Gulf Business Sustainability - November 2022

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The Brief / Clean Energy

Harnessing the power of hydrogen in the UAE The Hydrogen Leadership Roadmap is a welcome step, but the UAE must develop a robust regulatory framework to fully capitalise on this opportunity

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ydrogen has a critical role to play in the global energy transition. While many countries are looking to capture a proportion of the market opportunity, the UAE is poised to become a leader and key exporter of this energy carrier. Both Abu Dhabi and Dubai are well-placed to capture the hydrogen opportunity. In fact, the Department of Energy in Abu Dhabi approved a Position Paper in December 2020, following which Mubadala, ADNOC and ADQ formed an alliance in January 2021 to establish Abu Dhabi as a hub for green and blue hydrogen. Similarly, Dubai has inaugurated a green hydrogen plant in May 2021, the first-of-its-kind in the MENA region to use solar power for production. It is designed to accommodate test platforms for transportation and industrial uses. Beyond this,

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MENA nations already have almost 8GW of electrolyser projects in the pipeline to 2030. A PROMISING LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

The UAE has long been at the centre of the global energy supply market and brings with it robust experience, a strong asset base, and important geo-political relationships and partnerships which will be key to determining the future of import and export dynamics. Meanwhile, an abundance of low-cost gas combined with CCUS potential, will see the UAE become a leader in the export of blue hydrogen (or ammonia). In addition, it benefits from access to some of the cheapest renewable energy sources on the planet – solar power. Progress is already underway with the UAE’s Hydrogen Leadership Roadmap launched in gulfbusiness.com


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