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DUBAI, UAE, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of

Energy and Chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Committee, inaugurated the

Green Hydrogen project at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in

Dubai, marking a new achievement for the Emirate as a leader in renewable

energy. The project, implemented in collaboration with Dubai Electricity and

Water Authority (DEWA), Expo 2020 Dubai, and Siemens Energy, is the first

solar-driven green hydrogen producing facility in the Middle East and North

Africa.

"Through this pilot project, DEWA aims to demonstrate the production of green

hydrogen from solar power, its storage, and re-electrification. This is a

system that allows for buffering renewable energy production, both for fast

response applications, as well as for long-term storage. The plant has been

built to accommodate future applications and test platforms for the different

uses of hydrogen, including potential mobility and industrial uses. DEWA has

already explored and developed a pilot project for green mobility using

hydrogen that can be executed in the near future, in addition to a number of

studies, business strategies and a potential roadmap for hydrogen usage," said

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA.

"Expo 2020 congratulates all those involved, and believes this innovative

project will inspire many more creative solutions that tackle some of the

greatest challenges facing our planet. In less than five months, we will

celebrate these ground-breaking collaborations, showcasing the UAE's commitment

to the Sustainable Development Goals and creating a meaningful legacy that will

have a positive impact beyond the site and the six months of Expo," said HE

Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation,

and Director General Expo 2020 Dubai.

"This landmark Green Hydrogen Project highlights the importance of partnership

in driving forward innovative new clean energy solutions and tackling the

existential threat from global climate change. As the first industrial-scale

facility to produce green hydrogen in the Middle East and North Africa, it is

an important milestone of the energy transformation," said Dr. Christian Bruch,

President and CEO of Siemens Energy.

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SOURCE: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)