【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Equipment】1321–2023: China’s Contribution to the First Hydrogen Refueling Station in Dubai, UAE

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This post was last edited by Desert Fish on 2023-12-14 07:30. The first hydrogen station in Dubai, UAE, was also put into use during this climate conference. Its biggest feature is the hydrogen source at the upstream stage, which comes from green hydrogen produced through photovoltaic technology; it also marks the first use of green hydrogen in Dubai’s transportation sector. The hydrogen used at this hydrogen refueling station is green hydrogen produced by electrolyzing water from local photovoltaic projects in Dubai, while the water used comes from seawater desalination. The entire refueling station was built by Chinese companies, and the key hydrogen production equipment is also of Chinese origin. Zhou Yuxuan, director of a hydrogen energy equipment company in China: The total investment in this project exceeds 100 million yuan. Renewable energy is utilized through green hydrogen as an important means of energy storage and consumption; therefore, this will represent the direction for energy transformation in the Middle East and around the world. Since the beginning of this year, large oil companies in the Middle East have also made hydrogen a key focus for investment and a direction for transformation, increasing their investments in this field while expanding into the chemical industry to produce green methanol and green ammonia. Liu Chunping, Deputy General Manager of Sinopec’s HSE Management Department: Methanol is a kind of \"liquid sunlight\"; it is produced through the reaction of green hydrogen and carbon dioxide. In the future, green methanol and green ammonia will serve as important carriers for green hydrogen, offering an excellent solution for industrial decarbonization. Jin Jian, President of LONGi Green Energy’s Middle East and Africa region: The Middle East hopes to transform from a current export hub for traditional energy sources into one for new energy sources. This is why initiatives such as green electricity combined with green hydrogen are particularly important in this region; by converting it into ammonia, it can be transported to areas in Europe, Africa, and South Asia that suffer from power shortages.