Sogakofe Senior High School in the Volta Region of Ghana has been crowned the winner of 2023 Edition of the High School Renewable Energy Challenge after a fierce competition from five schools at the Accra International Conference Centre.
Six schools qualified from all the 16 zones for the grand finale.
They included Serwaa Kese Girls SHS, Dorma SHS, Kwabre SHS, Mfantsiman Girls SHS, Yaa Asantewaa Girls SHS and Sogakofe SHS which won the competition.
The six competing Senior High Schools presented their projects and they were critically and careful examined by the panel of judges plus questions about their work.
Serwaa Kese Girls Senior High placed sixth recording 81.3% after they were asked to substantiate their claims that their project which is an innovation for fossil use and hatchery equipment as efficient.
Their product would use residue from its production to feed the birds, reduce energy consumption and produce about 65 birds per hatch, which is 90 per cent efficient.
Dorma SHS came 5th with 82.4 per cent.
Their project was centered on solving post-harvest losses to enhance high profitability for farmers.
Mfantsiman Girls’ SHS came 4th with 83.5 per cent, with a project on how to solve the Green House problems facing Ghana and how it would help reduce government’s spending in that sector.
Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ SHS placed 2nd with their hydro-panics planting system which ensure the hygiene of foods, and Sogakofe SHS was 1st with their multi-factional farming equipment.
It digs holes for planting seeds, it plants, it helps in irrigating of the crops and assists in disinfecting crops at the same time.
All the competing schools and their trainers were rewarded with cash, generators, laptops and other equipment running into thousands of Ghana Cedis.
The competition was on the theme ‘Mechanised Small-scale Agriculture, Using Renewable Energy Technologies’.
The Second-Lady of Ghana, Her Excellency Mrs Samira Bawumia was the Special Guest of Honour
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The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a 7-year loan agreement with Nigeria’s Alphaden Energy & Oilfield Limited for the construction of a 20 million standard cubic feet per day gas processing facility in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
The agreement was signed by Paschal Anyanwu, CEO of Alphaden Energy & Oilfield Limited, and Rene Awabeng, Director and Global Head of Client Relations at Afreximbank, during the second day of African Energy Week (AEW) 2023, taking place in Cape Town.
“We all believe that gas is going to play a leading role in how we develop Africa’s energy security,” stated NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the AEC, who was present at the deal signing, adding, “This is going to be a 45 billion Naira ($60 million) energy facility that will be developed by an African company. On behalf of the African Energy Chamber and Afreximbank, we salute you.”
The project will be built at the Obama flow station, situated in Oil Mining License 63, and will have the capacity to produce 405 million tons per day of Liquefied Natural Gas and 294 barrels per day of crude condensates.
“We believe that every little step that we take will help make contributions towards the energy independence of this continent,” Anyanwu stated, adding, “This day marks a significant day in this journey, and hopefully there will be more that will follow in these footsteps as we follow those before us.”
The facility will be repaid from the sale of condensate gas, which has been secured by six offtakers and will be transported using 20-ton ISO tanks to customers throughout Nigeria’s six geopolitical regions.
Poised to reduce gas flaring and generate significant value from Nigeria’s natural gas resources, the transaction is very significant for Afreximbank with regards to its commitments to Africa’s energy transition.
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Gas Company Limited, Dr. Ben K.D. Asante was among the speakers at the 14th Multi-year Expert Meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
The meeting was held from Monday, October 9, to Wednesday, October 11, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Addressing participants of experts from various sectors across the world, Dr. Asante talked about the oil and gas industry in Ghana, zeroing in on the policies guiding the industry in his country.
“The policy is to look at using some of the gas for power generation because it is like a direction that the government wants to take in terms of increasing our electricity penetration, especially in the rural areas,” he said.
He later made the point that country-specific policies must be formulated to meet the needs of respective citizens.
The 14th session of the expert meeting is a neutral platform for sharing country experiences in terms of successful strategies and policies implemented at national, regional, and international levels to effectively manage commodity price volatility.
