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Platinum demand growth to be bolstered by FCEVs, says WPIC

By: Simone Liedtke 6th May 2021 Platinum in fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) is a growing demand sector for platinum, with wider adoption dependent on the availability of an accessible hydrogen refueling network, says the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) in its latest newsletter on May 5. This FCEV growth is coming... →

Mining sector key to kickstarting hydrogen industry, says consultant

By: Simone Liedtke 5th May 2021 Hydrogen is set to play a key role in achieving carbon-neutral mining, an industry that is being touted as a key enabler of the global hydrogen industry, Engie Impact consultant Jasper Schrijvers said during a virtual presentation at this year’s Energy & Mines Africa conference. During his... →

Germany to use hydrogen fuel cell trains on reactivated historic Heidekrautbahn line

By: Schalk Burger 4th May 2021 The German Federal Ministry of Transport has provided €25-million in funding for a project using green hydrogen in rail transportation in Brandenburg. The total cost of the project to connect the surrounding area with the metropolis of Berlin was €100-million, said Federal Transport Minister... →

Hydrogen companies enter green economy MoU

By: Claire O'Reilly 30th April 2021 Green hydrogen technology company Nel Hydrogen has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global chemicals and refining industry catalysts, technology, and services supplier Haldor Topsoe. →

M4000 NEL WATER ELECTROLYSER The ideal generator for producing green hydrogen at scale for the production of green ammonia

As use of hydrogen grows, so will the need for insurance coverage

By: Schalk Burger 29th April 2021 Hydrogen is expected to play a leading role in the transition towards a low-carbon economy as an alternative to fossil fuels like oil and coal. This is likely to drive increase demand for insurance coverage for hydrogen solutions including for fires and explosions, embrittlement and business... →

eThekwini aiming to conclude first IPP contract in 2022 as city mulls hydrogen role

By: Terence Creamer 29th April 2021 The eThekwini metropolitan municipality, in KwaZulu-Natal, is aiming to sign its first independent power producer (IPP) contract next year following the publication of the eThekwini Integrated Resource Plan (EIRP) in 2020, which it described as the first IRP for a local government in South... →

UK setting its sights too low for hydrogen heating in homes

By: Bloomberg 28th April 2021 The UK should move faster to replace gas with hydrogen in domestic heating, as the country’s pipes will be ready to make the switch in just two years, according to the head of a pilot project. While the pipes will be ready, what’s missing is the hydrogen that will run through them. The government... →

Thyssenkrupp to build 20 MW green hydrogen plant for CF Industries

By: Schalk Burger 23rd April 2021 Industrial plants and systems engineering company Thyssenkrupp has been awarded the contract to deliver a 20 MW green hydrogen plant for the production of green ammonia at the Donaldsonville manufacturing complex, in Louisiana, for US agricultural fertiliser company CF Industries. Thyssenkrupp... →

DPD Laser to buy 110 Cryo-Vacc Covid-19 vaccine containers from Renergen

By: Simone Liedtke 21st April 2021 Domestic natural gas and helium producer Renergen and local express courier partner DPD Laser have inked an agreement for Renergen to manufacture the first 110 Cryo-Vacc units for supply to DPD. The Cryo-Vacc is suitable for both air and ground transportation. Liquid nitrogen is used to keep the... →

The Cryo-Vacc

AP Ventures adds Pavilion Capital as a partner

By: Donna Slater 19th April 2021 Singapore-based investment company Pavilion Capital has become a limited partner in venture capital manager AP Ventures’ Fund II. In welcoming Pavilion Capital as its eighth limited partner, AP Ventures and its portfolio companies “look forward to benefitting” from working with a Singapore-based... →

Sasol moving ahead with renewables procurement, green hydrogen goals

16th April 2021 Creamer Media's Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer about Sasol and Air Liquide's plans to jointly procure renewable electricity and Sasol's ambitions to shift to producing green hydrogen and powerfuels. →

Sasol moving ahead with renewables procurement, green hydrogen goals (Camera: Nicholas Boyd)

Cabinet expected to approve Hydrogen Society Roadmap by early 2022 at latest

By: Terence Creamer 14th April 2021 South Africa’s Hydrogen Society Roadmap (HSRM) will be presented for Cabinet approval either before the end of the year or early next year and should outline how the country’s resource advantages should be leveraged to produce green hydrogen, as well as to integrate hydrogen-related technologies,... →

