Schneider Electric, H2-Enterprises to promote clean H2 in buildings

French energy management and automation specialist Schneider Electric (EPA:SU) and New York City-headquartered H2-Enterprises have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote clean hydrogen solutions for buildings in the Middle East and Africa.

The partnership, announced today, seeks to draw on Schneider Electric's expertise in energy management and H2-Enterprises' clean hydrogen technology with the aim to explore, develop and implement novel solutions for energy supply and management in buildings.

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The collaboration will cover joint project development, pilot programmes, technology exchange and knowledge sharing.

H2-Enterprises is focused on developing technologies that produce clean hydrogen from waste and renewable energy and that store and transport clean hydrogen using Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC). It also has knowledge of the conversion of hydrogen into electrical or thermal energy.

Amel Chadli, Schneider Electric Vice President Digital Energy and Software - Middle East and Africa, commented that the company’s Electricity 4.0 approach combines digitalisation for efficiency and electrification for decarbonisation, and the partnership with H2-Enterprises aims to leverage the latter's clean hydrogen technology and expertise to accelerate the sustainable transition.

It has just been announced that Magnom Properties, a subsidiary of Rawabi Holding has signed a MoU with Schneider Electric and H2-Enterprises to make Forbes International Tower the first building in the world to run on a LOHC system.