Green Energy''s unique coastal desert sites are both very sunny during the day, and very windy at night. This means low cost clean energy 24/7, allowing the projects to run processing equipment day and night, maximizing their usage. The large size of our projects provides economies of scale and lower variability of power, further reducing the cost of green hydrogen for customers.
To extract hydrogen from seawater, it must first be desalinated. Reverse osmosis ("RO") is the most widespread technology. It is well understood, creates negligible environmental impact, and has a long track record. As such, the project will utilize RO desalination. In addition, the project can overproduce fresh water to feed into local communities and create new collocated business opportunities.
Electrolysis technology has existed for over a century, but the pace of development and cost reduction has accelerated in recent years thanks to growing interest in green hydrogen. Electrolysis works by mixing water with an electrolyte, running an electric current through the mixture, and capturing the separated hydrogen and oxygen at the cathode and anode, respectively.
Green methanol and synfuels are derived from hydrogen and captured carbon emissions. CO2 can be captured as a waste gas from carbon-intensive industries, such as steel, chemicals, and cement or through a process of direct air capture.
Green Ammonia is made by reacting green hydrogen with nitrogen (taken from the air) in the presence of heat and metal catalysts via the Haber-Bosch process. There are ammonia production facilities using it all over the world, but their hydrogen comes from pollutive fossil fuels. Taking nitrogen from the air and then making green ammonia doesn''t create any emissions or pollution as the entire process is a closed system.
Green ammonia is easily transported by sea or road. Ammonia is transported at negative 33°C. This compares favorably to transporting LNG at negative 160°C, and pure liquid hydrogen at negative 252°C. GEO project is coastal, so transport vessels can be easily filled at ports or via small footprint offshore loading towers.
OQ is a global integrated energy company with roots in Oman. OQ has operations across 17 countries, that covers the entire value chain from exploration and production of oil and gas, refineries and petrochemicals to marketing and distribution of end-user products reaching more than 60 countries worldwide. OQ Alternative Energy focuses on investments in renewables and green hydrogen in Oman.
As the leading dedicated green fuel developer, InterContinental Energy is committed to driving the renewable energy revolution beyond green electricity to green fuels. Using only wind, sun, and water, our portfolio will produce clean fuels at a scale that is cost competitive with fossil fuels, significantly reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. We prioritize environmental and social considerations for the projects we develop in addition to financial criteria, creating positive returns for all stakeholders.
Established in 2012, EnerTech is a subsidiary of the Kuwait Investment Authority-owned National Technology Enterprises Company. EnerTech''s mandate is to be the leading platform for clean energy in Kuwait and the broader Gulf region. Our businesses include renewable energy development (solar, wind, CSP), clean technology investment, water desalination and treatment, energy efficiency solutions and advisory, and green molecules investment and development.
Shell is an international energy company with expertise in the exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals. We use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy future. We also invest in power, including from low-carbon sources such as wind and solar; and new fuels for transport, such as advanced biofuels and hydrogen.
An international consortium comprised of OQ, the Sultanate of Oman''s global integrated energy company, InterContinental Energy, the leading dedicated green fuels developer, and EnerTech, a Kuwait government-backed clean energy investor and developer, today announces further progress on the development of "GEO" the Green Energy Oman integrated green fuels mega project.
The consortium is collaborating on the project, which will consist of approximately 25 gigawatts (GW) of renewable solar and wind energy producing over 1.8 million tons of zero-carbon green hydrogen per annum.
Najla Zuhair Al Jamali, CEO Alternative Energy at OQ said: "The GEO team, together with our technical specialists, are at the vanguard of mega-scale green fuels project development. The work being undertaken will place Oman at the forefront of such projects, maximizing the utilization of Oman''s natural resources of wind and solar to produce green fuels, and build the country''s associated industry. We look forward to continuing development in collaboration with our partners."
Having deployed a series of 140m high meteorological masts across the site since 2019 the consortium has gained significant understanding of site issues and opportunities, and last year awarded a series of key studies to progress the project:
Working with these specialists, the GEO team is further developing and refining the project, its export value, and the potential for expansive development of Oman''s skills base and technical expertise in renewable energy projects.
