UAE and Germany To Explore Collaboration On Clean Energy

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UAE and Germany Explore Collaboration for Clean Energy

UAE and Germany to explore collaboration on clean energy, A delegation from the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates will visit Germany on June 28 to discuss joint opportunities, particularly in the field of hydrogen.

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A high-level delegation from the United Arab Emirates will visit Germany on June 28 to examine how the two countries can work together on clean energy as the Gulf nation advances its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

The delegation, led by His Excellency Eng. Sharif Al Olama, deputy secretary at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, will include ministry officials and executives from Adnoc and Masdar to discuss energy opportunities, particularly in renewables and hydrogen, the ministry said in a statement On Sunday 28 June 2022.

Several “promising partnerships” in the energy sector are expected to be signed during the visit, he said.

“The visit aims to establish sustainable co-operation mechanisms between the two countries, with the aim of maximising the benefit of the joint co-operation agreements signed by the two countries during the previous year,”

His Excellency Eng. Sharif Al Olama said.

“The visit will include introducing the benefits and services offered by the agreements to international companies in the energy sector in the two countries and the opportunities to build new and sustainable partnerships and ways to make optimal use of them.”

The two countries signed the UAE –Germany energy partnership in 2017 to intensify dialogue and create a framework for cooperation on the energy transition.

They have also launched a bilateral working group on hydrogen to engage ministries, companies and scientists in a systematic process to boost the hydrogen economy. Countries aim to collaborate on upstream (joint production of green fuels), midstream (transport) and downstream (technology for industrial use) projects.

Two German-Emirati projects for the production of green hydrogen are already underway in the United Arab Emirates, including one in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi.

The UAE delegation to Germany will meet with senior government officials and private sector representatives to discuss ways to improve joint cooperation in the energy and hydrogen sectors, the ministry’s deputy secretary said.

Germany is a strategic partner for the UAE  in the energy field, especially in clean energy, His Excellency Eng. Sharif Al Olama said.

The relationship between the two countries has made “great progress” in recent years, he added.

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The United Arab Emirates is stepping up efforts to meet its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 through a far-reaching green strategy focused on a shift to renewable energy and the deployment of new technologies that levels will help reduce carbon emissions.

The country will also host the COP28 summit in 2023.

New horizons for UAE–Germany relations

Future priorities are bringing more opportunities for the two countries to collaborate

The United Arab Emirates and Germany share a strong bond of friendship. Together we can do great things to ensure a happy future, not only for ourselves but also for humanity. Our visions and strategies offer opportunities for joint action. So, at this historic turning point for both countries, we look forward to joining forces for “the next 50.”

On May 17, 1972, we established diplomatic relations. In 2004 we signed a strategic partnership. In 2019, this document was updated on the occasion of the visit of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, to Berlin.

Today we face great challenges in the world.

The international peace and security system – “rule of law” instead of “might makes right” – is challenged most brutally, but not only by the Russian aggression against Ukraine. In addition, we are facing a sustainability crisis. We are depleting our planet’s resources faster than they can be replenished. And unless we emit fewer greenhouse gases, we will change our planet’s climate and push ourselves out of the realm where human civilization could thrive.

Germany and the United Arab Emirates are prospering thanks to economic openness, international cooperation and a high level of networking. Therefore we both have a stable global network of relationships. Any disruption affects us more than the countries that are less internationally exposed. In addition, we are both committed to sustainability and in particular to the energy transition. Germany wants to be climate neutral by 2045, the United Arab Emirates by 2050.

This opens windows for deepened co-operation.

The UAE is an important player for Germany with common goals, for which we not only want to get involved in all regional matters, but also in the global Sustainable Development Goals. We want to uphold international law and the multilateral approach and negotiations as a means of peaceful conflict resolution in all regions of the world.

Germany is one of the UAE‘s most important trading partners and the UAE is Germany‘s  most important economic partner in the Middle East. Our business relationship will prosper. However, there is a new sweet spot for the future.

We should invest together in technologies and companies that form a sustainable knowledge-based economy, thereby creating shared intellectual property and new revenue streams. As the UAE transitions from a hydrocarbon-centric economy, it will develop new sectors with deeper value chains in the country, and German companies are offering innovative competitive solutions. Our markets stimulate both sides because they are platforms for regional and global action.

Let me name two areas by way of example.

One is renewable energy. We have created a bilateral “Hydrogen Task Force” that engages our ministries, companies and scientists in a systematic process to advance our common role in the hydrogen economy. Germany has to import several hundred terawatt hours of hydrogen and derivatives every year. We can work together upstream (joint production of green fuels), midstream (transport) and downstream (technology for industrial use). German industry represents a key use case for the hydrogen value chain. There are already two Emirati-German green hydrogen production projects in the United Arab Emirates: one in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi.

The second example is human resources. As the UAE transitions, they will prepare their workforce accordingly. Qualifying people is now in the DNA of German companies. They believe in the adage, “If you think it’s too expensive to invest in your people, think how expensive it is not to.” We should make this a central area of ​​our cooperation. Two initiatives deserve attention.

The first is “Tadreeb”. Ten German companies have joined forces with the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau and Khalifa University to initially offer ten Emirati university graduates ten-week internships in Germany. Interns have a good chance of finding a job at the participating companies. Launched this year, I hope it will be very successful and expand quickly. The second is “Der Impuls”, a six-month mentoring program for top executives from German companies, including Emiratis, recent graduates and young professionals. The first group had just completed the program and were excited about the real-world learning experience, another initiative that hopes to expand.

Furthermore, the Emirates National Schools together with the German GIZ have just set up Centers of Excellence in Technical and Vocational Education to help Emirati girls and boys enjoy practical work in technical fields that often form the basis of a good career.

