emirates7 - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that its Green Hydrogen initiative, launched in May 2021, has produced approximately 90 tonnes of green hydrogen to date. This output has been instrumental in generating over one gigawatt-hour (GWh) of green energy, offsetting around 450 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
This pioneering project, the first in the Middle East and North Africa region to produce green hydrogen using solar energy, was developed in partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai and Siemens Energy. The facility produces around 20 kilograms of hydrogen per hour and has a storage capacity for up to 12 hours of hydrogen generated from solar power. This stored hydrogen is later used to produce electricity at night through a hydrogen gas motor with a capacity of about 300 kilowatts.
Designed to accommodate future advancements, the project serves as a platform for testing various hydrogen applications across air, land, and sea transport, as well as industrial uses.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, highlighted the project’s alignment with the UAE’s ambition to lead in low-carbon hydrogen production. “This initiative supports the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to position the UAE as a global leader in the low-carbon hydrogen market, aiming for a 25% market share. It is part of our strategy to diversify energy sources and achieve national goals, including the National Hydrogen Strategy, the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050, which aim to derive 100% of energy production from clean sources by 2050.”
The project, located at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park—the largest single-site solar park globally with a projected capacity of over 5,000 MW by 2030—contributes to achieving competitive green hydrogen production costs. Hydrogen is produced via electrolysis powered by renewable energy, with Dubai’s globally benchmarked solar energy prices setting the stage for cost-efficient green hydrogen production.
This pioneering project, the first in the Middle East and North Africa region to produce green hydrogen using solar energy, was developed in partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai and Siemens Energy. The facility produces around 20 kilograms of hydrogen per hour and has a storage capacity for up to 12 hours of hydrogen generated from solar power. This stored hydrogen is later used to produce electricity at night through a hydrogen gas motor with a capacity of about 300 kilowatts.
Designed to accommodate future advancements, the project serves as a platform for testing various hydrogen applications across air, land, and sea transport, as well as industrial uses.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, highlighted the project’s alignment with the UAE’s ambition to lead in low-carbon hydrogen production. “This initiative supports the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to position the UAE as a global leader in the low-carbon hydrogen market, aiming for a 25% market share. It is part of our strategy to diversify energy sources and achieve national goals, including the National Hydrogen Strategy, the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050, which aim to derive 100% of energy production from clean sources by 2050.”
The project, located at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park—the largest single-site solar park globally with a projected capacity of over 5,000 MW by 2030—contributes to achieving competitive green hydrogen production costs. Hydrogen is produced via electrolysis powered by renewable energy, with Dubai’s globally benchmarked solar energy prices setting the stage for cost-efficient green hydrogen production.