US-based hydrogen generation and storage company H2-Industries has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Madayn (Public Establishment For Industrial Estates), for a waste-to-hydrogen plant in the Sultanate of Oman.
The $1.4 billion facility will be built on a 200,000m2 coastal site and will include a 300MW solar PV installation and 70MW of energy storage.
The facility will be able to convert up to 4 million tonnes of solid municipal waste annually. This will result in the production of 67,000 tonnes of green hydrogen and 1 million tonnes of CO₂, with an export value of over $268 million.
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“This is an exciting opportunity and one that will take the tonnes of waste that collects in Oman and turn it into green hydrogen,” executive chairman of H2-Industries, Michael Stusch said.
“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.”
According to H2-Industries, Oman’s population of almost 3 million produces about 1.9 million tonnes of solid waste each year. A waste-to-hydrogen project such as this offers great benefits by promoting efficient waste management, as waste will be sourced from landfills and waste management operators.
H2-Industries’ technology
H2-Industries’ proprietary technology transforms organic waste including plastic, sewage sludge, and existing landfill waste in a thermos-chemical process into green hydrogen and pure CO₂.
The process is emissions free and the green hydrogen produced from that process can be transported and stored, using H2-Industries’ Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technologies, and released on demand for use in industrial applications, or for synthetic fuels.
The facility is expected to begin production in approximately 30 months.