Alexander Novak, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, offered to collaborate with Saudi Arabia on hydrogen production during an online meeting of the Russia-Saudi Arabia intergovernmental commission.

Hydrogen has grown in popularity as the future green fuel of choice, increasingly advocated as a means of decarbonizing emissions-intensive heavy industry and transportation.

Rich in oil and gas Russia has been sluggish to develop hydrogen gas production, a fuel that generates primarily water vapor and warm air when burned.

Saudi Arabia is planning various large-scale hydrogen production projects as part of its economic diversification efforts.