International JV plans green hydrogen project in Oman

International JV plans green hydrogen project in Oman

Oman is among three countries in the Middle East selected by Irish clean energy specialist Fusion Fuel Green PLC for the establishment of green hydrogen demonstrator plants designed to support local refining and petrochemical firms reduce their carbon footprint. A collaboration agreement has been signed to this effect with Consolidated Contractors Group SAL (CCC), a globally diversified company specialising in engineering and construction. The pact, signed in Dublin over the weekend, commits the two sides to cooperating on the development of projects centring on the production of green hydrogen for potential clients in the refining and petrochemicals industries. Demo plants are also planned in Kuwait and Qatar. Green hydrogen — billed as the ‘fuel of the future’ — is produced through the electrolysis of water using electricity generated from renewable energy resources — a process that is entirely free from carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas primarily responsible for global warming and climate change. Announcing the pact with CCC, Joao Wahnon, Head of Business Development at Fusion Fuel, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with the CCC to open this new market. The Middle East represents a big opportunity and a very promising region for us, given the high levels