Dubai’s production of green hydrogen reduces 450 tons of carbon emissions
Dubai, December 9 / WAM / Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced that the “Green Hydrogen” project has produced approximately 90 tons of green hydrogen, since its launch in May 2021.
Most of the green hydrogen was used to produce more than 1 gigawatt hour of green electrical energy, using an engine powered by hydrogen gas, which contributed to reducing approximately 450 tons of carbon emissions.
The project is considered the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region to produce hydrogen using solar energy. The project, which was implemented by the Authority in cooperation with Expo 2020 Dubai and Siemens Energy Company, produces about 20 kilograms of green hydrogen per hour, and a hydrogen gas tank can store up to 12 kilograms of green hydrogen per hour. An hour of hydrogen produced using solar energy, the station uses hydrogen through a hydrogen gas engine with a capacity of about 300 kilowatts of electrical energy.
The station was designed and built to be able to accommodate future applications and test platforms for various uses of hydrogen, including energy production, air, land and sea transportation sectors, and industry.
His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, said that the Authority is working in accordance with the visionary vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, “may God protect him”, to enhance the country’s leadership and competitiveness on the global level in Low carbon hydrogen field.
The “Green Hydrogen” project contributes to supporting the country’s goals of capturing 25% of the low-carbon hydrogen market share, and is in line with its efforts to diversify energy sources and achieve the National Hydrogen Strategy, the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, and the Carbon Neutrality 2050 Strategy for the Emirate of Dubai to provide 100% of production capacity. energy from clean energy sources by 2050.
The Authority’s implementation of the “Green Hydrogen” project at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest solar energy complex in one location in the world, whose production capacity will reach more than 5,000 megawatts by 2030, plays a fundamental role in achieving competitive prices in hydrogen production. Green.
Green hydrogen is produced primarily through the electrolysis of water using renewable energy. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has achieved world records for the lowest prices for solar energy projects, and Dubai has become a benchmark for solar energy prices in the world.
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