The proposed facility will be established on a 200,000 square-metre plot at an unspecified location on the Omani coast
A waste-to-hydrogen project destined for the Omani coast has been proposed as a memorandum of understanding was inked between US-headquartered H2-Industries Inc. and Oman’s Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn), a statement from H2 Industries said.
Oman generates a lot of waste and has relatively scarce disposal sites; the per capita waste generation is more than 1.5 kilograms a day, among the highest in the world, according to research firm BioEnergy Consult.
“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,” said Michael Stusch, Executive Chairman, H2-Industries.
The US-based hydrogen generation and energy storage firm said the proposed facility will be established on a 200,000 square-metre plot at an unspecified location on the Omani coast. Waste-to-hydrogen plant will seek to process around 1 million tonnes of municipal solid waste to produce an estimated 67,000 tonnes of green hydrogen, alongside 1 million tonnes of commercially valuable carbon dioxide, with a combined export value of around $268 million annually.
The project also includes constructing a 300-megawatt baseload-capable photovoltaic solar installation that will consist of a 70MW electrical storage.