More precisely, the expert meeting assesses the links between commodity price volatility and key macroeconomic indicators in commodity-dependent and Developing Countries (CDDCs), and the links between commodity price volatility and food security in net-food-importing countries.
The meeting in Geneva also discussed market and technology-based instruments that can help manage price risks.
The next session, to which the Ghana Gas boss has been invited, is scheduled to be held in Belgium.
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The OPEC+ group doesn’t plan to take any immediate action in the wake of the Iranian call for Islamic countries to impose an oil embargo on Israel over the war with Hamas in Gaza, OPEC+ sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, Iran urged Muslim countries – which are all of the OPEC+ producers in the Middle East – to impose an oil embargo on Israel over the latest deadly air strikes on the Gaza Strip.
Iran wants “an immediate and complete embargo on the Zionist regime by Islamic countries, an oil embargo against the regime,” according to a statement from the foreign ministry on Telegram quoted by Bloomberg.
Israel’s army and Hamas blamed each other for the overnight attack on a hospital, which sent oil prices jumping by more than 2% early on Wednesday.
Currently, OPEC+ doesn’t plan any extraordinary meeting or any immediate action, the Reuters source said, after Iran condemned Israel for a missile strike on the hospital in Gaza that killed about 500 people.
OPEC is not a political organization, one of the sources told Reuters.
OPEC and OPEC+ have stayed away from commenting officially on geopolitical matters through the years, including on the U.S. sanctions on OPEC members Iran and Venezuela, and the U.S. and EU sanctions on OPEC+ producer Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.
Israel is a small oil importer, but the further escalation of the Hamas-Israel war into the wider Middle East is not being ruled out, and analysts are increasingly concerned about supply from the world’s most important oil-exporting region.
The calls from Iran for an oil embargo on Israel came on the day on which U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel.
“I was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion of the hospital in Gaza yesterday, and based on what I’ve seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you,” President Biden said at a briefing with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The Gambia’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, and H2 Gambia Limited – a subsidiary of HydroGenesis – have inked an agreement on hydrogen exploration in the MSGBC country.
The deal was signed on Tuesday after the official opening of the 2023 African Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa.
Ben Sayers, Director for HydrogenGenesis H2 The Gambia initialed on behalf of his company while Sheick Omar Bittaye, Director of Petroleum at the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, signed on behalf of Alieu Jawo, Acting Director for Geological Department of the Ministry.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Hon. Abdoulie Jobe.
The deal paves the way for the two parties to cooperate on research to determine The Gambia’s onshore hydrogen potential.
Bittaye, said the deal allows for extensive research to be undertaken over a period of one year and forms part of the country’s energy decarbonization efforts.
Commenting on the role of the project on local content development, Bittaye added that “In the event we find commercial hydrogen prospects, the deal will enable the optimization of the entire hydrogen and energy value chain which will in turn create more job and economic growth opportunities for the local people.”
A new deal will also be signed to allow hydrogen production in the event H2 Gambia Limited discovers commercial scale hydrogen resources in the country.
The deal comes at a time The Gambia is maximizing its energy exploration efforts through partnerships with global oil, gas and hydrogen energy companies to ensure energy security and affordability.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
The 2023 African Energy Week was officially opened Tuesday with presidential addresses from H.E. Hage Geingob, President of Namibia, H.E. Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, H.E. Macky Sall, President of Senegal and Former President of Nigeria, General Olusegun Obasanjo.
The Presidential keynotes drew attention to the critical role the conference plays in facilitating deals while solidifying Africa’s development narrative ahead of COP28 this year.
In line with the #AEW2023 theme – The African Energy Renaissance: Prioritizing Energy Poverty, People, the Planet, Industrialization and Free Markets, the respective Presidents detailed the significant potential of Africa’s energy resources in meeting dual goals of industrialization and sustainability.
