Three players in the hydrogen market have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and produce the ‘first’ waste-to-hydrogen plant in the Middle East.
UK innovator in waste to fuel technologies, Chinook Sciences, BEEAH Group, and Japanese conglomerate, Air Water, are teaming up to develop the plant in Sharjah, UAE.
The facility will produce fuel cell grade hydrogen from waste wood and plastic, with plans to include an on-site green hydrogen dispensing station able to fuel vehicles.
H2 View understands the hydrogen will be produced for PEM fuel cells at ISO14687 or SAEJ23719 standards, with the plant projected to displace ‘thousands’ of tonnes of CO2 every year.
Dr Rifat Chalabi, Chairman and Co-Founder of Chinook Sciences, said, “In order to achieve high quality fuel cell grade hydrogen as from the waste-to-hydrogen plant, hydrogen refinement will be a critical step.”
Syngas produced from Chinook’s RODECS pyrolysis and gasification process will be fed into the hydrogen refinement system and the fuel cell hydrogen will be made possible by Air Water’s hydrogen refinement tech.
Khaled Al Huraimel, Group CEO of BEEAH Group, commented, “The project aligns with the UAE’s Hydrogen Leadership Roadmap and demonstrates a feasible, scalable and sustainable approach to green hydrogen production.”
UAE announced the Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative at Cop26 last year, aiming to be a hub or the export of green hydrogen and is targeting a 25% market share by 2030.
“Together, we will break new ground in green, fuel cell grade hydrogen, production for the region as well as globally,” added Al Huraimel.
The signing of the MoU is the first step in forming a consortium that will advance progress in the Middle East’s ‘first’ waste-to-hydrogen plant and will explore further opportunities across the region.
