"SWCC-DTRI" INITIATIVES TOWARD GREEN HYDROGEN

In light of the ongoing technological development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in many fields and to pursue the goals of its 1-t"'- vision of becoming a global leader in research and innovation, KSA is working on the exploitation of many of its existing natural resources to convert them into products of high value and great benefit.

One of the SWCC-DTRI's important research initiatives is "the production of green hydrogen with high-efficiency technologies for exporting or reusing," as this significant initiative includes many projects as part of the Kingdom's efforts to use green hydrogen as a clean energy source to help reach the Kingdom's goals of achieving a reduction of greenhouse gasses by o-/ by the year 1-t"'- and reaching carbon neutrality by the year 1-7-. SWCC-DTRI came up with the idea of utilizing the by-product hydrogen being wasted from the electro-chlorination system installed in many desalination plants. SWCC-DTRI is currently designing a laboratory scale system to overcome various barriers and to prove the concept of the technology, which will be targeted to complete by the end of 1-1t"'. Moreover, SWCC-DTRI also launched the "Targeting Hydrogen as an Energy Storage" initiative, which aims to develop its pilot plant to prove the concept of storing green energy and balancing the time and location of green renewable energy sources targeted by the end of 1-1E.

In addition to the aforementioned projects, SWCC-DTRI is also working on producing green hydrogen using specially designed wind high capacity factor wind turbines in a location with moderate wind power density. This project will enable us to increase renewable penetration in desalination plants and diversify revenue streams by commercializing green hydrogen.

Swcc Mangrove Conservation Program

Mangroves are important in carbon sequestration, are considered traps for pollutants, and act as coastal biodiversity. In terms of carbon capture, an average tree grows over a life of 1o years of one mangrove tree; a hectare of mature mangrove forest absorbs /\E- metric tons. This means that one mangrove tree removes t" '-/\kg (-.t" 'tons) of CO1 from the atmosphere over its growth life, which is 11.t" 'kg per year.

Following the launch of Vision 1-t"'- in 1-17, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken decisive steps toward a more sustainable future. Inaugurated in 1-11, the Saudi Green Initiative unites environmental protection, energy transition, and sustainability programs within the Kingdom, with the overarching aims of offsetting and reducing emissions, increasing

About the Author

Tariq Ghassan Alghaffari has two different roles at Saline Water Conversion Corporation as the President of DTRI sector and a General Manger of Local Competencies Projects in TAP sector, where he focuses on research innovation, development, engineering, procurement, and execution of projects for the desalination industry aligning with the vision and goals of 2030 through SWCC’s capabilities. During the Kingdom's use of clean energy, and addressing climate change. SWCC afforestation initiative has Planted o million trees across SWCC plants and residential areas, reducing carbon emissions by 1 metric ton. To support this effort, DTRI initiated Plant One Million mangrove saplings in the coastal area of the eastern province of the country. The current status of initiatives: The SWCC mangrove conservation program consists of three phases as following a) Site assessment, b) Feasibility and nursery studies, and c) Plantation of One Million trees. the Pandemic (COVID-19) through innovative solutions one of the projects achieved a world Guinness record “Lowest Energy Consumption in the world for water desalination plant 2.271 KWh per meter cubic”. Tariq holds a PMP® , certificate Harvard business school, and many other related professional certificates and a bachelor of chemical engineering from Washington State University USA

The DTRI started a possible way and successful rate of mega mangrove program that's achieved 1 million Mangrove through the sprouting method where get support from academic and Government agencies. The prototype and indigenous products are going to utilize here.