Saudi Arabia 'could pipe green hydrogen to Europe to keep leading energy role'

Executive planning renewable power system for mega-city says kingdom could see giant pipeline as way to retain status as international 'reliable supplier'

SHAYBAH, SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 2003: A worker stands at a pipeline, watching a flare stack at the Saudi Aramco oil field complex facilities at Shaybah in the Rub' al Khali ("empty quarter") desert on March 2003 in Shaybah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Reza/Getty Images) . Saudi pipeline.
SHAYBAH, SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 2003: A worker stands at a pipeline, watching a flare stack at the Saudi Aramco oil field complex facilities at Shaybah in the Rub' al Khali ("empty quarter") desert on March 2003 in Shaybah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Reza/Getty Images) . Saudi pipeline.Foto: Reza/Getty Images
Published 2 March 2021, 14:48Updated 2 March 2021, 14:59