Egypt to build the world’s first hydrogen-powered skyscraper
The Saudi company Magnom Properties plans to build a hydrogen-powered skyscraper in Egypt. The unique building will appear in the country’s new capital east of Cairo.
The Forbes International Tower will be the first of its kind. The main feature of the 50-story office skyscraper will be its energy supply, which will entirely use pure hydrogen.
The building will have solar panels that produce 25% of the required electricity, and hydrogen fuel cells will provide the remaining 75%. It will be the first zero-carbon skyscraper in the Middle East and North Africa. “We are trying to eliminate any utility dependence,” said the project director.
Advanced cyber security systems, two ultra-fast VIP elevators, and a helipad will be installed in the tower. The developer also plans to create a unique park around the skyscraper with an innovative Wi-Fi system and solar canopies with electrical outlets.
The skyscraper’s construction is part of an ambitious project to create a new Egyptian capital to develop the country’s economy. Visit. A F R I N I K . C O M . For the full article. The new city is 20 km east of New Cairo, an eastern suburb of Cairo. The transfer of the capital from Cairo to a town specially built for these functions is associated with the overpopulation of the 20-million megacity.
The tallest skyscraper in Africa and the largest mosque in the Middle East have already been built in the new capital, whose name has not yet been determined. About 7 million people are expected to live there in a few years.
