Eskom issues tender for green hydrogen project builder
Eskom has issued an invitation for companies to tender for the construction of a pilot renewable green hydrogen facility (RHF) at its Johannesburg Research, Testing and Development (RT&D) unit.
The power utility said that developing...
SA and Germany in green hydrogen pact
South Africa and Germany signed an agreement to create a task force that will help Africa’s most industrialised nation create projects that are able to meet international demand for green hydrogen.
The joint declaration of intent signed virtually on...
Rich countries have an obligation to pay for SA's green hydrogen development
Rich nations have an obligation to fund South Africa’s development of green hydrogen as part of a global effort to decarbonise, according to the presidency’s infrastructure chief.
The most industrialised nation on the...
South Africa punts big hydrogen potential at COP27
South Africa set its sights on attracting as much as $250 billion (R4.3 trillion) into its nascent green hydrogen industry by 2050 to take advantage of abundant solar and wind energy sources.
The industry could create 1.4 million jobs and...
South Africa's green hydrogen opportunities and problems
Hydrogen is used mainly to make chemicals such as fertiliser, and in oil refineries. Most hydrogen in the world today is made from natural gas or coal — methods associated with large carbon dioxide emissions.
Developed countries are...
Sasol's green hydrogen plans pick up pace as Europe drives energy demand
Europe’s scramble to find new sources of energy to reduce its reliance on Russia has given Sasol Ltd., South Africa’s biggest fuel producer, a new purpose to accelerate its green hydrogen plans.
Sasol is focusing on green...
Green hydrogen could be South Africa's energy saviour
South Africa’s ailing economy could get a new lease on life if it creates the policy and investment framework to build the infrastructure for large scale production of green hydrogen, a fuel seen as crucial in driving the world’s energy...