INTERVIEW: Green hydrogen will play a major role in energy transition

INTERVIEW: Green hydrogen will play a major role in energy transition

INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN CROLIUS, PRESIDENT OF carbon-NEUTRAL CONSULTING

Muscat – Stephen Crolius, a former Climate Advisor at the Clinton Foundation, is the President and Co-founder of the global energy transition consulting firm Carbon-Neutral Consulting. His company provides consulting services in the fields of decarbonisation, green hydrogen and ammonia, renewable energy, and transport electrification. As a thought leader, Crolius focuses on sustainable and low-carbon fuel sources, such as green hydrogen and ammonia, renewable energy, and clean transportation. In an exclusive interview with Muscat Daily, Crolius shared his insights and views on the role of green hydrogen in the global energy transition and Oman’s leading position and potential on the global green hydrogen map.

How significant is the role of green hydrogen and ammonia in the global transition towards sustainable energy sources? In your view, what makes green hydrogen and ammonia more attractive as sustainable fuels compared to other alternatives?

Green hydrogen and ammonia have highly significant roles to play in the energy transition. Since the advent of the Industrial Revolution, fossil fuels have been the major form of primary energy employed by human society. With the shift away from fossil fuels necessitated by the climate crisis, it is necessary to turn to the sun