Gulf states’ quest to find ‘new oil’ turns to hydrogen - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Sebastian Castelier

Sebastian Castelier

Feb 15, 2021

A picture taken on Jan. 16, 2021, shows solar panels used to generate renewable energy at the Sustainability Pavilion during a media tour at the Dubai Expo 2020, a week ahead of its public opening, in the United Arab Emirates. The six-month world fair, a milestone for the emirate, which has splashed out $8.2 billion on the eye-popping venue in the hope of boosting its soft power and resetting the economy, will now open its doors in October 2021. — KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images

A picture take on Sept. 14, 2017 shows an Airbus A380 of Emirates landing at the tarmac at Dubai's International Airport.

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Gulf logistics ambitions skirt net-zero carbon emissions goals

Sebastian Castelier

Sebastian Castelier

In Dubai, reporting on regional business

A solar plant north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- renewable energy is used to create green hydrogen

'Fuel of the future': Gulf states bet on 'green' hydrogen

Agence France-Presse

A man swims near a section of the Palm Jumeirah monorail, with the Atlantis Hotel in the background, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 16, 2020.

UAE sets new climate standard for Gulf with goal of net-zero carbon dioxide emissions

Sebastian Castelier

Sebastian Castelier

In Dubai, reporting on regional business

A general view shows the ADNOC Facility in Fujairah on November 28, 2023. Using novel technology developed by Omani start-up 44.01, the solar-powered plant will suck carbon dioxide from the air, dissolve it in seawater and inject it deep underground, where it will mineralise over a period of months. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

Why UAE's ADNOC is investing in Exxon's Texas hydrogen plant

Jennifer Gnana

In Dubai, reporting on Gulf energy policy and politics