Platinum price to rise as green hydrogen emerges as a new demand segment

By: Simone Liedtke 14th April 2021 The rarity of platinum, combined with a decline in supply and overwhelming demand, is a formula for a build-up of a “perfect storm”, says independent precious metal consultant Dr David Davis, who says that this will lead to significant upward pressure on the price of platinum, to which investors... →

Dr David Davis

Sasol takes ambitious steps towards becoming a green-hydrogen major

By: Terence Creamer 13th April 2021 Energy and Chemicals group Sasol made announcements on Tuesday that potentially open the way for the coal- and gas-heavy company to begin an energy transition designed to reposition it as a green hydrogen major and a leading global producer of carbon-neutral jet fuel. CEO Fleetwood Grobler... →

Sasol CEO Fleetwood Grobler

South Africa stands to benefit from green hydrogen production – CDH

By: Donna Slater 13th April 2021 The advantages of green hydrogen technology to meet South Africa’s goals of transitioning to a lower carbon energy sector appear “uncontested”, says law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH). To qualify as a form of clean energy technology (one that does not contribute to greenhouse-gas emissions and... →

Clean hydrogen private infrastructure investment fund launched

By: Schalk Burger 9th April 2021 A newly launched private infrastructure investment fund FiveT Hydrogen is dedicated to delivering clean hydrogen infrastructure projects at scale. The fund aims to raise €1-billion from a combination of financial and industrial investors and act as a catalyst in the scaling of the global hydrogen... →

Global energy leaders say jobs must be at heart of people-centred energy transition

By: Terence Creamer 31st March 2021 Employment creation for workers and communities at the highest risk of disruption as a result of the shift to greater climate-resiliency was identified during a gathering of global energy leaders on Wednesday as essential to ensuring that the transition was not only people-centred but also... →

SAIIA, UK PACT launch just transition project

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 29th March 2021 Think tank the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) is launching a new project to support South Africa’s just transition to a low-carbon, inclusive and climate-resilient future. Funded by the UK’s Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions programme in South Africa (South... →

Africa hosts considerable potential for green hydrogen

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 25th March 2021 While there may be many challenges, Africa has the potential to leapfrog in terms of decarbonisation and to capitalise on opportunities presented by green hydrogen, African Hydrogen Partnership secretary general Vincent Oldenbroek has said. Speaking on the second day of a two-day green hydrogen... →

Green hydrogen has role to play in wind, solar energy in Africa

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 24th March 2021 Africa has considerable potential to generate solar and wind energy at a low cost, as it hosts many areas of high solar irradiation and good wind speeds. There is also potential to transport that energy to other areas where there is high demand for green energy to produce hydrogen, Delft... →

Hydrogen supplier fuels public transport

By: Halima Frost 19th March 2021 Renewable-energy and hydrogen supply company Nel Hydrogen has installed a 2 MW proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser system at transport operator SunLine Transit’s premises in California, in the US, to fuel their fleet of fuel cell buses. →

ENERGY MAKER The Nel Hydrogen proton exchange membrane electrolyser allows for on site hydrogen generation from water

Sustainability leader ramps up ESG strategy

By: Halima Frost 19th March 2021 Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric has begun to implement its new Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) programme for 2021 to 2025, in the hopes of significantly accelerating its progress to being a more sustainable company. The programme is built on six long-term... →

ZANELLE DALGLISH Our vision of sustainability is holistic and ecosystemic, as it covers all environmental, social and governance topics

BP plans UK's largest blue hydrogen production facility

By: Reuters 18th March 2021 Oil and gas major BP said on Thursday it was developing plans for the UK's largest blue hydrogen production facility, expanding its investments in carbon reduction technologies to tackle global warming. Governments and energy companies are placing large bets on clean hydrogen and carbon capture... →

Green hydrogen could help South Africa increase its energy exports

By: Marleny Arnoldi 17th March 2021 South Africa has traditionally been a net importer of energy, but a relatively new clean technology could be pivotal in helping South Africa become an exporter and dramatically cut the country’s carbon emissions, says Rand Merchant Bank (RMB). RMB CEO James Formby says that although green... →

National strategy seen as key first step for countries keen to tap green-hydrogen potential

By: Terence Creamer 9th March 2021 The publication of a national hydrogen strategy has been identified by the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) as the crucial first pillar in an evolving four-pillar policymaking toolbox for countries that are either planning to export or import green hydrogen as part of their... →

