Department of Energy, ADIO and Masdar to support low-carbon hydrogen economy in Abu Dhabi

Department of Energy, ADIO and Masdar to support low-carbon hydrogen economy in Abu Dhabi

Collaboration follows Abu Dhabi’s recently launched Low-Carbon Hydrogen Policy New economic sector aims to attract global investment and catalyze local infrastructure development COP28, Expo City Dubai: Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE), the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, have signed a trilateral agreement to accelerate the hydrogen economy in Abu Dhabi and position the UAE as a global leader for the production and export of low-carbon hydrogen. The agreement was signed during COP28 in Dubai by HE Eng. Ahmed Mohamed Al Rumaithi, Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE), Badr Al-Olama, Director General of ADIO, and Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Masdar Chief Executive Officer. This announcement follows Abu Dhabi’s recently launched Low-Carbon Hydrogen Policy, which creates a framework to accelerate production on a much larger scale. By connecting production centers, offtakers, and H2 storage across the UAE, the collaboration provides a landmark opportunity to deploy shared hydrogen infrastructure that generates economies of scale and creates a world-class production and export hub for clean hydrogen and its derivatives, enabling further decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors. It is expected that the strategic trilateral collaboration will expand the green hydrogen sector