Siemens Energy is planning a green hydrogen demonstrator plant in Abu Dhabi with local clean energy player Masdar.

The two will evaluate the project as the first fruit of a new partnership between Siemens Energy and Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi investment group that also controls Masdar.

No further details were given about the demonstrator, except that it would be based at Abu Dhabi’s Masdar City green innovation hub and involve “a number of other key players in the technology, distribution, and end-use portions of the green hydrogen value chain”.

The Masdar demonstrator plan was announced alongside a wider memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Siemens Energy and Mubadala.

The two said they will pursue initiatives to tap renewable power for hydrogen production, set up a new “world class player” in synthetic fuels and work on technology to drive down costs in green H₂.

Dietmar Siersdorfer, managing director for Siemens Energy Middle East, said: “Siemens Energy has pioneered this space, generating green hydrogen from renewable energy using proton exchange membrane electrolysis.

“We look forward to advancing and leveraging the many applications of green hydrogen, in partnership with Mubadala and the other key stakeholders throughout the hydrogen value chain.”

Siemens Energy, spun-out of the German industrial giant last year, has already planted its flag to become a key player in the emerging hydrogen economy.

Last week, Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa, the wind turbine OEM that it majority owns, said they would jointly advance an integrated system for production of hydrogen directly integrated with offshore wind.

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Siemens Energy eyes Abu Dhabi green hydrogen plant with Masdar