Gates-backed startup joins race to make green hydrogen cheaper

By: Bloomberg 9th March 2021 Israeli startup H2Pro joined the race to make cheap green hydrogen after securing investments from funds backed by Microsoft Corp founder Bill Gates and Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing. As governments and industries get serious about cutting greenhouse gas emissions, demand has grown for... →

Bill Gates

Africa’s industrialisation will require gas as additional energy source

By: Simone Liedtke 3rd March 2021 Africa will require more energy sources than renewables to ensure the continent’s growth and its industrialisation, International Gas Union secretary general elect Andy Calitz told delegates attending the virtual Africa Gas Forum, on March 2. He said natural gas was already considered to be one... →

TIPS research confirms business case for developing hydrogen economy

By: Marleny Arnoldi 23rd February 2021 Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies says South Africa is well placed to build a new and sustainable export commodity – green hydrogen. TIPS believes the country can become a key supplier into the rapidly growing international hydrogen market, as the world faces growing pressure to move to... →

Sasol upscales renewables roll-out ambition to 900 MW, starts plotting big green-hydrogen role

By: Terence Creamer 22nd February 2021 JSE-listed Sasol announced on Monday that it would pursue a 900 MW renewable-energy roll-out at its Secunda and Sasolburg complexes by 2030, raising its initial deployment target of 600 MW by 50%. President and CEO Fleetwood Grobler said that the upscaled plan would be pursued in partnership with... →

The Secunda complex, in Mpumalanga

Sasol abandons rights issue as it secures $3.3bn from asset disposals

By: Terence Creamer 22nd February 2021 Chemicals and energy group Sasol confirmed on Monday that it would no longer pursue a rights issue in light of progress made, through assets sales and cost savings, to shore up its debt-laden balance sheet. In a recorded results presentation, president and CEO Fleetwood Grobler said that the... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Donna Slater
Sasol CEO Fleetwood Grobler

Major aviation and airport hydrogen initiative launched in France

By: Rebecca Campbell 11th February 2021 Europe-based major aerospace company Airbus has partnered with five French companies and agencies to launch a global ‘call for expressions of interest’ in opportunities presented by the adoption of hydrogen as a fuel source by aviation and airports. In addition to Airbus, the consortium is... →

Abengoa Innovations completes construction of pilot plant for hydrogen power in Spain

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 10th February 2021 Technology solutions provider Abengoa Innovations has completed the construction of the demonstration plant for the Grasshopper project. The project is aimed at generating sustainable power using hydrogen fuel cells. →

Abengoa Grasshopper project milestone

Green hydrogen and powerfuels could revive ailing PetroSA, unlock green steel and create €160bn export platform

By: Terence Creamer 9th February 2021 The combination of South Africa’s world-class wind, solar and land resources, its platinum group metals reserves, as well as its historical experience in industrial-scale synthetic-fuel manufacture, position the country strongly for the production of green hydrogen and tradeable synthetic... →

Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande on South Africa's comparative advantage when it came to the production of renewable hydrogen and green powerfuels.

Hydrogen growth to continue as energy users increasingly look to green technology

By: Donna Slater 9th February 2021 Following a surge in stock prices throughout 2020, the growth of the hydrogen energy sector looks set to maintain momentum throughout this year, financial services firm finnCap’s new quarterly energy report for the first quarter of 2021 states. The report, titled 'Hydrogen − this time it's for... →

De Ruyter backs call for lifting of licensing cap on distributed generators to 50 MW

By: Terence Creamer 2nd February 2021 Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter says the State-owned utility is fully supportive of moves by large customers to develop distributed generation plants to power their operations, as well as growing calls to lift the licensing threshold from 1 MW to 50 MW so as to accelerate these investments. South... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Donna Slater
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter

Energy multinational outlines South Africa’s $100bn green hydrogen export opportunity

By: Terence Creamer 2nd February 2021 French energy multinational Engie says that South Africa is ideally positioned, by virtue of its solar and wind endowments, to emerge as a global leader in the production of green hydrogen and derivative carbon-neutral fuels and chemicals, which could generate domestic and export revenues worth... →

Hamburg plans green hydrogen plant with Shell, Mitsubishi, Vattenfall

By: Reuters 22nd January 2021 Hamburg is planning to generate green hydrogen, which is produced from renewable power, at a plant it will develop with energy firms Shell, Mitsubishi and Vattenfall, the city state said on Friday. Hamburg's municipal heating company has signed a letter of intent with the three companies to... →

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