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At COP27, organizations and projects across the maritime value chain signed a statement pledging to the fast deployment of green hydrogen-based fuels this decade.

Africa could capture up to 10% of the global green hydrogen market,

The “breakthrough agenda” initiative’s actions are intended to lower energy costs and improve food security and are focused on sectors that account for more than 50% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

A green hydrogen production and storage facility will be built in Egypt along the Mediterranean Sea by a Belgian partnership of energy and green hydrogen-related businesses.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy), a manufacturer of fuel cells and hydrogen power plants, have formalized their collaboration to build a green hydrogen power plant in Swakopmund, Namibia.

Abdessalam Ould Mohamed Salah, Mauritania’s Minister of Mines and Energy, and Bernard Looney, the CEO of BP, both signed the memorandum.

The first phase of the green hydrogen plant in Ain Sokhna is now being commissioned by Egypt Green, a joint venture between Fertiglobe, Scatec, Orascom Construction, and the Sovereign Fund of Egypt.

IRENA and UNIDO want to use international collaboration as a platform that will enable investments, policies, and clean technology development to speed up the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Following the signing of a KES500 billion agreement with the UK to expedite green projects, Kenya’s President stated that the country aspires to produce 30GW of green hydrogen.

The EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, highlighted the enormous potential for renewable energies, green hydrogen in southern nations on the sidelines of the UN climate conference in Sharm El-Sheikh.