Adnoc debuts the region’s first high-speed green hydrogen pilot refueling station

UAE inaugurates region’s first green hydrogen refueling station:Adnoc inaugurated the region’s first high-speed green hydrogen pilot refueling station — dubbed H2GO — to test a fleet of zero-emission hydrogen-powered vehicles, according to a statement released on Friday. The pilot project will gather data to explore the long-term viability of running hydrogen vehicles in the UAE, according to the statement.

More details: Operated by Adnoc Distribution, the station is located in Masdar City and will create green hydrogen from water using an electrolyzer powered by clean grid energy, the statement notes. The station will provide hydrogen that will be certified as green from solar sources by the International REC Standard.

What they said: “We are pleased to launch this unique high-speed green hydrogen refueling station which supports the UAE’s National Hydrogen Strategy. Adnoc continues to collaborate with local and international companies on innovative technologies and low-carbon solutions that can accelerate decarbonization and support a responsible energy transition,” Adnoc Executive Director Musabbeh Al Kaabi said in the statement.

Adnoc is rolling out a number of EV stations: Earlier this month, Adnoc Distribution said it will ramp up the rollout of EV charging points next year and plans to operate 50 of them — 12 more than it currently operates — by year-end. The company will focus on installing charging points on highways to meet higher demand and plans to supply biofuel to its business-to-business (B2B) customers.

The region is jumping on board with hydrogen fueling: Saudi Arabia Railways signed an MoU with Air Products Qudra last week to build, own, and operate hydrogen fueling stations for trains in the kingdom.