EGYPT WITH ITS GENEROUS ACCESS TO WIND AND SOLAR , AND BILLION-DOLLAR PORT UPGRADE PLAN , HAS SET ITS SIGHTS ON BECOMING A KEY GLOBAL GREEN HYDROGEN PLAYER .
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Market place dynamics
Challenges
• Given diverse networks within the global energy ecosystem , ushering in the green hydrogen era will require a considered approach .
• How we produce , transport , and consume green hydrogen needs to be broader and encompass more stakeholders .
• Green hydrogen requires costly transportation to supply large export markets in Europe and East Asia .
• The best way for Middle East producers to supply large markets is to use renewable energy to convert green hydrogen to green ammonia .
Solutions
• According to Strategy &, the green hydrogen market will be won in the supply chain .
• Optimising production will rely on visibility across the value chain .
• It will be down to data connectivity to optimally power global green hydrogen .
• Improving how green hydrogen is processed will require insights from plant projects , learning about yields , the role utilities will play .
• Software can help save costs and optimise efficiency by collecting operational data through embedded IoT devices .
• Data inputs are used to recreate digital-twin models of plants to optimise operations and improved plant performance .
Benefits
• The Gulf is already home to some of the largest and most advanced hydrogen projects .
• Hydrogen-powered vehicles could improve air quality and promote energy security .
• Hydrogen can also store energy from renewable sources , making it a crucial component of the transition to a low-carbon economy .
• Globally sustainable and reliable non-fossil fuel energy system could be realised through hydrogen .
the value chain . Ultimately , it will be down to data connectivity to optimally power global green hydrogen .
Improving how green hydrogen is processed and ultimately used by the consumer will require extrapolating insights from existing plant projects , learning more about the yields from our most viable technologies , and deciding the role that utilities companies will play in tomorrow ’ s green hydrogen ecosystem .
Today ’ s software solutions can help save costs and optimise hydrogen plant efficiency by collecting and measuring operational data of plant infrastructure through embedded IoT devices . These data inputs
EGYPT WITH ITS GENEROUS ACCESS TO WIND AND SOLAR , AND BILLION-DOLLAR PORT UPGRADE PLAN , HAS SET ITS SIGHTS ON BECOMING A KEY GLOBAL GREEN HYDROGEN PLAYER .
are used to recreate digital-twin models of plants to optimise operations and yield improved plant performance . Across the world , swathes of individual industrial plants are already incorporating digital twins into their daily operations .
An example can be seen in German engineering giant Thyssenkrupp , which has been commissioned to construct an 88-megawatt water electrolysis plant for Hydro-Québec , one of the largest hydropower suppliers in Canada . The plant will produce 11,100 metric tons of green hydrogen annually . Both the hydrogen and the oxygen , a by-product of the electrolysis process , will be used to produce biofuels for the transportation sector .
ThyssenKrupp ’ s engineering team is using AVEVA Engineering software in green hydrogen plant design , together with AVEVA PI System data to optimise operational design . By using data visualisation tools ThyssenKrupp is able to increase operational efficiency , improve collaboration and drive sustainability throughout its design process and project execution .
On a regional and worldwide scale , connecting up the hydrogen ecosystem creates a path to quicker plant set up , cost-effective operations , and production efficiency .
Engineering advancements have to be matched with a unified common data infrastructure to create positive outcomes for everyone . Through optimised data flows and accessible data across the value-chain , the Middle East ’ s green hydrogen ecosystem will be given the best opportunity to flourish . p
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