AMMAN — Director
of Planning and Institutional Development at the
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Shorouk Abdel Ghani said that the ministry is in the process of
preparing a study and a roadmap, together with German and Dutch partners, for a
project to convert green hydrogen into fuel.
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Abdel Ghani told
Jordan
News that Jordan is a pioneer that keeps pace with the developments that
are taking place in the world, “and we are now moving toward converting green
hydrogen into fuel in order to diversify energy sources and maintain the
security of our energy supply”.
She added that
Jordan has great potential to produce “green” hydrogen, which is produced by
splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity, but “we
need to study the economic feasibility and the possibility of establishing
renewable energy projects in order to ensure the success of this project before
starting it”.
This project may
need several years, she said, “especially since it is a new project and so far
there are no tangible results and no reference points that can be used”.
She stressed the
importance of moving toward this option in order to reduce emissions and use
clean energy permanently, noting at the same time that if this project is
implemented, it will not be a substitute for traditional fuels, but rather a
new type of energy that will help diversify the sources.
Energy expert
Amer Shoubaki told
Jordan News that “the implementation of this project
requires huge technology and large quantities of renewable energy, and will necessitate
the establishment of mega-projects”.
He added that the
“cost of implementing this project is very high, and may constitute a major
obstacle to its implementation”.
If it is worked on
correctly, he said, it is a useful and economically profitable mechanism.
“Many developed
countries, including Germany and the UAE, have started implementing it and the
world is counting on this mechanism in order to use renewable energy instead of
traditional fuel,” he added.
Hashem Aqel,
another energy expert, told
Jordan News that “the strategy that the
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has begun preparing will enable Jordan
technically and legislatively to develop and produce green hydrogen from solar
and wind energy”.
He added: “We, in
Jordan, have abundant resources of renewable energy due to our location on the
solar belt, the high number of sunny days, the availability of sufficient wind
speed to produce electricity in many locations, large areas of land that can be
exploited, and great expertise and competencies that enable us to increase our
dependence on renewable energy sources.”
He also said that
“Jordan has signed an agreement with Fortescue Company to study the development
of hydrogen production through renewable energy projects as a first step for hydrogen
production, which is a good opportunity for Jordan to produce and export green
energy”.
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