NEOM Green Hydrogen Company
Yako J. Wijnands has extensive experience in operations and technical management in the industrial gases and renewable energy sectors. Currently serving as Vice President of Operations at NEOM Green Hydrogen Company, Yako J. was previously the Director of Operational Excellence at Air Products. With a background in mechanical engineering, Yako has a proven track record of leading global technical and operational efforts to support operating plants and projects. During their university industrial year, Yako J. worked as a project engineer at Noble Denton Associates in Marine Engineering services.
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NEOM Green Hydrogen Company
NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) is on a mission to make a carbon-free, climate-safe future a reality. We are building the world’s largest plant to produce green ammonia at scale, providing humankind with a cost-effective solution that will accelerate the worldwide green hydrogen economy. Located in NEOM and supporting Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, NGHC will be integrating around 4GW of onshore solar and wind energy to supply up to 600 tonnes of green hydrogen per day for transportation globally. Operations will go onstream in 2026. NGHC brings together the technology, operational efficiency and know-how of ACWA Power, Air Products and NEOM in an equal joint-venture partnership with over 80 years of combined experience in the fields of hydrogen, energy, renewables and global networks.