Author: Anela Dokso

Four South African energy research chairs and six fellowship programs will be funded by investments from Sasol, a South African integrated energy and chemicals firm, and the National Research Foundation. The objective is to increase the nation’s capacity for producing green hydrogen through technology, infrastructure, and the development of energy resources (R&D). The $2.2 million in funds will be dispersed over the following five years. The funding will support four national research chairs, which are part of a competitive call launched by Sasol and the National Research Foundation in 2022. These chairs will focus on green hydrogen, which will be…

Prior to the debut of ACUA in the US later this year, the USV developer ACUA Ocean and AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. The MOU focuses on prospects for strategic partnerships and collaboration to advance the quickly expanding blue economy sector. Aside from potential business opportunities, ACUA intends to launch a demonstration of its autonomous hydrogen-powered, zero-emission surface vessel from the Port of Los Angeles. With regard to critical national offshore infrastructure providers like offshore wind farms, subsea data cables, and pipelines as well as fisheries protection and marine…

The second phase of H2Pipe, a joint industry project (JIP) to create a new code for the design, re-qualification, construction, and operation of offshore pipelines to transport hydrogen — either pure or blended with natural gas — is now being launched by DNV, the world’s leading independent energy expert and assurance provider.

A grant of €11.8 million has been given to hydrogen producer HYGRO and TNO (from DEI+ of RVO) to help launch the chain of sustainable hydrogen generation up to and including sales in road transportation.

Cepsa and ACE Terminal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the Spanish energy provider will deliver green ammonia to the planned import terminal in Rotterdam, for end-use applications in industry after conversion of the ammonia back into hydrogen, or for direct end use in shipping and other industries in Northwest Europe.

Krensen, Trident Marine Electrical, and ACUA Ocean, three British maritime businesses, have teamed up to create a liquid hydrogen marine powertrain system that emits no emissions.

Harmony Gold to reduce dependence on Eskom with use of green hydrogen In the wake of extensive nationwide scheduled blackouts, the South African gold mining company Harmony Gold will investigate the use of green hydrogen and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to relieve pressure on the national grid and decrease its dependency on Eskom for power generation. Harmony Gold, South Africa’s largest gold miner by bulk, is mostly dependent on Eskom for its electricity requirements. However, Eskom’s coal-fired power facilities frequently experience problems, which puts pressure on the nation’s miners to find alternate means of generating energy. To lower operational expenses…

In spite of the challenging environment, POSCO E&C achieved its export and sales goals last year. This year, however, the company intends to concentrate on securing stable liquidity and bolstering new growth businesses due to growing concerns that the construction industry will experience a crisis of a “perfect storm.”

Researchers from the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea have revealed a novel technique for utilizing heat treatment to create evenly sized cobalt-platinum (Co-Pt) alloy nanoparticles.

BP wants Castellón, Spain, to be one of its reference sites for the production and export of hydrogen and biofuels.