BEEAH Energy, a subsidiary of BEEAH Group, the Middle East’s leading sustainability pioneer, and UK-based Chinook Sciences, have signed an official agreement to commence the development of the region’s first waste-to-hydrogen plant.
The plant will produce combined low-cost ground-breaking green hydrogen and high-quality activated carbon. Non-recyclable waste wood and plastic will be processed using Chinook RODECS gasification and pyrolysis technology, which will produce up to 18,000 kg of green hydrogen a day at full operational capacity.
The production of green hydrogen is in line with the UAE’s goal of achieving a 25 percent global market share of low-carbon hydrogen by 2030, which the country revealed at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference last November. The plant will host a hydrogen fuelling station, equipped to provide enough fuel cell grade hydrogen for several large trucks and buses every day.
Khaled Al Huraimel Group CEO BEEAH
“As a sustainability leader in the Middle East, we are excited to be creating the first waste-to-hydrogen solution in the region and support the UAE government in its hydrogen economy ambitions, energy diversification and decarbonization efforts. BEEAH has always recognized the value of energy recovery from waste, and this new project will not only showcase the potential of waste-to-hydrogen, but it will also support a circular economy across multiple fronts throughout the region.”
Dr. Rifat Chalabi, Chairman and co-founder of Chinook Sciences Group, said that “We are excited to work with BEEAH Energy and use our patented RODECS gasification and pyrolysis technology in the UAE to produce fuel-cell grade hydrogen for their fleet. The technology breaks down hydrocarbons from waste through advanced thermal treatment to release and recover green hydrogen. Then, when the green hydrogen is used in vehicles, it emits only water as a by-product.”
The cost-efficiency and delivery of the green hydrogen come from Chinook’s patented RODECS technology. Additionally, the plant’s unique operational model allows it to run profitably even during a time when the hydrogen market is still developing.
This will be achieved in the early months of operation by relying entirely on the production of the plant’s secondary revenue stream of activated carbon. The high-grade activated carbon produced will be used for environmental purposes as a high-grade filtration media to clean water resources and air, filtering harmful pollutants, including bacteria and viruses.