Other speakers at the opening ceremony were H.E. Haithaim Al Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC, H.E Mohamed Hamel, Secretary General of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), President of OPEC and Minister for Mines and Hydrocarbon, Equatorial Guinea H. E. Antonio Oburu Ondo and H.E Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua, Minister for Hydrocarbons, Congo.
The conference brought together energy leaders, global investors and executives from across the public and private sector.
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The opening panel discussion at the African Energy Week (AEW) 2023 conference in Cape Town – organized by the African Energy Chamber – drew attention to the vital role Africa’s energy resources will play in addressing global security concerns.
Speakers explored the potential the continent holds in this arena while providing insights and recommendations to fast-tracking development.
Ahead of the panel discussion, Calib Cassim, Interim Group CEO of South Africa’s state-owned Eskom, provided insight into the utility’s efforts to achieve energy security.
He stated that, “We look forward to using transition technologies such as gas and renewables. There will be some element of nuclear [in the energy mix] as well. Eskom cannot do this ourselves: we need to work with government and the private sector.”
Recent geopolitical challenges have highlighted the need to diversify global supply chains, and Africa has emerged as the market of choice amid these efforts.
The continent not only offers an array of established energy markets with proven plays but a wealth of untapped opportunities, opening lucrative prospects for E&P players and capital providers.
António Saide, Vice Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mozambique, shared that, “We have the solution to the world’s challenges regarding energy security. We have the energy resources, from coal to renewable energy. We have land for agriculture and can produce biofuels. We can deliver as much as is needed for the world.”
While African energy stands to provide the security global markets so desperately require, the continent’s own energy needs take precedence. Over 600 million people are without access to electricity, a figure expected to grow unless adequate investment is made across the entire energy value chain.
According to Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Energy, Ghana, “We need energy security, we need industrialization, and the opportunities that African countries have with their oil and gas resources cannot be ignored. We are interested in developing a blend of energy sources to make [Africa] energy self-reliant. For those reasons, Africa cannot afford to stop drilling and utilizing gas.”
Osvaldo Inácio, Executive Board Member, Sonangol echoed these remarks, stating that, “Half of the population addition will be in Africa. We will need to make sure that there is energy security to meet that demand. As we do that, we also need to make sure we are decarbonizing our operations by deploying technology…it requires multiple solutions.”
Speakers highlighted the need to transition to cleaner sources of energy, with partners such as Saudi Arabia playing a key role in facilitating opportunities in this area.
Eng. Fuad Mosa, Deputy Minister of Localization, Local Content and Risk Management, Ministry of Energy, Saudi Arabia, stated that, “We are trying to help, not only Africa, but the youth of the future. Yes, we need the energy transition, but we need to understand that the energy transition will be different from place to place.”
Following a surge in regulatory reforms and policy adjustments, Africa’s investment climate has never been more attractive. The continent has turned into a not-to-be-missed business opportunity and #AEW2023 stands to facilitate a wave of new deals.
Countries such as South Sudan are highly attractive.
Puot Kang Chol, Minister of Petroleum, explained further, stating that, “South Sudan has a bankable alternative pipeline and scalable refinery projects. Investing in fossil fuels, particularly in South Sudan, is not a waste. You will not be there supporting us; we will be doing business together.”
Neighboring Uganda has made great strides towards developing an attractive investment environment.
According to Ruth Nankabirwa, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, “You must create an investment-conducive environment to pull the private sector to come and develop. You also have to work on regional cooperation. Uganda is developing the East African Crude Oil Pipeline and the East African Power Pool. This allows us to share resources.”
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The Volta River Authority (VRA), managers of the Akosombo and Kpong Hydroelectric Power dams has set aside GHS 10 million as part of its humanitarian efforts to help alleviate the plight of people adversely affected by heavy flooding resulting from the spillage of excess water from the two dams.
The ongoing spillage, which began about a month ago, has created a humanitarian challenge downstream of the lower Volta in several communities in parts of the Volta, Eastern and Greater Accra regions.
Last week, the power distribution company donated two trucks of relief items to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) for onward distribution to victims of the spillage.
