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Projects · Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (Musaffah)

Masdar-EMSTEEL green hydrogen to green steel pilot

First in MENA to use green hydrogen to extract iron from iron ore. Hydrogen certified by Avance Labs to ISO 19870 and validated by Bureau Veritas. Pilot scale.

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OperationalAs of 28 October 2024Confidence: High
Location
Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (Musaffah)
Sponsors
Masdar · EMSTEEL
Capacity
Not disclosed by sponsors; a US ITA page describes a 2 MW pilot
Technology
Green hydrogen direct reduced iron (DRI)
Commissioned
October 2024
Offtake
Not disclosed

What the sources establish

First in MENA to use green hydrogen to extract iron from iron ore. Hydrogen certified by Avance Labs to ISO 19870 and validated by Bureau Veritas. Pilot scale.

Sources

Source: Masdar · masdar.ae · 28 October 2024 · Retrieved 26 August 2026