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EGA signs MoU with GE to decarbonise gas turbine fleet

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Emirates Global Aluminium, one of the largest industrial companies in the UAE, and GE Gas Power have announced to develop a roadmap to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the operation of EGA’s existing GE natural gas turbines by exploring hydrogen as a fuel, as well as carbon capture, utilisation and storage solutions

Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, CEO of EGA, and Joseph Anis, president and CEO of GE Gas Power Europe, Middle East and Africa, have signed a MoU on this.

The MoU will include development of a strategy to support low-carbon industries to contribute towards the achievement of the UAE’s Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative.

HE Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, minister of climate change and the environment, said, “Decarbonising industries is a major pillar of the UAE Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative, therefore EGA’s plan to switch to hydrogen fuel and expand the use of carbon capture, utilisation and storage solutions supports our net-zero drive. With its efforts to reduce the emission intensity of its operations, EGA is a role model in environmental sustainability for the UAE’s industrial companies.”

Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, CEO of EGA, added, “This work with GE will enable us to determine how we can reduce the carbon intensity of our power generation over the years ahead including by switching to hydrogen, and is an important step in our journey to ensure EGA’s aluminium can play its full part in helping the world tackle the generational challenge of climate change. It will also contribute to the achievement of the UAE’s Hydrogen Leadership Roadmap.”

Joseph Anis, president and CEO of GE Gas Power Europe, Middle East and Africa, commented, “Using hydrogen as a fuel and adopting carbon capture, utilisation and storage solutions could not only enable EGA to lower the carbon emissions from its electricity production, but also help to continue providing firm power on demand, supplying the reliable energy required to support their operations and growth. The initiative can serve as a model to emulate across various energy-intensive industries that require dependable, low carbon power generation capacity.”

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