Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed new memorandum of understanding (MoU) and joint study agreements (JSA) with counterparts in Germany in order to accelerate and deepen collaboration in clean hydrogen.
As part of its decarbonization drive, the German government’s National Hydrogen Strategy expects clean hydrogen demand of up to 3 million tons per annum (Mtpa) by 2030, of which around 60% is expected to be imported. Demand may grow to over 11 Mtpa by 2050.
Today’s agreements which were announced during the visit to the UAE of Dr. Robert Habeck, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
The accelerated scale-up of hydrogen supply chains is key for our transition to sustainable energy and for achieving the decarbonisation goals in line with our commitments under the Paris Agreement
stated Federal Minister for Economics and Climate Action Dr. Habeck.
The following agreements were announced during the visit:
#1 Cooperation agreements and low-carbon demonstration cargos
Individual agreements with German companies Aurubis, RWE, GETEC and STEAG to explore opportunities for collaboration in low-carbon and renewable hydrogen derivatives, including the execution of the first low-carbon (blue) ammonia demonstration cargos, produced by Fertiglobe, from the UAE to Germany in 2022 for use in a variety of applications.
#2 Joint Study Agreement between ADNOC, Hydrogenious, JERA, Uniper
ADNOC entered into a JSA with Uniper and Hydrogenious of Germany and JERA to explore hydrogen transportation between UAE and Germany using Hydrogenious’ Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology.
Under the agreement, the parties will explore the opportunity to scale up existing LOHC technology to help meet growing global demand for the transportation of hydrogen.
#3 Memorandum of Understanding between ADNOC, HHLA and AD Ports Group
ADNOC entered into a MoU with HHLA and AD Ports Group to work on realizing Hamburg’s ambition to become a hydrogen import hub in Germany.
