Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that its first green hydrogen project has generated over 1 GWh of green energy.

According to the Government of Dubai Media Office, the project has reduced  nearly 450 tons of CO2 emissions since its launch in May 2021.

The green hydrogen project was developed in partnership with Siemens Energy and Expo 2020 Dubai. It is located within the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the world’s largest single-site solar park, with a target capacity of over 5 GW by 2030.

Under this project, stored hydrogen is converted into electricity using a hydrogen gas motor with a capacity of approximately 300 kW, enabling power generation at night. The production process uses electrolysis powered by renewable energy.

The project is designed as a testing platform for hydrogen applications across various sectors, including transport and industry. Currently, the project produces 20 kg of hydrogen per hour.

The green hydrogen project has been designed and built to accommodate future applications and test platforms for various uses of hydrogen, including the air, land and sea transport sectors, and other industries.

The green hydrogen project aims to support the United Arab Emirates’ goal of capturing 25% of the global low-carbon hydrogen market.

“Our aim is to achieve the goals of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050, ensuring 100% clean energy by mid-century,” said DEWA’s Managing Director and CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer.

In November this year, DEWA invited bids for advisory services to develop a 1.6 GW solar photovoltaic project integrated with a 1 GW battery energy storage system.

Recently, DEWA also announced that its 250 MW pumped hydropower storage project in Hatta will begin trial operations in the first quarter of 2025.

In October, Dubai awarded Gensol Engineering a $22.21 million contract to install rooftop solar systems of a total capacity of 23 MW.