An international consortium comprised of OQ, which is the Sultanate of Oman''s global integrated energy company, InterContinental Energy, the leading dedicated green fuels developer, EnerTech, a Kuwaiti state-owned company focused on clean energy investment and development, and Golden Wellspring Wealth for Trading LLC, signed today a joint development and collaboration agreement with Shell to cooperate in further developing the Green Energy Oman (GEO) project.
The project has been under development since 2018 and it is expected to be developed in multiple phases to produce at full capacity, around 1.8 million tonnes of green hydrogen. Shell will join the consortium as the lead Operating Partner after acquiring a 35% equity holding from the Consortium.
This agreement was signed by H.E Engineer Salim Bin Nasser Al-Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals, on behalf of the partners, Ms. Najla Bint Zuhair Al-Jamali, CEO of Alternative Energy at OQ and Walid Hadi, Senior Vice President and Country Chair of Shell -Oman.
On this occasion, Najla Bint Zuhair Al-Jamali, CEO of Alternative Energy at OQ, said: "The entry of Shell to this vital project constitutes a qualitative step that will enable the consortium to benefit from their advanced global expertise in this field. This will surely contribute to achieving the desired objectives of the project. Shell is a pioneering company in the alternative energy sector and entertains great technical and practical experience that would directly help in developing all phases of the project.
We are pleased with the progress made by the project during the past few years and look forward to enhancing our cooperation with our partners in this project. We are also delighted with Shell''s admission to the consortium" She added.
Al-Jamali explained that the GEO Project is one of the best specialized projects that seek to provide the necessary green energy sources to meet the increasing global demand on carbon-free fuel.
For his part, Walid Hadi, Senior Vice President Oman and Country Chair, Shell, stated: "By joining the GEO consortium, we are making a further step to progress lower and zero emissions energy projects in Oman. Our entry to the project is a sign of the potential we see for Oman through the energy transition."
Abdullah Al Mutairi, EnerTech''s CEO, stated "EnerTech has long viewed Oman as a strategic market for development of our clean energy business. We have been an early mover into the green hydrogen space and we see the long-term positive impacts of developing this sector in Oman for the region and globally. Shell''s entry into this consortium is further justification of the importance of this sector to the region and we are excited to continue developing GEO alongside them".
Since 2019 - the consortium has deployed a series of 140m high meteorological masts across the site collecting valuable solar and wind data. During the past year, a series of key studies have been awarded to progress the project such as the Concept Feasibility study conducted by Worley, the Environment & Social Impact Assessment study conducted by HMR as well as the Energy Yield Assessment conducted by DNV.
The project, which supports the Oman Vision 2040, will further expand Oman''s skills base and technical expertise in renewable energy, provide potential significant in-country value, as well as creating jobs during the project lifecycle.
Muscat: Green Energy Oman (GEO), one of the biggest green hydrogen projects planned for implementation in the Sultanate of Oman, is slated to come on stream sometime in the early part of the next decade, according to energy supermajor Shell.
GEO, backed by a multinational consortium with Shell as its lead operating partner, is among six large-scale renewable hydrogen-based schemes that are part of the first wave of investments in this emerging zero-carbon energy sector. All six schemes have also been allocated sizable land blocks by the Omani government for their investments.
"In Oman, we acquired a 35 per cent interest in Green Energy Oman, which will produce hydrogen from seawater, powered by up to 25 GW of solar and wind energy. Shell is the lead operating partner. The project is expected to be operational by the early part of the next decade and aims to produce around 1.8 million tonnes of hydrogen a year at full capacity," Shell stated in a newly published report on its Energy Transition Strategy 2024, released over the weekend.
Shell''s partners in the GEO consortium include OQ Alternative Energy (part of the wholly Omani government-owned integrated energy group OQ), Singapore-based energy developer InterContinental Energy (ICE), Kuwait''s state-backed energy investor EnerTech, and Golden Wellspring Wealth for Trading (GWWT).
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