DNV expertise tapped for Green Energy Oman project

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DNV, leading global testing, certification and technical services specialist, has been roped in to assist in the development of Green Energy Oman (GEO) – the integrated green fuels mega project in the Sultanate of Oman.

An international consortium comprising OQ, the global integrated energy group of the Sultanate of Oman; InterContinental Energy – the leading dedicated green fuels developer; and EnerTech – a Kuwaiti government backed clean energy investor and developer; is investing in the giant scheme planned in Al Wusta Governorate.

DNV joins a slate of reputable service providers that have been tapped by the consortium to help prepare the ground for the implementation of the project consisting of around 25 gigawatts (GW) of renewable solar and wind capacity that will produce over 1.8 million tons per annum of zero-carbon green hydrogen.

Norway-headquartered DNV has been selected to undertake the ‘Energy Yield Assessment’ for the GEO project.

It entails “refining the output available from the world-class wind and solar resource found across the Al Wusta Governorate,” where the upstream components of the massive project will be located.

Part of the data for this assessment will come from 140-metre tall meteorological masts that have been installed across the site since 2019, aimed at providing the consortium with a “significant understanding of site issues and opportunities”, the GEO consortium said in a press statement.

Earlier, Australian-based international engineering services firm Worley Group was contracted to undertake the overall feasibility study for the project. As part of its remit, Worley will further develop the project defined by the consortium, optimise the wind and solar generation, the transfer and transformation of this energy through electrolysis into hydrogen, and ultimately the production, storage and export of ammonia.

Local Omani consultancy firm HMR, a leading provider of environmental, engineering and technology consulting services, has also been awarded a contract to conduct a comprehensive Environment & Social Impact Assessment for the project.

HMR will be leveraging its two decades of experience in the Sultanate of Oman to provide “critical support” to the venture, given that the scale of the project “requires a close focus on local issues and impacts, to ensure that the benefits the project will bring are fully realized,” said the consortium partners.