By Aamna Alteneiji, YFEL 2021 Member

I am a mechanical engineer working in the leading energy producing company in the  UAE, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). I joined the YFEL program to gain knowledge and skills, and to be involved in the world’s different energy and sustainability challenges.

During the YFEL program, I worked with international professionals to provide solutions to current energy challenges. Within my group, we worked on the topic of Green Hydrogen. We investigated many of the current green hydorgen projects and the challenges they face. Together we proposed advanced solutions to enhance green hydrogen production in the UAE.

Being involved in this topic helped me develop my knowledge in a field that has great potential in the UAE and the wider region. ADNOC is keen to investigate heavily in hydrogen production and is willing to become the largest hydrogen producer in the world.

My YFEL project will help me to be part of new projects at ADNOC and lead future sustainable projects in the UAE aligned with the UAE’s ‘Energy Strategy 2050,’ to increase the contribution of clean energy up to 44% by the year 2050.