Abu Dhabi is the only emirate with the gas and the spare land to produce blue and green hydrogen at scale
UAE powers up clean energy push
Funded by soaring oil revenues and spurred by the European energy crisis, the federation’s renewables and hydrogen plans are rapidly advancing
The UAE is abuzz with clean energy activity. Abu Dhabi and Dubai are in the process of tendering a trio of giant renewables projects, promising to extend the emirates’ regional lead in decarbonising electricity supply. Europe’s energy crisis is also spurring the government’s efforts to map out a long-term hydrogen strategy, while state oil company Adnoc delivered its first test cargo of green ammonia to Germany in late October. The flurry of activity comes as Abu Dhabi prepares to host next year’s Cop climate talks. The UAE and its constituent emirates have set an array of decarbonisation-related targets—supplemented since October 2021 by the pledge to reach net zero by 2050. The federal gov
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