Doha: Qatar has the potential to become a major producer of hydrogen due to an abundance of solar energy in the country
Dr. Samer Fikry, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Qatar University College of Engineering, told The Peninsula that despite hydrogen’s unavailability naturally, which makes it an expensive fuel, rapid developments in its processing make its potential high.
“With the rapid development in generating electricity from renewable sources such as solar energy, the cost of generating hydrogen from water through the electrolysis process is decreasing,” Dr. Fikry said.
“Qatar has a high potential to be a major producer of hydrogen fuel due to the great availability of solar energy within the country. Qatar has taken major steps towards using solar energy as a part of its energy strategy to depend more on clean energy sources and reduce greenhouse emissions,” he added.
Qatar recently opened the sprawling 800MWp Al Kharsaah solar power plant.
