ENOC, IHI strike green ammonia MoU

ENOC, IHI strike green ammonia MoU

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The national flag of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the roadside near to the Hassyan power and water production complex, operated by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg





Dubai’s ENOC Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s IHI Corp. to establish a green ammonia project.

The aim, the companies said, is to establish Dubai as a sustainable hub for the green economy.

ENOC and IHI will carry out corresponding pre-feasibility and feasibility studies on green ammonia production in the UAE. This will start with studies on a demonstration plant and run into a full-scale production plant.

The plant would export fuel to Japan and also supply regional demand in the UAE, for bunkering and other purposes.

ENOC CEO Saif Humaid Al Falasi signed the agreement with IHI executive office Jun Kobayashi.

Al Falasi said ENOC was exploring “partnerships that safeguard the future for generations to come. Our collaboration with IHI Corporation demonstrates our commitment to supporting the UAE’s energy transition efforts whilst advancing Dubai’s Clean Energy Strategy 2050.”

The IHI executive said green ammonia is “one of the most practical,