The items included bags of rice, cartons of mackerel, cooking oil, tomato paste, soft drinks, biscuits, powered milk, mosquito coils, palm oil, toilet rolls, beans, gari, groundnut and sachet water.
The authority has also deployed water tankers to consistently make water available to affected persons, provision of medical items and personnel to screen and administer medical treatment to emerging health issues. Additionally, it has also restored damaged water supply system in the North Tongu District.
In a statement posted on Facebook on Monday, after the visit of President Akufo-Addo to the affected communities, VRA said it was working round the clock to protect lives in the affected communities through the evacuation of victims and their subsequent relocation in areas designated as havens, as well as the provision of relief items to support their temporal stay at the safe places.
In that regard, the Authority has provided buses and off-road pick-up vehicles to convey victims to designated areas of safety.
Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, Chief Executive Officer of VRA addressing section of Ghanaian journalists during a visit to some of the affected communities.Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
The ban on gas and diesel vehicles is officially making its way across the globe, with Stockholm the next city in the queue.
The Swedish capital now has a plan in place to ban gas and diesel cars in part of the city beginning in 2025, according to Bloomberg.
The ban is going to begin in a 20 block area around the capital’s finance hub, the report says.
The same area also houses the city’s main shopping attractions. It’ll only allow “electric cars, some hybrid trucks and fuel cell vehicles”, the report says, citing rules reported by SVT that will be presented mid-week.
Stockholm is poised to become a trailblazer among major capitals by considering the prohibition on a scale previously unseen.
The proposal surpasses the efforts of cities like Paris, Athens, and Madrid, which have also set their sights on banning diesel cars.
In the same vein, some cities like London have implemented measures like low-emission zones, where drivers of older combustion engine vehicles are required to pay daily fees for access to the city center.
It’s uncertain whether the plan will boost electric vehicle sales in Sweden, given the current cost-of-living crisis affecting EV sales. Mobility Sweden recently lowered its 2023 forecast for new EV registrations from 40% to 35% of total registrations.
In other places, Brussels banned non-essential and non-local car traffic on 10 central city streets in December. London expanded its ultra-low emission zone in August, marking one of the world’s most ambitious vehicle emissions policies.
However, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delayed the UK government’s plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars until 2035.
In Norway’s capital, Oslo, known for its EV adoption, the municipal environment agency recommended introducing a zero-emission zone in the inner city. Initially, it would target heavy transport and trucks in 2025 before extending to cars in 2027.
Lars Stromgren, a local lawmaker who is responsible for traffic policy, told Bloomberg: “We want to create a better living environment for the people who live and work here.”
Source: Zerohedge.com
Pan-African supranational multilateral financial institution the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and exploration and production company Torxen Energy Resources have signed a $75 million development agreement for Petroleum Production License (PPL) 241, offshore Nigeria.
The deal was signed during the first day of African Energy Week (AEW) 2023’s strategic program, taking place in Cape Town on 17 October.
The deal was signed by Emmanuel Ogagarue, Managing Director and CEO of Torxen Energy Resources; Taiye Eyewuoma, Executive Director for Finance and Administration and CFO for Torxen Energy; and Rene Awambeng, Director and Global Head of Client Relations for Afreximbank.
The deal will allow Torxen Energy to use capital investment for various activities including drilling and the completion of two oil wells.
It will also facilitate the construction of a new oil platform within the License as well as the development of a new oil pipeline.
Providing financing solutions and advisory services for the expansion, diversification, promotion and development of African projects, the deal will serve to improve operational efficiency within the license while supporting the West African country’s crude oil production.
PPL 241 is situated offshore Nigeria in water depths of 20m in Oil Mining Lease 90, 24km from the Escravos area.
Positioned in one of the largest offshore fields in Nigeria, PPL 241 has been subject to extensive 3D seismic data.
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Aggrieved workers of Kano Electricity Distribution Company in the Republic of Nigeria have locked the head office and all regional offices of the company to protest the poor handling of workers’ welfare by the management.
