Africa

In this episode, Jim Watkins sits down with Jan Frederik Braun, Senior Expert for H₂ Technologies at the Fraunhofer Institute, to discuss the intersection of H₂, renewable energy and the geopolitics of energy transition. They explore the growing importance of H₂ technologies in the MENA region and Europe, the role of solar energy, and the profound impact of subsidies—both for fossil fuels and renewables. The conversation dives into how market distortions created by fossil fuel subsidies complicate the transition to greener alternatives and the challenges governments face in balancing social contracts with sustainability goals. Don't miss this thought-provoking discussion on how energy policies, subsidies and international collaboration are shaping the future of global energy systems.

In this episode, H₂Tech spoke with Ad van Wijk, Professor Future Energy Systems, Delft University of Technology, about his journey in renewable energy, from founding a major company in the 1980s to influencing Europe’s H₂ strategy. He discusses the importance of H₂ in the global energy transition, explaining how it can address energy storage and transportation challenges more efficiently than electricity. van Wijk also highlights the potential of regions like the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Europe in pioneering H₂ as a key energy carrier, and how his work helped shape the EU's H₂ strategy.

In this video, Jim Watkins joins Simon Roth, Director of Management Consulting for Infrastructure and Utilities at ILF Consulting Engineers, at the 14th edition of the DII Desert Energy Leadership Summit in Vienna, Austria. They discuss ILF's newly released report, Low Emission Molecules: Insights into an Emerging Sector, which examines the entire hydrogen value chain. Simon explains how the report highlights key sectors involved in hydrogen production, transportation, and offtake, with a focus on the European market.

In this episode, Jim Watkins reports live from the 14th DII Desert Energy Leadership Summit in Vienna, where key players in the hydrogen and energy transition sectors come together to share insights. Special guest Chiara Aruffo, Director of Research at DII Desert Energy, discusses her fascinating journey from the oil and gas industry to leading research on energy transition topics, including liquid hydrogen and energy storage.

Located near the Atlantic coast in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region, the ‘Chbika’ project aims to build 1 GW of onshore solar and wind capacities that will power the production of green H₂ through the electrolysis of desalinated seawater.

Cepsa and Sonatrach have signed a MoU to jointly carry out a feasibility study for the development of an integrated project for green H₂ production and derivatives in Algeria, mainly aimed at supplying the European market.

On Day 2 of the 14th Dii Desert Energy Leadership Summit, discussions began with a heated conversation about the complex topics of carbon pricing and fossil fuel subsidies in the MENA region, led by industry and policy experts exploring pathways to decarbonize.

Namibia is set to tap into Tesla's Energy Master Plan to further her green industrialization strategy following a high-level meeting in New York, United States of America of Namibian officials with Mr. Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and Space X.

CWP Global, Sonangol, Gauff and Conjuncta have entered into an agreement at the Angola Oil & Gas conference in Luanda under which CWP Global will join the existing consortium of the three partners currently developing a green H₂ project in Angola.

The European Union has committed ~$35 MM in grants to South Africa to boost its green H₂ initiatives. Green H₂, produced using renewable energy, is crucial for decarbonization and can be used in various industries.