2023-07-18 22:03:13
Yesterday, ADNOC announced the start of construction of the first station in the Middle East to supply “high-speed” hydrogen fuel. The plant being developed in Masdar City will produce clean hydrogen from water using an electrolyzer powered by a clean electricity grid.
Hydrogen is a clean fuel that does not cause any carbon emissions when used and has a stored energy density per unit mass that is the highest among other fuels, which enables vehicles that use it to travel a longer distance and refuel faster compared to battery electric vehicles.
In this project, ADNOC is cooperating with Toyota Motors Corporation and Al-Futtaim Motors to test a station in “high-speed” hydrogen fueling using a number of vehicles that run on clean hydrogen.
Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Managing Director and CEO of ADNOC and its group of companies, said: “In line with the directives of the leadership in the UAE, (ADNOC) is working on implementing an ambitious low-carbon growth strategy in response to the urgent need to reduce emissions and the repercussions of climate change, as well. The company is making significant investments to establish itself as a preferred supplier of future clean energy.”
He added, “Hydrogen is an important fuel for achieving a responsible, logical, gradual, practical and fair transition in the energy sector, and contributing to the reduction of emissions on a large scale. This step comes within the plans to develop and expand ADNOC’s business.” Through this pilot program, the company aims to collect important data on how hydrogen technology works in the field of transportation in its continuous endeavor to develop hydrogen infrastructure in the country.”
Toyota and Al-Futtaim Motors will provide a fleet of hydrogen-powered vehicles. The pilot program will help ADNOC study the use of “ultra-fast” hydrogen fueling technology in transportation projects in support of the Emirates National Hydrogen Strategy, which aims to consolidate the country’s position among the largest hydrogen producers by 2031. ADNOC Distribution will operate the station when It will be completed later this year. A second station at Dubai Golf City will be equipped with a conventional hydrogen fueling system.
It is noteworthy that ADNOC had allocated 55 billion dirhams ($15 billion) to develop and accelerate low-carbon solutions and invest in new energies and emissions reduction technologies to reduce the carbon intensity of its operations by 25% by 2030 to enable its ambition to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
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