Oman kicks off Green Hydrogen Summit

Oman kicks off Green Hydrogen Summit

Muscat: Activities of the Green Hydrogen Summit kicked off at Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre in Muscat on Monday.

The opening ceremony of the exhibition was held under the patronage of Eng. Salim Nasser Al Awfi, Minister of Energy and Minerals, who underscored the importance of the hydrogen sector in transitioning carbon-based energy to renewable and clean energy.

He added that hydrogen is one of the outputs or derivatives of clean energy and can be used to export solar energy and wind energy to local industries and to the rest of the world.

Al Awfi added in a statement that green hydrogen will create an economy parallel to the oil and gas economy currently existing in the Sultanate of Oman. He described the participation in the exhibition as very excellent in terms of local and international companies, whether in manufacturing processes or technology-bringing operations. He explained that the student competitions came with new ideas contributing to the development of the idea and concept of renewable energy and hydrogen energy.

The minister further said that the hydrogen projects will contribute to achieving the Sultanate of Oman's zero-neutral strategy, as the zero-neutral strategy will not be achieved unless there is a clean alternative to the energy