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ADNOC to launch first high-speed H2 refueling station in the Middle East
ADNOC has begun construction on the Middle East’s first high-speed H2 refueling station. The station, which is being built in Masdar City by ADNOC, will create clean H2 from water, using an electrolyzer powered by clean grid electricity.
H2, which creates no carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions when used, has the highest energy per mass of any fuel and can give vehicles a longer driving range and quicker refueling times compared with battery electric vehicles. ADNOC also announced a partnership with Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Al-Futtaim Motors to test the high-speed H2 refueling station using a fleet of clean H2-powered vehicles.
“The need to reduce carbon emissions to address climate change is clear and urgent. ADNOC is placing sustainability and decarbonization at the heart of its strategy and, while we decarbonize our operations today, we are making robust investments to be a supplier of choice for the clean energies of tomorrow,” said Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC Managing Director and Group CEO.
“H2 will be a critical fuel for the energy transition, helping to decarbonize economies at scale, and it is a natural extension of our core business. Through this pilot program, we will gather important data on how H2 transportation technology performs as we continue to develop the UAE’s H2 infrastructure.”
Under the partnership, Toyota and Al Futtaim Motors will provide a fleet of H2-powered vehicles. The pilot program will help ADNOC understand how H2 with high-speed refueling can best be used in mobility projects to support the UAE’s National H2 Strategy, which aims to position the country among the largest producers of H2 by 2031.
ADNOC Distribution will operate the station upon its completion later this year. A second station, in Dubai Golf City, will be fitted with a conventional H2 fueling system.
ADNOC has allocated $15 B to advance and accelerate lower-carbon solutions, investing in new energies and decarbonization technologies to reduce its carbon intensity by 25% by 2030 and enable its net zero by 2050 ambition.
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