Saudi Arabia Speeds Up Building Renewable Energy Capabilities

Saudi Arabia Speeds Up Building Renewable Energy Capabilities

The Kingdom has clean hydrogen production targets of 2.9 million tons per year (t/yr) by 2030 and 4 million t/yr by 2035.

Saudi Arabia seeks to become a global supplier of hydrogen, primarily using hydrocarbons combined with the capture and storage of carbon emissions, as a key means to diversify its export profile away from oil, a report said.

“The Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources, existing industrial capacities, and business expertise make it an attractive supplier candidate to those energy import–dependent economies that have begun to explore hydrogen imports,” Jane Nakano, a senior fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., said in an analysis.

“While hydrogen likely speaks to Saudi Arabia’s strength as an energy supplier, the development of a fuel cell vehicle market and, more importantly, fuel cell vehicle manufacturing capacity at home could help the country to meet some of the major Saudi Vision 2030 mandates, such as the development of new industrial sectors and diversification of its exports,” said the report.

She said Saudi Arabia wants to become the top supplier of hydrogen worldwide. Hydrogen production would allow Saudi Arabia to become less reliant on domestic oil. This may