for the deployment of hydrogen across the utilities and transportation sectors in the UAE. Last year, it joined the investor group of the Hydrogen Council.