Browsing: Middle east

A recent agreement between the University of Sharjah and Lootah BioFuels aims to strengthen cooperation in renewable energy, scientific research, and circular economy development.

Saudi Arabia’s $9 billion NEOM green hydrogen project is becoming a test case for whether large-scale industrial developments can attract international capital by combining energy infrastructure, logistics, and investment incentives into a single platform.

Jordan is moving forward with plans for a large scale green hydrogen project that could produce 200,000 tonnes of green ammonia annually, as the country seeks to establish a role in the emerging clean fuels market.

Oman’s green hydrogen sector is moving from strategy development toward large scale industrial deployment, with India based ACME Group committing approximately $4.2 billion to expand its green hydrogen and green ammonia project in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm.

The global hydrogen market exceeded 100 million tonnes in 2025, yet the sector’s vulnerability became increasingly visible as disruptions in the Middle East affected fertilizer, chemicals and refined product supply chains.

A new cooperation agreement between Ohmium International and Hynfra aims to advance green hydrogen and green ammonia projects across Mauritania, Jordan, and Oman, targeting both domestic energy resilience and international fuel markets.

In the United Arab Emirates, Innovation Platform Capital (iPC) and Intelligent Investment Holding (IIH) have announced a strategic joint venture to develop a large scale green hydrogen production platform aimed at supplying domestic industries while creating future export opportunities.

Saudi Arabia’s battery storage market is entering a new phase of industrial development as Chinese energy storage manufacturer ZOE Energy Storage moves to establish a large-scale battery energy storage system manufacturing facility in the kingdom.

Oman is intensifying efforts to position itself as a long distance supplier of green hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives to European markets through a proposed export corridor linking the sultanate with the Netherlands.

Saudi Arabian Refineries Company, known as SARCO, has signed a non binding memorandum of understanding with China’s Ally Hydrogen Energy Co., Ltd. to jointly develop a green ammonia production plant alongside a manufacturing and assembly hub for hydrogen production and purification equipment.