Morocco is keenly aware of the opportunities offered by the e-fuels sector. It has the assets to meet this challenge, such as renewable energies and green hydrogen, which are used in the production of e-fuels. Exchanging experiences with other countries on the advances made in this sector will certainly be of great use to Moroccan decision-makers and operators. This was the aim of the international conference on E-Fuels held by the Green H2 Cluster in Salé on Friday May 24, 2024. More than 250 green hydrogen players took part.
The participants at the meeting examined the various aspects of E-Fuels: the market, technological innovations, applications in the chemical, aeronautical, marine and automotive industries, as well as sustainable production policies. The opening session of this event was marked by a speech by Leila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, who called for «the establishment of an integrated and agile ecosystem to promote the development of e-fuels in Morocco». The Minister stressed the importance of creating a favorable environment, including «R&D, innovation, infrastructure and the necessary human capital».
The issue of costs was raised by Ryad Mezzour, Minister of Industry and Trade, who considered it decisive for the viability of E-fuels.
In terms of bilateral cooperation in the field of green energy, the Salé meeting was an opportunity to present the experience built up between Morocco and the Netherlands. This experience was marked by «the signing, in Rabat in 2023, of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the two countries in the field of renewable energies», recalled Jeroen Roodenburg, Dutch ambassador to Morocco. To move forward, the two parties signed an action plan dedicated to renewable energies and green hydrogen for the 2024-2025 period. The signing took place last week at the World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam.
«Our cooperation aims to support the development of a national industry to meet the needs of the domestic market, but also to develop green corridors between Morocco and the northern part of the EU market», said the Dutch ambassador to Morocco. In this respect, Tarik Hamane, Deputy CEO of the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy, MASEN, highlighted «the Kingdom’s considerable renewable energy potential, and its world-class infrastructure of ports, pipelines, and transmission lines, which will facilitate the transport of hydrogen to European markets and beyond».
Noureddine EL AISSI
