Green Hydrogen Export Corridors (UAE to India and Europe)

Start with who needs green hydrogen and carriers moved from the UAE to overseas buyers and why. Around importers, port operators and shipping planners drive demand in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the other emirates.

• List 10 offers or suppliers in the UAE with price per tonne in AED and who buys.
• Interview 5 people from importers, port operators and shipping planners: what do they buy now, how often, what do they pay, what annoys them?
• Learn three terms: Carrier (the form hydrogen travels in, such as ammonia); Guarantee of origin (a certificate proving how the energy was made); Take-or-pay (a contract where the buyer pays even if it takes less).
• Write a one-page brief: user, need, hoped-for price, and the rule that matters most.

Activity. Complete the market table, five interview notes and the brief.

Standard to meet. Price ten offers, interview five users, and state one need in one sentence.

Know the rule before the work. Main hazards here: leaks, toxic carriers and wrong certification. Hazard thinking means list each step, ask what could go wrong, and decide the control.

• Ask your local authority or free zone which licence, permit or inspection applies. Write the answer and the date you asked.
• For each step (map the route; choose the carrier; certify origin; ship and hand over) write the hazard and the control.
• Use a hierarchy: remove the hazard, replace it, separate people from it, change the way of work, then protective equipment last.
• Keep a one-page incident rule: who you call, what you stop, what you record.

Activity. Draw the flow and mark hazard and control at each step.

Standard to meet. Name a hazard and a control for every step, and answer the licence question in writing.

The work is a short chain: map the route, choose the carrier, certify origin, ship and hand over. Learn each link, then link them with records.

• Write a checklist for each of the 4 steps: input, action, check, output.
• Time each step three times and note the slowest.
• Record a defect or delay each time it happens: what, where, cause, fix.
• Measure tonnes delivered with valid certificates; this is your main number.

Activity. Run the chain three times (simulated or real) and fill the log.

Standard to meet. Complete three logs, and give the slowest step a cause and a fix.

What you do not measure you cannot improve. Your main measure is tonnes delivered with valid certificates.

• Define tonnes delivered with valid certificates: what counts, what does not, and over what period.
• Draw a simple chart of the last 10 results and mark the average.
• Find the top two causes of loss with a tally sheet, then fix the biggest one first.
• Check measuring tools: are they accurate, clean and in date?

Activity. Collect a tally for one week and make a Pareto chart.

Standard to meet. Complete the tally, name the biggest cause, and plan one fix with a date.

Know the cost of one tonne before you set the price. Include materials, labour, energy, transport, licence share, waste and a safety margin.

• Cost per tonne = total cost divided by tonnes sold (not made).
• Margin = (price minus cost) divided by price.
• Break-even units = fixed costs divided by gain per unit.
• Test the price with two users and write down the answer.

Activity. Build the cost sheet with AED on every line and have your mentor check it.

Standard to meet. Check that no cost is missing, and calculate the margin twice by different routes.

Customers return when you keep promises. Promise only what your workflow can deliver.

• Write a one-page offer: what is included, what is not, price, time, how you fix mistakes.
• Write a short script for the first call or visit.
• Agree dates in writing; confirm each change.
• Handle a complaint in four steps: listen, apologise for the impact, fix, record what changed.

Activity. Present the offer to two users and note changes.

Standard to meet. Write an offer with scope, price, time and a fix rule, and collect comments from two users.

Small, real and recorded. Change one thing at a time and learn quickly.

• Keep a daily log: date, units, cost, delays, defects, safety notes.
• Hold a 15-minute review each week with your mentor.
• Write down every complaint and what you changed.
• Take photos only where allowed and never of people without consent.

Activity. Complete 30 days of the log and four weekly reviews.

Standard to meet. Log 30 days, give each defect a cause, and keep weekly notes.

A decision beats a feeling. Compare plan with result and choose to scale, change or stop.

• Make a before and after table: cost per unit, defects, delays, repeat users.
• Write three lessons.
• Decide scale, change or stop, with the numbers behind it.
• Give two peers one strength and one fix each.

Activity. Present to a review room and collect one written comment from a user.

Standard to meet. Justify the decision with numbers, and give two peer reviews.

