Dr. Nikunj Gupta

Dr. Nikunj Gupta heads ADNOC’s Hydrogen technical and project development team. He is responsible for developing low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia major projects and managing the hydrogen and carbon capture, utilization and storage technology portfolio.

Gupta’s team also provides technical and project development support to UAE’s national green hydrogen champion Masdar, a joint venture between ADNOC, TAQA and Mubadala.

Before ADNOC, Gupta was General Manager of Shell’s Hydrogen import and export business line. He has 22 years of combined global Industry experience in energy and sustainability with a focus on hydrogen, fuel cells, solar energy, biofuels and chemicals. He is a globally recognized expert in the domain of decarbonization and energy transition.

Gupta holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston and a master’s degree in management from Rensselaer-Lally School with top honors.