How Oman is preparing to lead on hydrogen exports
Oman sits on some of the world's most abundant solar and wind resources but some freshwater is extremely scarce. The conventional assumption is that this combination would disqualify a co...
Rumaitha Al Busaidi is an Omani scientist and environmental advocate working on sustainable solutions to climate change. Her 2021 TED talk examining women as the key to our climate future has garnered more than a million views. Rumaitha currently works at Hydrom, the orchestrator of green hydrogen development in Oman. In April 2025, she co-launched the world's first liquid hydrogen corridor alongside His Majesty the Sultan of Oman and the King of the Netherlands, positioning Oman as a global leader in clean energy trade.
Rumaitha also serves as Vice President of the only environmental NGO in the country, Environment Society of Oman, where she champions marine conservation and community-led sustainability. Her policy work extends globally. She has advised the Biden administration on climate resilience in foreign aid, the government of Greenland on sustainable tourism, and the Arab League on elevating Arab youth in climate negotiations. Her work in climate change has been recognized by the United Nations, the EU, and NATO to name a few. Rumaitha is named in Reuters’s climate hot list and subsequently was recognized in their ‘Top 25 Women in Climate Change’ list, was named on the BBC 100 list, and most recently was named one of the Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company.
Oman sits on some of the world's most abundant solar and wind resources but some freshwater is extremely scarce. The conventional assumption is that this combination would disqualify a co...
Somewhere in the Gulf this week, a desalination plant is running on chemicals that arrived by ship three weeks ago. When those chemicals run out, the plant will slow. When the plant slows...
