Newsletters | Request Trial | Log in | Advertise | Digital Issue   |   Search
  • Green hydrogen
  • Blue hydrogen
  • Storage & Transportation
  • Consumption
  • Strategies & Trends
  • Finance
  • Women in Hydrogen 50
  • Podcasts
Search
Related Articles
Air Products CEO spells out new reality for clean hydrogen
Projects will progress only if they are backed by firm offtake deals, with much of firm’s clean hydrogen portfolio underperforming, Eduardo F. Menezes tells investors
Energiequelle joins Finland’s green hydrogen push
German firm reserves site for three-phase project as developers flock to Europe’s latest green hydrogen hotspot
How power-to-liquids can save hydrogen
SAF provides a viable offtake solution for hydrogen producers and benefits from regulatory mandates and strong political support, ensuring long-term demand at higher prices
Green hydrogen growing, but barriers remain
Speakers at this year’s CERAWeek conference noted the growing interest in green hydrogen, but hurdles such as cost remain to its adoption at scale
Green hydrogen hype gives way to project reality
Collaboration has become crucial to success as projects turn out to be more complex and expensive than previously thought, industry figures tell Dubai conference
UAE eyes overseas projects as it ramps up clean hydrogen production
Focus on facilities in Spain, Egypt and the UK as Mideast Gulf country aims to scale up output to supply markets in Europe and Asia
Fragmented SAF market struggles for scale
Multiple production routes and regional policy differences hamper nascent sector’s ability to attract investment
Outlook 2025: Mobilising capital for green hydrogen – the financial realities
More must be done to lower the cost of green hydrogen and its derivatives
Outlook 2025: eSAF – overcoming financial, technical and market challenges
Sustainable aviation fuel from electrolysis has great potential for reducing aviation sector emissions, but cost, energy requirements and the need for substantial investment stand in the way of take-off
Investors warm to Jordan’s green strategy
Chinese developers are latest to enter the fray as country’s pipeline of green hydrogen projects implies potential investment of $28b by end of decade
Egypt has significant renewables potential
Developers Derivatives and products Egypt
Clare Dunkley
5 June 2023
Follow @PetroleumEcon
Forward article link
Share PDF with colleagues

Egypt lands new green methanol investment

Norway’s Scatec lines up second project, but wider sector has lost some momentum since Cop27 as industry awaits government’s hydrogen strategy

Cairo’s aspirations to become a leading international player in the green hydrogen industry received twin fillips in mid-May. On the investment side, Norwegian clean energy company Scatec announced plans for its second hydrogen derivatives plant, this one producing methanol, while in the regulatory arena the cabinet approved a draft law enshrining tax incentives for such projects. However, a comprehensive strategy for the sector remains pending despite repeated pledges of its imminent publication, worsening a sense of drift in the hydrogen push. Oslo-based Scatec, a longstanding investor in Egypt’s renewables buildout, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) back in October 2021 with fert

Also in this section
EU mulls IPCEI top-ups as national funding falls short
16 May 2025
Only 21% of approved IPCEI projects reach FID as cost overruns and funding delays hamper progress, according to European Commission officials
Letter on hydrogen: 45V on the brink?
14 May 2025
Defining moment for US hydrogen sector as House Republicans seek termination of green tax credits
A new standard for hydrogen, part 3
13 May 2025
Existing specifications have been a good starting point for standardisation of hydrogen quality, but they need rethinking—a 99.5 mol-% specification is a promising candidate
A new standard for hydrogen, part 2
12 May 2025
The sector needs a standard covering hydrogen quality for the entire value chain, but no single hydrogen quality covers the needs of all stakeholders

Share PDF with colleagues

COPYRIGHT NOTICE: PDF sharing is permitted internally for Petroleum Economist Gold Members only. Usage of this PDF is restricted by <%= If(IsLoggedIn, User.CompanyName, "")%>’s agreement with Petroleum Economist – exceeding the terms of your licence by forwarding outside of the company or placing on any external network is considered a breach of copyright. Such instances are punishable by fines of up to US$1,500 per infringement
Send

Forward article Link

Send
Sign Up For Our Newsletter
Project Data
Maps
Podcasts
Social Links
Featured Video
Home
  • About us
  • Subscribe
  • Reaching your audience
  • PE Store
  • Terms and conditions
  • Contact us
  • Privacy statement
  • Cookies
  • Sitemap
All material subject to strictly enforced copyright laws © 2025 The Petroleum Economist Ltd
Cookie Settings
;

Search