Bee'ah will be pursuing plans for the region's first waste-to-hydrogen project in the UAE. The project includes a green hydrogen generation plant and a hydrogen vehicle fueling station, in collaboration with UK-based Chinook Sciences.

The Waste-to-Hydrogen project is an evolution of Bee'ah and Chinook Sciences' $180 MM waste gasification to energy project and addresses the increased market demand in the region for new sources of renewable energy such as green hydrogen.

During a visit by Chinook Sciences Chairman and CEO, Dr. Rifat Chalabi, the evolution of the plans to a waste-to-hydrogen project was agreed during a signing ceremony in the presence of HE Salim Al Owais, Chairman of Bee'ah, and a delegation of senior officials from both entities. The project is envisioned to be the first of many such facilities, established through the long-standing collaboration between Bee'ah and Chinook Sciences.

The fueling station will use green hydrogen generated from the waste-to-hydrogen plant from non-recyclable plastic waste and waste wood. The green hydrogen will be fed into the fueling station to power hydrogen vehicles.

HE Salim Bin Mohammed Al Owais, Chairman of Bee'ah, said: "Green hydrogen will be a vital pillar of our future energy landscape and Bee'ah has been looking into this market for some time now with Chinook in alignment with our long-term strategy to develop new, sustainable energy solutions. As a sustainability leader, Bee'ah is keen to further support the UAE in its hydrogen economy ambitions, energy diversification and decarbonization efforts."

The UAE has previously announced its aim to become a major hydrogen producer, and to reduce carbon emissions by 24% by 2030. Plans include investment in green hydrogen, which is produced using renewable energy, like solar power as well as using carbon-capture technologies to create what is known as blue hydrogen.