H2-Industries to build $1.4bn waste-to-hydrogen plant in Oman

In what could be the first of its kind in Oman, H2-Industries has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Madayn for the development of a waste-to-hydrogen plant in the country.

H2-Industries is an American hydrogen generation and storage player and Madayn is Public Establishment for Industrial Estates in the Sultanate of Oman. The company has said that the waste-to-hydrogen facility will start production in about 30 months from here. The massive facility will attract an investment of $1.4 billion and it will be built in an area of 200,000 square meters in the coastal region.

The novel facility will consume about 4 million tonnes of solid municipal waste every year and convert it to green hydrogen. The project will also have a 300 MW solar power project and a 70 MW energy storage system. The waste-to-hydrogen project is expected to generate about 67,000 tonnes of green hydrogen and 1 million tonnes of CO₂. The export value of the two products will be more than $268 million.

Michael Stusch, Executive Chairman of H2-Industries, said, “This is an exciting opportunity and one that will take the tonnes of waste that collects in Oman and turn it into green hydrogen. The $1.4 billion investment into Oman will make a substantial contribution to the country’s waste management strategy and demonstrates how fighting climate change and enhancing environmental protection can go hand in hand and benefit all stakeholders.”

H2-Industries said that the population of Oman is almost 3 million which generates nearly 1.9 million tonnes of solid waste each year. It maintains that the upcoming waste-to-hydrogen facility will naturally lead to efficient waste management. Waste will be sourced from landfills and waste management operators.

Recently, ACME – another leading renewable player – announced that its green hydrogen project in the coastal area of Duqm has received international certification which signifies that the project meets global standards.

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The technology employed by H2-Industries converts waste including plastic, sewage sludge and landfill waste into green hydrogen and pure carbon dioxide through thermos-chemical process. H2-Industries hold that there are no emissions in the process and the Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technologies allow seamless transportation and storage of the green hydrogen produced from its technologies.