{"id":79725,"date":"2023-09-26T01:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T01:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/09\/26\/shell-is-setting-up-its-blue-hydrogen-ammonia-plant-in-omans-duqm\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T01:00:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T01:00:53","slug":"shell-is-setting-up-its-blue-hydrogen-ammonia-plant-in-omans-duqm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/09\/26\/shell-is-setting-up-its-blue-hydrogen-ammonia-plant-in-omans-duqm\/","title":{"rendered":"Shell is setting up its blue hydrogen + ammonia plant in Oman\u2019s Duqm"},"content":{"rendered":"

HYDROGEN-<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a> Shell has selected Oman\u2019s Duqm as a suitable location for its planned blue hydrogen and ammonia plant<\/strong>, with technical and commercial viability studies underway, Zawya<\/a> reports. Being a port town, Duqm would facilitate export of the fuel in the form of blue ammonia thanks to a proposed hydrogen conversion loop. The project\u2019s cost and timeline are expected to be announced after the completion of a feasibility study.<\/p>\n

Project profile:<\/strong> The proposed project aims to supply blue, low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia to local and international markets enabled by capturing and storing CO2 emitted throughout the production process. The project falls under Oman\u2019s Vision 2040 and is heavily supported by the Energy Minerals Ministry in its ambition to reach net-zero by 2050.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first hydrogen project heading to Duqm:<\/strong> Oman\u2019s state-owned company Hydrom is currently overseeing the development of a hydrogen transport system<\/a> across the sultanate\u2019s southern regions of Duqm, Al Jazir, and Salalah, with plans to connect all three transmission lines by 2040, establishing a cross-country pipeline spanning 2k km to transmit green fuels.<\/p>\n

DESALINATION-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Acciona starts up Jubail 3B desalination plant in Saudi:<\/strong> Renewables and water treatment company Acciona is planning to build a 61 MW solar photovoltaic project next to the Jubail 3B desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, which will help the plant cut down on conventional power consumption, Zawya<\/a> reports. The desalination plant is expected to be fully operational in 2024 and will produce potable water within the next few months.<\/p>\n

Sonatrach\u2019s Boumerdes plant begins full operations:<\/strong> Operations launched yesterday for Algerian state-owned oil firm Sonatrach\u2019s 80k cbm \/ day desalination plant in Boumerdes province. The plant will supply water to homes in Boumerdes and Algiers. The first phase was initially launched in July. (Statement<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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