Another area would be culture. There is a significant intersection between our experiences of promoting tolerance, preventing extremism, promoting gender equality and promoting happy societies. We can show how to celebrate diversity and love our differences.

UAE–German Working Group Concerned With Hydrogen And Industrial Fuels Convenes Its First Meeting

The UAE-Germany working group dealing with hydrogen and industrial fuels cooperation has convened its first meeting at the Grand Hayatt Hotel in Dubai. The meeting is part of the high-level steering group that emerged from the “Declaration of Intent” signed by the two friendly states at the beginning of 2017 for joint cooperation in the energy sector between the United Arab Emirates and Germany.

HE Engineer Sharif Al Olama, Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Infrastructure for Energy and Petroleum Affairs, led the UAEdelegation attending the meeting, with the German delegation being led by HE Ernst Peter Fischer, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The UAEdelegation, represented by Engineer Yousef Al Ali, Deputy Secretary of State for Water, Electricity and Future Energy Affairs, and the German delegation, Elien von Zitwitzer, Director for Bilateral Energy Cooperation of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Germany, and several Your Excellencies, who taking care of the energy sector in the two friendly countries, as well as representatives from local and federal government, the private sector and the academic sector.

The meeting discussed a number of future directions and priorities that will focus on hydrogen energy and industrial fuels between the two sides, as well as ways to unify visions and goals for mutual cooperation in the years to come. He also discussed a number of directions supporting the hydrogen sector and industrial fuels.

Specialized technical groups have been formed to develop the hydrogen market in the two countries, as the first working group is dealing with the development of the hydrogen business and technology sector, and the second group is dealing with the development of policies and legislation in the field of hydrogen . to ensure the realization of the visions of the two countries and to achieve the Roadmap for Hydrogen Leadership for the UAE, presented at the Global Summit on Climate Change “COP26” in Glasgow, which is a comprehensive national plan that builds on it aims to support low-carbon local industries, contribute to the achievement of carbon neutrality and strengthen the country’s position as a source of hydrogen, in the context of consolidating the directions of rational leadership, promoting future solutions to the challenges of the Global Climate Initiative, the last of which was the Announcing the United Arab Emirates‘ Strategic Initiative for Carbon Neutrality 2050, which in 98 7 is the first initiative of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa.

His Excellency stressed during the meeting organized in Dubai that the joint working group announced in November 2021 aims to maximize the benefits of bilateral clean energy cooperation between the two countries, especially green hydrogen, strengthening cooperation and relations between to strengthen the two countries . Governments of the two countries and the private sector, research institutes, in addition to working on organizing a forum to discuss the barriers to the uptake of the green hydrogen market, as well as promoting ambitions to expand the horizons of clean energy generation , and support the Paris climate protection agreement.

His Excellency stated that hydrogen is the next new energy source and shows promise thanks to huge international efforts to adopt it as a future energy source and that the UAE has the potential to become a global hub for clean energy in all its forms, especially hydrogen and is currently one of the leading countries in the development of this field and the pioneer in developing modern methods and methods to improve its efficiency and search for alternative solutions to traditional energy in a way that supports sustainable development.

His Excellency spoke highly of the bilateral relations between the United Arab Emirates and Germany, which have made great strides in recent years thanks to the support of the wise leadership, mutual trust, respect and common interests of the two countries, stressing the importance the formation of a coalition group on hydrogen and industrial fuels, as it provides a roadmap for collective action over the next phase with a clear vision, in line with an integrated program of association, which emphasizes the importance of the role of partnerships in support of the goals of the highlights two friendly countries to achieve carbon neutrality.

H.E Sharif Al Olama States, “Climate Action Is One Of The Main Pillars Of The National Energy Strategy 2050”

The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure is attending the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition “ADIPEC 2021” which will be held this year under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, may God bless him from November 15th to 18th at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center “ADIPEC 2021”.

During its participation, the Ministry intends to highlight the UAE‘s efforts to address the impacts of climate change, as well as the country’s initiatives, strategies and policies to improve efforts to address the issue of climate change, most recently the launch of its strategic initiative with the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, a few days ago with the convening of the UN climate change conference “COP26“, which will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, in
recently.

The Department of Energy and Infrastructure will also review pioneering projects and the latest sustainable practices and technologies that represent a comprehensive approach to climate change mitigation, helping to create a diversified mix of energy sources and a balance between sustainable development and mitigating the impacts of climate change , which in turn is one of the goals of the National Energy Strategy 2050, and the UAE‘s strategic initiatives aiming for
carbon neutrality by 2050.

His Excellency Eng. Sharif Al Olama, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure for Energy and Petroleum Affairs, said: “The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition “ADIPEC 2021” is a global platform that offers sufficient space to discuss important decisions related to the issue of climate change, especially since climate protection is one of the main pillars of the national strategy of the association ten Arab Emirates and one of the most fundamental issues at the national and global levels”.

His Excellency added: “As the UAE celebrates its 50th anniversary, we reaffirm our full commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and look forward to strengthening the partnership with all countries to achieve tangible results on climate change

It is worth noting that ADIPEC 2021 will be attended by more than 32 government ministers from around the world, setting a record for the largest and most influential world energy forum.

Conference activities include more than 160 sessions with more than 1,100 distinguished speakers as well as 6 main conferences and 9,500 registered conference attendees. This event is attended by more than 110 countries represented at the show, in addition to the participation of from 26 country pavilions, 34 national companies and 17 international companies, bringing the total number of exhibiting companies to 1,824 companies active in the sector operate and provide services Sector Oil and Gas.