MUSCAT: Constructing on increasing cooperation in inexperienced hydrogen, a high-level Omani delegation visited the Netherlands for 2 days of conferences and technical engagements hosted by the Holland Hydrogen Hub (H3), as each international locations moved to speed up plans for a devoted inexperienced hydrogen hall linking the Sultanate with Europe.
The programme introduced collectively authorities officers, infrastructure operators, know-how builders, researchers, logistics suppliers and potential hydrogen offtakers, reflecting rising momentum behind efforts to ascertain Oman as a serious provider of renewable hydrogen and its derivatives to European markets.
In a press release, Holland Hydrogen Hub – an alliance of Dutch clear power stakeholders – mentioned the go to enabled “priceless exchanges on hydrogen growth, power corridors, worldwide collaboration, and the acceleration of the power transition.”
The Omani delegation was led by Eng Salim bin Nasser al Aufi, Minister of Vitality and Minerals, and included Dr Mansoor Talib al Hinai, Chairman of the Authority for Public Companies Regulation, Hamood al Sawafi, Director Normal of Renewable Vitality and Hydrogen on the Ministry of Vitality and Minerals, together with representatives from Sohar Port and Freezone, Asyad Group and the Oman Hydrogen Centre.
The mission marked one of many first sensible implementation steps following a sequence of strategic initiatives unveiled in the course of the World Hydrogen Summit & Exhibition 2026 in Rotterdam. These initiatives included the launch of the NoorBridge programme to develop a clear power hall between Oman and Europe, research right into a devoted hydrogen export hall connecting Oman with Dutch ports, discussions on integrating Omani hydrogen into the Netherlands’ rising hydrogen spine, and engagement with European offtakers and logistics suppliers to assist long-term exports of inexperienced ammonia, liquid hydrogen and different renewable hydrogen derivatives.
The programme commenced with a networking session and harbour tour at North Sea Port, one in all Europe’s main industrial ports and a future gateway for imported renewable hydrogen and inexperienced ammonia. Members represented just about each phase of the hydrogen worth chain, together with LBC Tank Terminals, Vesta Terminals, Evos, Yara Clear Ammonia, Hynetwork Companies, Gasunie and a lot of potential European offtakers.
The discussions highlighted the infrastructure required to ascertain a industrial hydrogen hall, encompassing storage terminals, port services, pipelines, logistics networks and distribution methods able to dealing with large-scale imports of inexperienced molecules from Oman.
A broader group of Holland Hydrogen Hub companions additionally participated, together with SoluForce, Voyex, Nedstack Gasoline Cell Know-how, Desolenator, Duiker Clear Applied sciences, Avans College of Utilized Sciences, Port of Rotterdam, Vopak, Advario and TNO.
Collectively, these organisations showcased the breadth of the Dutch hydrogen ecosystem, spanning pipeline applied sciences, hydrogen mobility, gas cells, sustainable desalination, industrial decarbonisation, utilized analysis, storage infrastructure and Europe’s largest power port. Their experience is anticipated to play an vital function in supporting Oman’s ambitions to develop an built-in inexperienced hydrogen export trade.
The programme concluded with a go to to Dutch know-how firm H2FLEXX, the place the Omani delegation explored the corporate’s H2EASY stable hydrogen service know-how and noticed hydrogen manufacturing at its analysis services.
