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Big Companies Join Hands On The First Waste-To-Hydrogen Plant | |
| Sumita Pawar |
BEEAH Group, the Middle East’s sustainability pioneer; Chinook Sciences, the UK’s innovator in waste-to-fuel technologies; and Air Water, a Japanese conglomerate with businesses relating to natural resources and industrial gas production, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to produce fuel cell-grade hydrogen from waste wood and plastic this Tuesday, according to a media report.
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The MoU signed in Japan is a first step in forming a consortium that will advance progress on the Middle East’s first waste-to-hydrogen plant, located in Sharjah, and explore further opportunities across the region.
According to the report, the Waste to Hydrogen plant in Sharjah will convert waste wood and plastic into fuel-cell grade green hydrogen by combining BEEEAH's expertise in waste management and material recovery with Chinook Sciences' patented RODECS pyrolysis and gasification process and Air Water's hydrogen refinement technology.
The plans for the waste-to-hydrogen plant include an on-site green hydrogen dispensing station capable of fueling several vehicles. For this purpose, the plant will need to produce fuel cell-grade hydrogen, which will be possible with Air Water’s Hydrogen Refinement Technology.
"The project aligns with the UAE’s Hydrogen Leadership Roadmap and demonstrates a feasible, scalable, and sustainable approach to green hydrogen production." "To achieve this kind of innovation, we partnered with Chinook Sciences to bridge the gap between waste processing and pyrolysis," said Khaled Al Huraimel, Group CEO of BEEAH Group.
By partnering with Air Water on this project, BEEAH Group is bringing cutting-edge hydrogen refinement technology from Japan. Together, they have planned to break new ground in green, fuel cell-grade hydrogen production for the region as well as globally.
According to the report, Air Water and Chinook Sciences have detailed knowledge of the conversion processes in RODECS, which will inform the success of the waste-to-hydrogen project with BEAH Group.
Dr. Rifat Chalabi, Chairman and Co-Founder of Chinook Sciences, said, "Air Water provides contaminant reduction solutions at a high level of quality and, through previous collaboration, is also closely aware of the processes involved in RODECS pyrolysis and gasification."
He further added that Air Water’s Hydrogen Refinement can be applied to various types of syngas that we will produce from different types of feedstocks, enabling them to effectively produce high-quality fuel cell hydrogen from both unrecyclable wood and plastic waste. Leveraging Air Water’s technologies, he looks forward to demonstrating a new model for green hydrogen production alongside BEAAH Group, as mentioned in the report.
The waste-to-hydrogen plant in Sharjah was first announced by BEEAH Group and Chinook Sciences Green in May 2021 and formalised later in the same year with the commencement of development plans.
The project will add to the growing number of zero-waste, net-zero-emissions solutions that BEEAH Group offers to power the smart, sustainable cities of the future.
At the same time, it will bring cutting-edge technologies from the United Kingdom's Chinook Sciences and Japan's Air Water to the UAE and the country, according to the report.
By 2030, the global green hydrogen production market is expected to reach US$1 trillion. As per its Hydrogen Leadership Roadmap, the UAE aims to be a hub for the export of green hydrogen and is targeting 25 percent of the global market.
By Sumita Pawar