"The co-operation and measures agreed upon in Abu Dhabi support Hamburg's goals of decarbonising industry and transforming the city into a European green energy hub," said Michael Westhagemann, Senator for Economics. Hamburg is predestined to serve as an import and distribution centre for green hydrogen. "Our goal is to meet the demand for hydrogen in Germany and Europe as the Green Hydrogen Hub Europe."
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNPOC) is already planning a test delivery of hydrogen storage ammonia via Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) to the Hamburg-based metal company Arubis. If successful, ammonia could be used as a CO2-neutral energy carrier in copper production. Compared to hydrogen, it is easier, more efficient and cheaper to store and transport. The transport chain pilot project with "blue ammonia" could form the basis for medium-term imports of green hydrogen, according to the Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWI).
