ADSW 2023: Masdar eyes green hydrogen corridor from Abu Dhabi to Europe

ADSW 2023: Masdar eyes green hydrogen corridor from Abu Dhabi to Europe

UAE-based clean energy giant Masdar announced on Friday that it has signed a signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Port of Amsterdam, SkyNRG, Evos Amsterdam and Zenith Energy to explore the development of a green hydrogen supply chain between Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam to support Dutch and European markets.

The agreement was signed in the presence of Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, COP28 President-Designate, and Chairman of Masdar, and Wopke Hoekstra, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Netherlands, according to a Masdar press statement.

Under this MoU, the parties will join their efforts to develop a green hydrogen supply chain, focusing on production in Abu Dhabi and export to the Netherlands through the port of Amsterdam.

The exported green hydrogen will be delivered to key European sectors – sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), steelmaking, and bunkering for shipping – and will also be supplied to new, emerging European offtakers, via pipeline, truck and barge.

Together, the parties will explore several hydrogen transportation methods, with a focus on liquid organic hydrogen carriers and liquid hydrogen.

Al Jaber said the partnership with the Port of Amsterdam and associated players in the green hydrogen space would help position Abu Dhabi as