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Ramaphosa raises SA investment target to R3 trillion as Sasol pledges R60bn

Ramaphosa has raised South Africa’s investment target to R3 trillion after nearly R890 billion in pledges at this year’s investment conference, with Sasol’s R60 billion…

Prof Khaled Abou-El-Hossein the Executive Dean of Engineering and Technology at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) at the Green Hydrogen Centre of Excellence at the Southern Gauteng Science and Technology Park in Sebokeng. Picture: Ihsaan Haffejee

Vaal Hydrogen Hub’s hollow promises

A flagship green hydrogen project is positioned to support industrial development in the Vaal — but there’s no sign of it and little awareness among the communities it is meant…

Ramaphosa said the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan has attracted about R250 billion in international pledges for large-scale manufacturing, infrastructure and skills development.

Procedural justice foundation of South Africa’s just energy transition

The JET must be deep: redistributive, participatory and youth-led

Residents, community organisations and civil society groups across Johannesburg have united to demand urgent action to end the city’s deepening water crisis. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Is South Africa ready for a green hydrogen economy?

Water scarcity is the most pressing problem in developing a green hydrogen economy

Green hydrogen is hydrogen gas made from renewable energy sources such as solar or wind power. (File photo)

The rise and roadblocks of South Africa’s green hydrogen economy

Despite it being praised by the president, civil society coalition counters that South Africa’s green hydrogen vision is fragile

If green hydrogen is to play a role in Africa’s energy future, it must be on terms that genuinely benefit the continent. (Photo by Christoph Reichwein/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Is green hydrogen worth it for Africa?

It is more a case of green colonialism, with the continent threatened by water conflicts, land grabs and endangered biodiversity while foreign powers reap the benefits

Farm 58 is phase one of a three-phase project that leads to a new industrial zone known as North Port on Walvis Bay’s northern outskirts. Graphic supplied

Walvis Bay’s Cleanergy plant leads the way in green hydrogen technology

An inside look at a green hydrogen plant that has made the most visible progress of nine projects under development in Namibia

Drought-stricken: The dry vista around Bloemhof and Geluk farms, bordering on the Namib-Naukluft National Park. Photo: John Grobler
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Green energy innovations are being developed in Namibia’s desert

Green hydrogen features in projects aimed at producing carbon-free steel and ammonia fuel for shipping and rail transport

Going green: The EU and South Africa have announced a deal worth R628 million to support the green hydrogen agenda. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

South Africa faces skills gap in hydrogen economy, report finds

The Labour Market Intelligence report has found that occupational workers lack hydrogen-specific skills to compete in the global economy

Green hydrogen is hydrogen gas made from renewable energy sources such as solar or wind power. (File photo)

Special Economic Zones are propelling Africa’s green hydrogen drive

A 2023 report from the European Investment Bank predicts Africa could produce over 50 million tons of green hydrogen annually by 2035

Coming clean: In a bid to lower its carbon footprint, Anglo American this year is using the world’s biggest green-hydrogen powered nuGen truck at the Mogalakwena mine in Limpopo, owned by Anglo American subsidiary Anglo American Platinum.

Calls for South Africa’s ‘green’ hydrogen projects to get going

Industry players have said the country could lose out on investments

Coming clean: In a bid to lower its carbon footprint, Anglo American this year is using the world’s biggest green-hydrogen powered nuGen truck at the Mogalakwena mine in Limpopo, owned by Anglo American subsidiary Anglo American Platinum.

South Africa reaches agreement to launch $1 billion green hydrogen fund

The SA-H2 fund is intended to fast track the development of large-scale green hydrogen projects in the country

State-of-the-art hydrogen fuel cell research facilities at the DSI-HySA infrastructure at North-West University.

Green hydrogen described as a game changer in the country’s decarbonisation outlook

South Africa is well positioned to capitalise on the rapidly developing global hydrogen economy, to re-industrialise the country and to become an exporter of cost-effective green…

Communication professionals have a role to play in bridging this gap, translating the sustainable development goals into relatable narratives that resonate with people and inspire collective action.
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Implementing Just Transition: Civil society has a crucial role to play

South Africa’s roadmap for the move towards decarbonising the electricity sector must work for people and planet, tackling load-shedding and the climate crisis

GIZ: Application for Technical Advisor: PtX Pathways

The project cooperates closely with the hydrogen and energy projects in GIZ South Africa’s Energy Cluster

Storage tanks are seen at the construction site of China’s first 10,000-ton photovoltaic green hydrogen pilot project operated by China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) on January 4, 2023 in Kuqa City, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. (Photo by Guo Jianjiang/VCG via Getty Images)

Green hydrogen could be the fuel of the future

Western policymakers must work with their counterparts in the Global South to create a viable sector with strong environmental and social standards

Coming clean: In a bid to lower its carbon footprint, Anglo American this year is using the world’s biggest green-hydrogen powered nuGen truck at the Mogalakwena mine in Limpopo, owned by Anglo American subsidiary Anglo American Platinum.

What is South Africa’s green hydrogen plan?

The UK is funding the development of a green hydrogen industry in South Africa. What is it, what are the opportunities and what are the concerns?

The coming green hydrogen revolution

It’s not too late to change the way in which we power our world and ensure our future

How sugar, tobacco or waste gases could power your next flight

South Africa has the immediate technical potential to produce 3.2 billion litres of alternative aviation fuels annually

People walk with buckets while looking for a tap with running water in Zwelitsha, an informal settlement in Khayelitsha that is home to millions of people in mostly impoverished circumstances, near Cape Town on February 24, 2022. – It’s been four years since South Africa’s tourist capital nearly ran dry, during a drought that left the city limping towards a “Day Zero” when all the pipes would empty.
Now water flows liberally, but not for everyone.
The City of Cape Town estimates that about 31 neighbourhoods have no access to clean water.
That includes sprawling districts filled with shacks, but also working-class neighbourhoods. (RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images)

The global resolve to fight Covid shows we can do the same for climate change

The way in which countries worked together and marshalled resources to address the pandemic shows that big challenges can be addressed if there is political will