Saudi Arabia's $100 Billion Green Hydrogen Project: A New Era for Renewable Energy
S howing a significant path to the world to transform to energy, Saudi Arabia has commissioned one of the largest green hydrogen projects when it announced a daring change in energy policy. The 100 billion project, to be situated in Neom, an advanced smart city that is currently being constructed in the northwest of the country, has placed Saudi Arabia at the center stage in the world movement towards clean and renewable energy. This is not only a monumental step in Saudi Arabia, rather it is transforming the world discussion on energy sustainability, climate change as well as the discussion on economic diversification in those countries that are dependent on oil. What Is Green Hydrogen? Green hydrogen is manufactured when renewable types of energy (such as wind or solar) are deployed to energize the electrolysis of water (separation of hydrogen and oxygen). Examples such as the use of gray or blue hydrogen derived from fossil energy sources is not green; this output is the cause of ze...