Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar and commercial vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck Holding AG have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the feasibility of liquid green hydrogen exports from Abu Dhabi (UAE) to Europe by 2030.
The MoU was signed in Abu Dhabi by Fawaz Al Muharrami, Executive Director of Clean Energy and Deputy COO at Masdar and Martin Daum, Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO of Daimler Truck.
Daimler Truck shared its plans to make its entire range of trucks and buses CO2-neutral in driving operations across its global core markets (Europe, U.S., Japan) by 2039 and is pursuing a dual-track strategy with hydrogen- and battery-powered vehicles as part of its decarbonisation strategy.
The company shared that in a demonstration of the feasibility of using liquid hydrogen in road transportation, its prototype Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck recently completed a trip of 1,047 kilometres across Germany with one fill of liquid hydrogen under real-life conditions.
Daimler Truck is building a customer-trial fleet of Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Trucks, which are expected to be deployed in mid-2024.
Speaking about the MoU and Masdar’s broader hydrogen aims, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Masdar CEO, said: “Masdar’s ambition is to be one of the leading players in the development of green hydrogen globally, and we believe that transportation is one of the most strategic markets for green hydrogen. This agreement has the potential to enable a significant reduction of CO2-emissions in road freight transport in Europe, supports the UAE’s ambition to become a leader in the low-carbon hydrogen market by 2031 and aligns with our ’smart-early-mover’ approach to deliver projects with strategic partners across the world.”
Martin Daum, Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO of Daimler Truck, commented: “We at Daimler Truck aim to lead sustainable transportation. In order to decarbonize commercial vehicles, it is absolutely crucial to make green energy globally available. Our initiative with Masdar marks an initial step for us to enable the supply of liquid green hydrogen in Europe.”