Introduction
Hydrogen gas would be used to fuel gas turbines and generate 420MW of low-carbon electricity. This project alone would provide more than 5% of all Abu Dhabi's current power generation capacity at a cost equivalent to conventional electricity.
The CO2 would be transported and injected into a producing oil field and used to replace natural gas that is currently being injected into the oil field to maintain pressure. This natural gas could then be used either domestically or for export. This process could be deployed at scale and release a significant amount of additional natural gas for Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates.
The CO2 injected into the oil field could also enable previously unrecoverable oil to be produced. If this technology was widely deployed it could boost Abu Dhabi oil production by some 1-3 billion barrels. As the oil is forced out the CO2 would remain stored securely and permanently beaneath the oil field's natural impervious seal.
