Study moots 1,000 km hydrogen pipeline to serve North Oman

MUSCAT: A key study commissioned by Asyad Group – the integrated logistics provider of the Sultanate of Oman – envisions the potential for the development of a dedicated pipeline carrying hydrogen produced in the central and southern parts of the country to consumption centres in the north.Titled, ‘Potential of the Hydrogen Transition for Ports in the Sultanate of Oman’, the report was released last month as the product of a collaborative effort involving the Oman Hydrogen Center (OHC) – part of the German University of Technology (GUtech), and Dii Desert Energy, a prominent international think-thank.According to the study, a dedicated hydrogen pipeline becomes viable if gas-based power generation plants and some industries as well, switch to low-emission hydrogen as an alternative to natural gas. It has outlined in this regard the potential for a roughly 1000 km-long…

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