The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has approved a new national hydrogen strategy that envisages the federation producing 1.4 million tons of green hydrogen per year by 2031 and 15 million tons by 2050, in order to deliver on its ambition to become one of the world's top green H2 producers, citing foreign media sources.
Details of the national hydrogen strategy — originally due to be published in April — are not yet publicly available, but officials told a press conference that the UAE intends to develop at least two hydrogen production two hydrogen "oases", or production hubs, by 2031 with a view to then developing three more by 2050.
"The strategy contributes to fostering the domestic market, developing a regulatory framework and policies that support hydrogen as a sustainable fuel for the future, strengthening regional collaboration, and bolstering investments in research and development,” said Sharif Al Olama, under-secretary for energy and petroleum affairs at the ministry of energy and infrastructure.
Hydrogen produced at the oases will be used to reduce 2031 emissions by 25% in sectors such as heavy industry, road transport, aviation, and sea freight.
The document will additionally establish a green hydrogen research and development centre by 2031.
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