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Dubai, which has set a goal for transitioning into using 100 per cent clean energy by the year 2050, has announced that it has produced more than 100 tonnes of green hydrogen since its launch in May 2021.
According to the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), most of the green hydrogen was used to produce over 1.15 gigawatt hours (GWh) of clean electricity via a hydrogen gas engine, helping to abate more than 515 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
According to Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, over 11 tonnes were shipped to Emirates National Oil Company Group (ENOC), which were used to fuel hydrogen vehicles and to power other industrial applications.
The Green Hydrogen project is the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa to produce green hydrogen using solar energy. It produces about 20 kilogrammes of hydrogen per hour, with a gas tank that can store up to 12 hours of hydrogen production.
The stored hydrogen can be used for nighttime power generation through a hydrogen gas motor with a capacity of approximately 300 kilowatts of electrical energy.
The project has been built to accommodate future hydrogen applications across the energy, transport and industrial sectors.
“The project enhances DEWA’s efforts to support the National Hydrogen Strategy, the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 Strategy, the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050 to provide 100% of the energy production capacity from clean sources by 2050. It also supports the Dubai Green Mobility Strategy 2030, which aims to stimulate the use of sustainable transport in line with the emirate’s strategic objectives to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” Al Tayer said.
The Dubai Clean Energy Strategy was launched in 2015 by Sheikh Mohammed with an aim to meet its energy requirements from clean sources by 2050. The strategy also aims to make Dubai a global centre of clean energy and green economy.
It consists of five main pillars: infrastructure, legislation, funding, building capacities and skills, and an environmentally friendly energy mix.
“Our goal is to become the city with the smallest carbon footprint in the world by 2050,” Sheikh Mohammed had said.
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