Oman sign MoU to develop $1.4bn waste-to-hydrogen plant

H2-Industries, USA announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Oman’s Public Establishment for Industrial Estates – Madayn to develop a waste-to-hydrogen plant in the Gulf state.

The proposed $1.4 billion facility will be built on a 200,000 square metre coastal site and includes photovoltaic (PV) solar power installation with base-load capacity, H2-Industries said in a press statement.

Oman’s first waste-to-hydrogen facility also includes the construction of a 300-megawatt (MW) base-load capable PV solar installation that will include 70 MW of electrical storage.

‘Once the pre-development and permitting phase is completed, the facility will start producing hydrogen in approximately 30 months,’ the statement noted.

The statement said the annual production of hydrogen and CO₂ generated from the waste has an export value of over $268 million, comprising 67,000 tonnes of green hydrogen and one million tonnes of CO₂.

It said the green hydrogen could be sold and transported for international use H2-Industries’ Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technologies, or H2-Industries can create low-cost synthetic diesel (eDiesel) or sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with the captured CO₂ depending on international market demand.

Executive Chairman of H2-Industries, Michael Stusch, said the project will “make a substantial contribution to the country’s waste management strategy.” With almost three million inhabitants, the country produces about 1.9 million tonnes of solid waste each year.

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