Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates

تحت رعاية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة

Supported by

Mohammad Abdelqader El-Ramahi

Chief Green Hydrogen Officer

Masdar

Elramahi
Elramahi

As Chief Green Hydrogen Officer, Mohammad Abdelqader El-Ramahi is responsible for the establishment and development of Masdar’s new green hydrogen business. This will contribute to the positioning of the UAE as a global green hydrogen production and export hub.

The green hydrogen business at Masdar is actively developing cutting-edge programs that will be a significant pillar of the energy transition. It has signed a number of agreements since 2021, including a US$5 billion strategic alliance with ENGIE to drive UAE’s green hydrogen economy and plans to develop 4 GW capacity green hydrogen plants in Egypt.

Among other highlights, Masdar is exploring the production of sustainable aviation fuels in the UAE using solar-to-green hydrogen and waste gasification, in tandem with bp, ADNOC, Etihad and
TadweerTadweer. In addition, Masdar is developing a 2 GW capacity integrated offshore wind and green hydrogen project in Azerbaijan.

El Ramahi holds a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering. He is also a Chartered Engineer, Chartered Environmentalist and Chartered Water and Environmental Manager from CIWEM UK, with equivalency to MSc degree in Engineering UK.

Session Overview
Tuesday, 5 November
11:15
Hydrogen Conference ICC Hall Part B 11:15 - 12:15
Building business models to thrive in the new hydrogen market

To secure hydrogen market share and competitive advantage, companies must calibrate their business models to minimise risk, mitigate uncertainties and enable scalable expansion. To be successful, they must also customise their strategies to account for variabilities across regional contexts and market conditions including local energy prices, government policies and incentives, availability of renewable resources, and infrastructure and technology development.

Attendee insights:

Gain a better understanding about the evolving hydrogen business models, how organisations can best position themselves in the emerging market and what factors must be considered to enable success.

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