HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN IN SA GETS THE GREEN LIGHT
Green hydrogen is a key priority for the country’s economic development. The Department of Science and Innovation, Anglo American, Bambili Energy, Sanedi and Engie have completed a feasibility study for South Africa’s first hydrogen valley.
Plus: SA’s race to green hydrogen THOUGHT [ECO]NOMY
SOUTH AFRICA HYDROGEN VALLEY | Final Report |
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Three catalytic green hydrogen hubs have been identified in SA’s hydrogen valley: Johannesburg, Durban/Richards Bay, and Mogalakwena/Limpopo. These hubs have been identified based on locations with potential for a high concentration of future hydrogen demand, the possibility to produce hydrogen (access to sun/wind, water infrastructure), and contributions to the just transition.
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he hydrogen valley will serve as an industrial cluster, bringing various hydrogen applications in the country together to form an integrated ecosystem. The initiative is part of the work being done to support the implementation of the National Hydrogen Society Roadmap, which was recently approved by Cabinet. SA’s proposed hydrogen valley will start near Mokopane (Limpopo), where platinum group metals (PGMs) are mined, extending through the industrial and commercial corridor to Johannesburg and leading to Durban. The feasibility study can be accessed in the report box on the left. Natascha Viljoen, CEO of Anglo American’s PGMs business, says: “The opportunity to create new engines of economic activity through hydrogen has been validated through this feasibility study with our partners. As a leading producer of PGMs, we have for some years been working towards establishing the right ecosystem to successfully develop, scale up and deploy hydrogen-fuelled solutions. These include investing in innovative ventures and enabling technologies, as well as forging wide-ranging collaborations across industry, to fully harness the transformative potential of green hydrogen for our economy in SA.”
