Industrial and infrastructural conditions for production and export of green hydrogen and synthetic fuels in the MENA region : insights from Jordan, Morocco, and Oman
- Green hydrogen and synthetic fuels are increasingly recognized as a key strategic element for the progress of the global energy transition. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with its large wind and solar potential, is well positioned to generate renewable energy at low cost for the production of green hydrogen and synthetic fuels, and is therefore considered as a potential future producer and exporter. Yet, while solar and wind energy potentials are essential, other factors are expected to play an equally important role for the development of green hydrogen and synthetic fuels (export) sectors. This includes, in particular, adequate industrial capacities and infrastructures. These preconditions vary from country to country,Green hydrogen and synthetic fuels are increasingly recognized as a key strategic element for the progress of the global energy transition. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with its large wind and solar potential, is well positioned to generate renewable energy at low cost for the production of green hydrogen and synthetic fuels, and is therefore considered as a potential future producer and exporter. Yet, while solar and wind energy potentials are essential, other factors are expected to play an equally important role for the development of green hydrogen and synthetic fuels (export) sectors. This includes, in particular, adequate industrial capacities and infrastructures. These preconditions vary from country to country, and while they have been often mentioned in the discussion on green hydrogen exports, they have only been examined to a limited extent. This paper employs a case study approach to assess the existing infrastructural and industrial conditions in Jordan, Morocco, and Oman for the development of a green hydrogen and downstream synthetic fuel (export) sector.…
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| Document Type: | Peer-Reviewed Article |
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| Author: | Sibel Raquel Ersoy, Julia Terrapon-Pfaff, Thomas Pregger, Josua Braun, El Mostafa Jamea, Ahmed Al-Salaymeh, Patrick Braunschweig, Zsuzsa Bereschi, Oana Teodora Ciobotaru, Peter Viebahn |
| URN (citable link): | https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-83850 |
| DOI (citable link): | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-023-01382-5 |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Language: | English |
| Source Title (English): | Sustainability science |
| Volume: | 19 |
| First Page: | 207 |
| Last Page: | 222 |
| Divisions: | Zukünftige Energie- und Industriesysteme |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften |
| OpenAIRE: | OpenAIRE |
| Licence: |  Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
