The African Union (AU) expects to officially join the Group of 20 (G20) nations this month, providing the continent with another seat at the table with some of the world’s biggest polluters as it... 

Hydrogen power plant and fuel cell company Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy) and development finance institution the European Investment Bank (EIB) have formalised their partnership to develop a... 

Setting a recovery in Eskom’s energy availability factor (EAF) to 75% as a key performance indicator (KPI) for the board and the executive is not only open to manipulation but is also the wrong... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the $8.5-billion (R128-billion) in concessional climate financing on offer from various developed countries to South Africa will play a “catalytic” role in supporting... 

JSE-listed group Sasol expects to conclude power purchase agreements for 600 MW of renewable energy “imminently” as it moves ahead with plans to meet a 2030 target of reducing its greenhouse-gas... 

Just energy transition organisation the RES4Africa Foundation aims to increase its expertise and operative efforts dedicated to Africa's green hydrogen sector and has, therefore, organised an... 

Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation, water desalination and green hydrogen plants ACWA Power and South Africa’s State-owned development finance institution the Industrial... 

Global demand for platinum group metals (PGMs) is forecast to taper off beyond 2030, despite a robust outlook for increasing automotive sales, according to platinum group metals producer Impala... 

Gautam Adani, Asia’s richest person, is in exploratory talks for a giant renewables project in Morocco, which would aim to supply electricity and emissions-free fuel to Europe. Adani’s... 

Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer discusses the latest developments with regard to South Africa's Just Energy Transition Partnership Investment Plan; Cabinet's endorsement of the plan; and... 

Cabinet has officially endorsed the Just Energy Transition Partnership Investment Plan (JETP-IP) following a presentation it received at its latest meeting, held on Wednesday October 19. “After... 

South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JET-P) investment plan, which will seek to unlock $8.5-billion in concessional funding for decarbonisation projects as well as for coal worker and... 

JSE-listed group Sasol and ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) have announced a joint development agreement to advance studies into two potential green-economy projects, including the potential... 

The cost of clean hydrogen will fall to that of liquefied natural gas in a decade as global efforts to replace fossil fuels accelerate, according to Europe’s biggest operator of gas infrastructure.... 

Notable progress is being made in the global hydrogen industry of late, owing to several conducive factors coming into play at the same time and this presents opportunities for different sectors to... 

The consortium research project Hydrogen Combustion Engine Trucks (HyCET) aims to demonstrate the sustainability potential of trucks with hydrogen combustion engines for transport logistics. In... 

In this article, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research principal research engineer Thomas Roos and Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone CEO Kaashifah Beukes outline the opportunities... 

Having spent about six years on developing a range of hydrogen fuel cell-powered trains, mobility solutions provider Alstom is accelerating its refinement and roll out of the zero harmful-emissions... 

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the Germany-based business unit of UK-based global major power and propulsion systems group Rolls-Royce, has entered into an agreement to cooperate with German specialist... 

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), typically made from biobased feedstocks such as energy crops, wastes and residues, can help to mitigate the greenhouse-gas emissions from South Africa’s aviation... 

Africa must make use of all its energy resources, as it needs to achieve development. So affirmed African Union (AU) Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy Amani Abou-Zeid in her keynote... 

A landmark $8.5-billion deal to help wean South Africa off its dependence on coal is hanging in the balance amid fraught negotiations with rich donor countries over how the funds should be spent.... 

A study by global management consultancy Kearney has noted that Southern Africa, which has favourable conditions for renewable energy production, will be able to store renewable energy and export... 

There are a number of opportunities for South Africa in terms of the use of green hydrogen in mobility applications; however, this requires proper consideration and mitigation of several... 

Hydrogen projects are bankable and capital is available to fund them, but there are measures that must be pursued to ensure South Africa can capitalise on these projects and get its share of the... 

There is considerable potential for Africa to capitalise on the opportunities presented by the green hydrogen economy, and for South Africa to be the hub out of which this is done; however, a key... 

Integrated technology company Rheinmetall launched its newly designed and pilot-phase mobile green hydrogen production and storage platform at the Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo on September... 

The Green Energy Africa Summit (GEAS) has announced ten green technology startup companies as finalists that will have the opportunity to present to potential investors at a pitching event in... 

Intergovernmental organisation the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its 'Breakthrough Agenda Report 2022' says international collaboration will be critical to successfully transition to... 

A proposal by wealthy nations to mobilise $8.5-billion for South Africa to help reduce its dependence on coal has proved more complex than anticipated, which has stalled its implementation. The... 

Romco Metals, which recycles scrap aluminium in Nigeria and Ghana, is planning to expand output by more than five times to 100 000 t/y, its CEO said, and is working on a project to create green... 

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) believes its R14-billion green-economy project pipeline could provide the platform for a strong recovery in investment funding, following a sharp drop... 

While international blocs and countries have made headway in defining green hydrogen standards, certifications and regulations, there remain significant gaps in terms of the readiness of countries... 

While hydrogen is expected to become a key element of the green economy worldwide, owing to the need to significantly reduce greenhouse-gas emissions to limit climate change within a short space of... 

Despite South Africa’s significant potential to become a major global player in green hydrogen production, platinum group metals producer Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha Viljoen has voiced...