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We plan to switch our own power consumption to 100% green electricity by 2023 and are aiming to make our own operations climate-neutral by 2030. Can you tell us more about Siemens Energy endeavours in terms of “green” hydrogen? Are there any other innovative technologies Siemens Energy is exploring and/or investing in? We are in the process of finalising our green hydrogen plant in Dubai with DEWA, and there will be a hand over ceremony soon. This project has been 2 years in the making. It will be the first project to produce green hydrogen in the Middle East region. It is very exciting. It shows that the UAE is looking ahead to new technologies in all avenues and ideas. They are not followers; they are leaders. Earlier this year, we also signed agreements with Mubadala and Masdar in the green hydrogen space. Under the agreement with Mubadala, we will work to develop the UAE’s hydrogen economy, and to drive investment and development of advanced technology, manufacture of equipment, and green hydrogen and synthetic fuel production. In association with this agreement, together with Masdar, we are joining forces with the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, Etihad Airways, German Lufthansa, Marubeni Corporation, and Khalifa University on an ambitious project that will help
pave the way for the development of the UAE’s green hydrogen economy. We are developing a photovoltaic (PV) powered electrolyser facility, to demonstrate stateof-the-art green hydrogen production technology and present sustainable fuel use cases. The first phase of the demonstration programme will focus on the production of green hydrogen for passenger cars and buses in the Masdar City area. In parallel, a kerosene synthesis plant will be built to convert the majority of the green hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuel. In the second phase of the programme, the production of decarbonised fuels for the maritime sector will be explored.
