Statera Energy's plans to produce green hydrogen in Kintore puts the Aberdeenshire town in the same league as Saudi Arabia's Neom and the Port of Rotterdam, it has been claimed.
Masdar CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi said the agreement “opens an exciting new chapter for Masdar as we explore how to unlock the full potential of green hydrogen to produce fuel for homes and businesses”.
“Through this pilot programme, we will gather important data on how hydrogen transportation technology performs as we continue to develop the UAE’s hydrogen infrastructure.”
"Together with Afry, we have identified a potential stable corridor to bring supply and demand together. The scale-up of hydrogen adoption goes through projects like this,” Bombardi said.
Engie said the feedstock would go to South Korea, starting in the second half of 2030. It will take seven years to develop and build the project and then it will operate for 40 years. It will begin construction in 2027.
Air Products is also working on receiving facilities in Europe. In November 2022 it set out plans, with Mabanaft, to build a green ammonia import facility in Hamburg. This project should start up in 2026.
“Last year, developing economies received only 20% of clean tech investments. These economies represent 70% of the world's population – that's over 5 billion people,” Sultan Al Jaber said.
Eni said the companies may work together in renewable energy, blue and green hydrogen, carbon capture and storage (CCS), tackling methane emissions and other areas.
The MoU today demonstrates that “not only are we are strengthening our energy security and lowering bills for consumers in the long term, we’re unlocking huge opportunities for investment in British expertise and jobs in the process”.
NewMed Energy has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to supply natural gas, and develop blue hydrogen, for delivery into Europe with Uniper.
Technip Energies and Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum Construction Co. (NPCC) have agreed to establish a joint company, aiming to focus on the energy transition.