Emirates Steel Arkan (ESA), Ohmium International (Ohmium) and Khalifa University of Science and Technology have entered into a partnership to boost uptake of green hydrogen in steelmaking.
The parties have signed a Strategic Collaboration on Hydrogen Research and Development, which was witnessed by the UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) during COP28.
ESA is one of the largest publicly traded steel and building materials manufacturers in the region.
Ohmium manufactures PEM electrolysers and Khalifa is a leading university in the UAE.
The collaboration, under MoIAT’s “Make it in the Emirates” initiative, aims to deliver a comprehensive research and development programme to help accelerate the uptake of green hydrogen, a clean energy source across the steel sector, ultimately enabling ESA to be among the leading manufacturers of green steel.
Under the agreement, the three entities will develop cleaner production methods for green steel.
The agreement is in line with the UAE National Strategy for Industry and Advanced Technology, which aims to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors while increasing the competitiveness of national industries.