The Egyptian Environment Ministry has signed a non-binding agreement with US-based Energy3 International (E3i) for a project to convert solid waste into biofuel, hydrogen and graphene.

The proposed facility, called E3i Biorefinery, will be located in Egypt’s Fayoum area.

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The recycling of solid waste in Fayoum is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the governorate by 500,000 tonnes a year.

The project will also produce fertiliser from organic waste and create jobs in the waste sector.

MEED understands E3i plans to submit a proposed timetable to the Egyptian Government for the construction phase of the project.

Local reports indicate four biogas production units were inaugurated in Egypt in January.

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In February, another US-based firm, H2-Industries, was granted preliminary approval to develop a 1GW liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) hub at Egypt’s East Port Said.

The planned waste-to-hydrogen scheme is expected to produce 300,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually using four million tonnes of organic waste and non-recyclable plastic secured at the Mediterranean entrance of the Suez Canal.

It will produce green hydrogen at ‘half the levelised cost of current green hydrogen production technologies’, H2-Industries said.

The green hydrogen produced at the plant can be sold and transported using existing infrastructure or through diesel trucks. The facility can also create low-cost synthetic diesel (eDiesel) or sustainable aviation fuel.

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