MoEI drives strategic partnerships in clean energy with German and Dutch energy sectors

MoEI drives strategic partnerships in clean energy with German and Dutch energy sectors

ABU DHABI, 20th May, 2023 (WAM) -- Sharif Al Olama, Under-Secretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI), visited Germany and the Netherlands to reinforce existing partnerships and discuss common goals, energy transition, technology deployment, and potential projects.

The tour started at the German city of Freiburg. Al Olama visited the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), the largest solar research institute in Europe, where he joined a distinguished line-up of attendees from the government, business sector, and academia for the Freiburg Energy Talks 2023. Al Olama provided attendees with an overview of the UAE’s energy transition, with a focus on its hydrogen industry. He then toured the Fraunhofer ISE and learned firsthand about its advanced R&D in hydrogen technologies.

In the Netherlands, Al Olama participated in the World Hydrogen Summit 2023, the leading global platform for hydrogen business held in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. With the participation of over 11,500 decision-makers, energy ministers, and CEOs from more than 100 countries, the summit highlighted the latest developments in hydrogen technologies and policies and facilitated related investment opportunities.

As part of the summit, Al Olama joined a site tour of hydrogen-related facilities across the Port of