Saudi Aramco signs deal over hydrogen-powered vehicles – ArabianBusiness

Saudi Aramco signs deal over hydrogen-powered vehicles – ArabianBusiness

French renewable energy technology firm Gaussin and Aramco signing the partnership agreement.

Energy giant Saudi Aramco has signed a deal with French renewable energy technology firm Gaussin to establish a modern manufacturing facility in the kingdom focused on hydrogen-powered vehicles.

In a statement, the two companies announced that Aramco’s Advanced Innovation Centre (LAB7) would be working closely with Gaussin’s hydrogen-powered vehicle and remote controlled/autonomous hydrogen racing truck developments.

Aramco SVP of technical services, Ahmad Al-Sa’adi, said: “The agreement is the start of an exciting collaboration to advance and promote hydrogen as a low carbon transportation fuel. It also allows us to advance economic growth and sustainability in the kingdom as part of the Namaat industrial investment program.”

In addition, Aramco will also sponsor the world’s first hydrogen-fueled racing truck, developed by Gaussin, at the 2022 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.

Aramco also announced MoUs with French companies Air Liquide, on low carbon-hydrogen and ammonia production, and an additional agreement on carbon capture & sequestration (CCS); Alteia, on developing advanced artificial intelligence geospatial imagery interpretation and processing in the kingdom; and Axens, on Saudi-based manufacturing and maintenance services of furnaces and fired