Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced in a statement that it has invited globally reputed consulting companies to submit their offers to develop an ambitious strategy for the production of green hydrogen, which represents one of the pillars of a sustainable future that depends on accelerating the transition to carbon neutrality to support a green economy.
The objectives are to develop the green mobility sector, and reduce carbon emissions from various industries, as well as generating electrical and thermal energy, producing water and other applications.
The Green Hydrogen project, which has been implemented in collaboration between DEWA, Expo 2020 Dubai, and Siemens Energy at DEWA’s R&D Centre in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, is the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa to produce hydrogen using solar power. The pilot plant was designed to facilitate future applications and test platforms of different uses for hydrogen, such as energy production, and transportation. (read more)
To achieve the objectives of the Dubai Green Mobility Strategy 2030 to encourage the use of sustainable transportation, as well as the UAE’s Hydrogen Vehicles System, which aims to develop the hydrogen economy in the UAE, open up local markets to hydrogen vehicles, and encourage an increase in the number of environmentally friendly vehicles. DEWA, in partnership with Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), is studying building a hydrogen fueling station, statement mentioned.
