Independent international engineering and consulting firm ILF Consulting Engineers (ILF) has entered into a partnership agreement with Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, which is preparing to build a... 

The Presidency is exploring several avenues for increasing the grant component in the financing of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP), following broad-based stakeholder... 

The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) and global private sector hydrogen organisation the Hydrogen Council have signed a joint declaration reinforcing ongoing... 

South Africa’s State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has shortlisted three consortia to participate in an upcoming bidding process to design, fund and construct a greenfield... 

The Namibian government and green energy supplier Hyphen Hydrogen Energy on July 24 launched the socioeconomic development SED framework for Namibia’s landmark $10-billion green hydrogen project.... 

Infrastructure is needed to enable the global energy transition to meet climate goals by 2050, but commercial banks and senior debt funders are deterred from investing in hydrogen infrastructure... 

The reduction in demand for platinum group metals (PGMs) owing to the phasing out of internal combustion engines, in response to the need to reduce global greenhouse-gas emissions, should be offset... 

South Africa’s plan to raise $1-billion to kickstart the country’s hydrogen economy in partnership with Denmark and the Netherlands bodes well for a new energy future, posits the South African... 

If green hydrogen can be produced efficiently and cost effectively in the Northern Cape, the country’s manufacturing capacity will likely migrate there, Northern Cape Economic Development Trade and... 

Many large energy users do not see natural gas as a viable option for the production of hydrogen, diversified minerals and investment group Siyakhula Sonke Empowerment Corporation (SSC) renewable... 

Namibia and South Africa are not in competition when it comes to producing hydrogen energy, German renewable energy technology company Enertrag business case development manager Jonathan Metcalfe... 

Daimler Truck Holding is pushing a fringe technology as an alternative to batteries and fuel cells in the shift to zero-emission rigs. The advantage? It combusts hydrogen and would be based on the... 

Africa has the potential to become a major player in the global green hydrogen economy, with the potential to generate more than 1 000 GW of renewable energy and could produce up to 5 000... 

According to the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC), the H2 Moves Berlin pilot project, in Germany, will show how fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are suitable for everyday use as a... 

Education and skills development initiatives the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) and the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (Chieta) on June 30... 

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has, on behalf of the South African government, signed a joint declaration for the planned establishment of a South African-German Hydrogen Task Force... 

Digital and automation company Schneider Electric has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with integrated energy company H2-Enterprises to explore and develop solutions for energy supply and... 

The global construction industry accounts for about 40% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Yet, while green building practices have been posited as effective tools to counter the effects of... 

South African energy and chemicals group Sasol and Danish decarbonisation technology company Topsoe have formed a 50:50 joint venture (JV) to develop, build, own, and operate drop-in sustainable... 

The Namibian government has confirmed that it will take up a 24% equity stake in a $10-billion green hydrogen project being developed in the Tsau //Khaeb National Park, near Lüderitz. Finance... 

State-backed firms from the Netherlands will help create a $1-billion green hydrogen fund for investment in South African projects as part of Dutch and Danish investments in renewable energy... 

Europe-based global major aerospace group Airbus’ wholly-owned technology innovation subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, has launched a new demonstrator programme, to test hydrogen fuel cells as sources for... 

Norsk Hydro has made the world’s first batch of aluminum using green hydrogen in a step toward decarbonising the production of the metal. The Norwegian producer replaced natural gas with green... 

Thyssenkrupp launched on Monday the long-awaited listing of its hydrogen division Nucera, suggesting its new chief executive intends to waste no time in reviving the fortunes of the embattled... 

The zero-emission, green-energy-powered Energy Observer (EO) has docked in Cape Town for a visit of just more than a week. The vessel, which acts as an on-the-water laboratory able to test various... 

Special economic zone (SEZ) Freeport Saldanha and development agency the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Agency for International Cooperation or GIZ) recently hosted... 

There is considerable potential for African countries to be trendsetters and major players in developing the green hydrogen industry, especially given the continent’s abundance of natural... 

In a proactive response to recent industry dynamics and the pressure faced by global supply chains, JSE-listed Omnia Group says it is taking decisive steps to strengthen a robust ammonia supply... 

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) on Monday highlighted that its budget for the financial year (FY) 2023/24, tabled in Parliament last week, was higher than that for the previous FY.... 

German developer Wingcopter, an operator of delivery drones, and Hamburg-based ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research have announced a development partnership. Together, they intend to explore... 

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel outlined firm investment, localisation, export and manufacturing jobs targets in his 2023/24 Budget Vote address to Parliament this week. In a... 

Namibia has taken another step towards the creation of a green hydrogen industry, after President Hage Geingob’s Cabinet agreed this week to sign a feasibility and implementation agreement (FIA)... 

Hyphen Hydrogen Energy has signed a deal with the government of Namibia for the next phase of a $10-billion green hydrogen project that will export to Europe once complete, the two parties said on... 

UK specialist chemicals and sustainable technologies company Johnson Matthey has signed a three-year strategic supply agreement with Norwegian hydrogen company Hystar to supply membrane electrode... 

Finnish near-shore wave energy technology company AW-Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kaoko Green Energy Solutions, in Namibia, for the development of renewable energy...