This is the Middle East’s first high-speed hydrogen refuelling station
A cleaner and greener UAE begins from the UAE capital.
The latest initiative comes in the form of constructing the Middle East’s first high-speed hydrogen refuelling station.
According to an announcement by ADNOC, the station is being built in Masdar City and will create clean hydrogen from water, using an electrolyser powered by clean grid electricity.
#ADNOC today announced that it has begun construction on the Middle East’s first high-speed hydrogen refueling station. The station, which is being built in Masdar City by ADNOC, will create #cleanhydrogen from water, using an electrolyser powered by clean grid electricity… pic.twitter.com/7sOTFFUD7t
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Hydrogen, which creates no carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions when used, can give vehicles a longer driving range and quicker refuelling times compared with battery electric vehicles.
Furthermore, ADNOC also announced a partnership with Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Al-Futtaim Motors to test the high-speed hydrogen refuelling station using a fleet of clean hydrogen-powered vehicles.
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Under the partnership, they will provide a fleet of hydrogen-powered vehicles to help ADNOC understand how hydrogen with high-speed refuelling can best be used in mobility projects to support the UAE’s National Hydrogen Strategy, which aims to position the country among the largest producers of hydrogen by 2031.
The station is due to be completed later this year, and will be operated upon by ADNOC Distribution. A second station, in Dubai Golf City, will be fitted with a conventional hydrogen fueling system.
ADNOC has allocated USD 15 billion (AED 55 billion) to advance and accelerate lower-carbon solutions, investing in new energies and decarbonization technologies to reduce its carbon intensity by 25 per cent by 2030 and enable its Net Zero by 2050 ambition.
We can’t wait to see what the future holds!
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