COP27: Egypt commissions first green hydrogen plant

James Murray
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President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre attend commissioning ceremony for trail-blazing 'Egypt Green' plant

Egypt's plans to harness its huge wind and solar capacity to produce green hydrogen took a sizeable step forward today, with the official start of commissioning for the country's first green hydrogen plant...

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