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• To showcase safety, reliability, and efficiency of hydrogen as a fuel

DAMMAM, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — Air Products Qudra today announced it has signed an agreement with Saudi Ground Services (SGS) to demonstrate Hydrogen for Mobility at Dammam Airport, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Ground Services provide a wide range of ground handling services throughout the entire network of airlines in Saudi Arabia, from passenger services and baggage handling to fleet solutions and cargo services.

• New Masdar outlines ambitious growth plans to bolster position as a global leader in clean energy and green hydrogen.
• Masdar targets at least 100GW renewable energy capacity and the production of up to 1 million tons of green hydrogen by 2030, with aspirations to grow its renewable energy portfolio to +200GW.
• TAQA to take leading role with largest stake (43%) in Masdar’s renewables business and ADNOC to take the leading role (43%) in green hydrogen business with Mubadala holding 33% in each.
• New Masdar to play central role in delivering the UAE’s Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative and will be a global champion for clean energy
• Refreshed Masdar brand unveiled for UAE’s new clean energy powerhouse.

bp signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Egypt under which it will explore the potential for establishing a new green hydrogen production facility in the country.

Cummins, a global power solutions provider, will provide technology in collaboration with the EPC player Tecnimont Private Limited (TCMPL), the Indian subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont Group, – to build one of India’s largest proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer for GAIL at Vijaipur, in Madhya Pradesh, India. 

Voltalia ( Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energy, expands in Egypt.

Delhi-based Greenzo Energy India Ltd is planning to invest USD 50 million for the development of a 250 MW manufacturing plant of electrolysers and the Balance of Plant (BoP) for generating green hydrogen at Sanand-II Industrial Estate, a part of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), Gujarat.

HÀ NỘI — Green hydrogen (GH2) industrial development is a direction for Việt Nam in the energy transition roadmap to achieve the goal of zero carbon emissions by 2050 but challenges remain, experts said.

Singapore’s National Hydrogen Strategy was launched at the Singapore International Energy Week 2022. A key thrust of the strategy is for Singapore to experiment with the use of advanced hydrogen technologies that are on the cusp of commercial readiness.