Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), announced that the Green Hydrogen project has produced more than 100 tonnes since its launch in May 2021. Most of the output was used to generate over 1.15 gigawatt hours (GWh) of clean electricity through a hydrogen gas engine. This helped reduce more than 515 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.

Over 11 tonnes were delivered to ENOC and used to fuel hydrogen vehicles at ENOC’s Service Station of the Future at Expo 2020 Dubai. The fuel also powered other industrial applications.

Al Tayer revealed that the Green Hydrogen project supports the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. It also strengthens DEWA’s efforts to advance the UAE’s National Hydrogen Strategy, the UAE Net Zero 2050 Strategy, the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050. The aim is to achieve 100% clean energy production capacity by 2050.

The initiative also supports the Dubai Green Mobility Strategy 2030, which promotes sustainable transport, improves air quality, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

• The UAE ranks first in green hydrogen competitiveness, according to the Green Hydrogen Report 2024 by Alvarez & Marsal.
• The project is the first in the Middle East and North Africa to produce green hydrogen using solar energy.

Implemented in collaboration with Expo 2020 Dubai and Siemens Energy, the facility produces about 20 kilograms of hydrogen per hour. It also features a storage system capable of holding up to 12 hours of hydrogen production. Stored hydrogen can be used for nighttime power generation through a hydrogen gas motor with a capacity of approximately 300 kilowatts.

The project has been designed to accommodate future hydrogen applications across energy, transport, and industry.

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