Baker Hughes and ADNOC are teaming up to create eco-friendly energy options

At ADIPEC 2022, the two companies signed a partnership to collaborate on research and development (R&D) for sustainable energy solutions in the United Arab Emirates. According to a statement released by Baker Hughes, the deal will help fund the creation of technological proofs of concept, scale-ups, and pilots while also investigating the potential for their deployment across ADNOC's most important projects.

“ADNOC is accelerating the development and deployment of advanced technologies to provide smarter, lower carbon, energy to the world. Together with Baker Hughes, we will focus on finding innovations that help the UAE achieve its Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative, while also generating In-County Value,” stated Sophie Hildebrand, ADNOC Group Chief Technology Officer.

After signing a Memorandum of Understanding in July 2019 to create a manufacturing plant, Baker Hughes announced in October 2021 that it has begun building the OFS regional hub at SPARK in Saudi Arabia. In addition, the agreement provides a chance to leverage the ADNOC Research and Innovation Center to assist R&D projects that are in line with the goals of the UAE's In-Country Value programme.

“We are honored to be signing this agreement with ADNOC, which reinforces our commitment to supporting In-Country Value and innovation in the UAE. As an energy technology company, we are keen to work with ADNOC to locally develop technologies that can support a more sustainable energy future in the UAE and beyond,” stated Zaher Ibrahim, Vice President, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Baker Hughes.

Baker Hughes, which has more than 1,600 employees and ten sites in the UAE, has been a devoted partner to the country for more than 60 years, and the company has long supported localization and sustainability projects and programmes in the UAE, as the statement explains.