Hydrogen is hard to ship as a gas, so it often travels as ammonia or in another carrier. The choice changes cost, safety and what the buyer must do on arrival.

• Compare carriers on how much hydrogen they hold, how they are stored and what conversion steps are needed at each end.
• Ammonia holds about 17.6% hydrogen by weight, so 1 tonne of ammonia carries about 176 kg of hydrogen.
• List the legs of a route: production site, port, voyage, receiving terminal, final user.
• Every extra conversion step loses energy, so count the steps.

Activity. Compare two carriers for one route on four points and recommend one with reasons.

Standard to meet. Give units with the numbers, count at least one loss or conversion step, and explain the recommendation.

Some carriers are toxic or flammable. Rules on labelling, handling and emergency response must be met before anything leaves the port.

• Each carrier has a safety data sheet; read the hazards, safe handling and first-aid sections before any job.
• Dangerous goods documents must match the cargo exactly; a mismatch stops loading.
• Know the exclusion zone and wind direction rules for transfer hoses.
• Practice a leak drill on paper: alarm, upwind move, shut transfer, report.

Activity. Write a one-page checklist for a loading day covering documents, equipment checks and the leak drill.

Standard to meet. Assign an owner to every check, put drill steps in a safe order, and match paperwork items to the cargo.

Buyers pay for proof that the hydrogen is green and that the amount arrived. Certificates and contract terms decide who carries the risk.

• A guarantee of origin links each tonne to how the energy was produced; one certificate must not be counted twice.
• In a take-or-pay contract the buyer pays for a minimum volume even if it takes less.
• Track tonnes planned, tonnes delivered and tonnes with valid certificates.
• Late or missing certificates should be flagged before the ship sails, not after.

Activity. Use sample data for three shipments to compute delivered and certified shares and list the gaps.

Standard to meet. Calculate percentages with units shown, and give every gap an action and an owner.

On the slide: L1 Basic · What a hydrogen export corridor is

Notes: Name the four steps of an export corridor (map the route, choose the carrier, certify origin, ship and hand over) and say what a carrier is. Notes: use ammonia as the example carrier; learners draw the legs from production site to port, voyage, receiving terminal and final user.

On the slide: L2 Awareness · Dangerous goods and certificates

Notes: Describe the main risks (leaks, toxic carriers, wrong certification) and explain why a guarantee of origin must not be counted twice. Notes: show a documents mismatch that stops loading; teach that work at a terminal is done only under a competent supervisor following the safety data sheet.

On the slide: L3 Foundation · Work out the ammonia needed

Notes: Calculate how much ammonia carries a given amount of hydrogen using 17.6% hydrogen by weight. Notes: check the practice case that a buyer needing 880 tonnes of hydrogen needs 5,000 tonnes of ammonia, or about 5,263 tonnes to allow for 5% loss on the way.

On the slide: L4 Practitioner · Run a 30-day export pilot

Notes: Run a real or simulated pilot and record tonnes delivered with valid certificates for each shipment. Notes: planned 3,200 tonnes, delivered 2,900 and certified 2,750 gives a certified share of 86% of plan; log the 150 uncertified tonnes with an owner and an action.

On the slide: L5 Specialist · Compare carriers and routes

Notes: Evaluate two carriers on four points and recommend one with reasons, counting every conversion step. Notes: each conversion loses energy; price check is AED 3,200 per tonne against AED 2,750 cost, a margin of 14.1%; with fixed costs of AED 165,000 break-even is 367 tonnes, so write the decision rule before the test.

On the slide: L6 Advanced · Coach a team on loading day

Notes: Set a loading-day checklist, a leak drill and a weekly certificate review for a small team under a competent supervisor. Notes: the drill is to stop the pump, close the shore valve, move 100 metres upwind and report within 5 minutes; sample five shipments a week for certificates flagged before sailing.

On the slide: L7 Super expert · Design the whole corridor system

Notes: Design the route, carrier, contract and certificate controls for a corridor of 300 tonnes a month, audit the risks and write a 12-month plan. Notes: review take-or-pay terms and rules that differ by country; present one risk, one saving and a plan that targets a higher certified share each quarter.