The aggrieved workers who are members of the Nigeria Union of Electricity Employees have been pushing management to address several issues affecting them, but their demands seem to have fallen on deaf ears.
The workers are accusing the Managing Director of betraying all the collective bargaining agreements reached with the union, arguing that the action of the MD and Management of KEDCo is unprecedented in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).
A letter written by the Union and sighted by energynewsafrica.com listed over 12 unresolved issues by the management, including non-remittance of 68 months of staff pension, non-implementation of the promotional upgrade and its arrears from 2022, failure to release outstanding upgrade, non-implementation of electricity rebates to staff, wrongful termination of appointment of 8 staff, non-confirmation of appointment and non-payment of appraisal increment arrears of 2019, 2020 and 2021.
The workers vowed to keep the company shut until the remittances were confirmed paid.
Photos sighted by energynewsafrica.com showed Union leaders of NUEE standing in front of the main gate of KEDCO and holding the flags of the Nigerian Labour Congress.
In a report by the News Agency of Nigeria sighted by this portal, Ado Ririwai, the North-West Chairman of the union, said the workers would not allow such an unwholesome attitude to continue.
Mr. Riruwai accused KEDCO of victimising union leaders who were trying to speak on behalf of the workers.
“This act is imperialist; it is the rights of workers to fight for what is theirs,” he said.
The union leader also accused the company of refusing to provide basic medical care to the workers “despite the hazards associated with their jobs.”
Reacting to the action of the workers, Management, in a statement, noted that the issues which necessitated the action of the workers had lingered over six years.
The statement said the current management, since taking over in July 2022, had prioritised staff welfare and retirements by settling as at when they were due.
The company said a robust plan had been drawn and the outstanding was being paid in batches due to the inability to settle all at once owing to current liquidity crises in the power sector.
“Management assures all concerned that it is currently engaging with relevant stakeholders to resolve the issue and discuss lasting solutions to all lingering matters,” the company said.
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Ghana’s Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, and Ryan Collyer, CEO of Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM) responsible for Central and Southern Africa, have met in Cape Town, South Africa, to deepen discussions on co-operation between the two countries on the nuclear energy front.
During the discussion, Mr Ryan Collyer made reference to an initial Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ghana and Rosatom in 2015 on nuclear co-operation which includes design and construction of nuclear power plants for the production of electricity and water desalination, nuclear research reactors and atomic particle accelerators, among others.
Ryan also spoke on their current proposal to Ghana to construct a Nuclear Power Plant in respect of which last information was sent to the Nuclear Power Ghana on Friday, 13th October 2023.
ROSATOM, he said, has commenced the construction of a fleet of Floating Nuclear Power Plants as part of their plans to supply power to Ghana’s grid through a Power Purchase Agreement.
“We are very committed to this project in Ghana and we want to ensure that this co-operation works,” he said.
He continued: “We are also very committed to our Floating Nuclear Power Plant efforts, all in the bid to strengthening the co-operation with Ghana.”
Collyer further spoke about the advantages of Small Modular Reactor in parallel for industry, drawing similarities to what pertains in Russia.
ROSATOM asked the Minister to assist them find a Ghanaian industry partner for a long-term agreement in this direction.
On his part, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister, recounted Ghana’s long-standing relations with Russia, citing the fact that Ghana’s quest for oil discovery was first led by Russians.
He said the Government of Ghana continues to support the Ghana Nuclear Power Programme by participating, funding and making various contribution and supports to the realization of the set goals of the programme
“Ghana has completed the phase 1 stage of the Nuclear Power Programme according to the IAEA milestones approach and has launched into the phase two stage of the nuclear power programme which requires comprehensive feasibility study and implementation works,” he said.
The Minister said Ghana’s main preoccupation is funding and therefore making efforts at attracting same.
He expressed satisfaction at the Request for further Information by Russia which demonstrates their seriousness to co-operate with Ghana.
The West African nation, he said, is looking at long term agreements which spans 40-50 years in the nuclear space as nuclear has become a critical part of the clean energy conversation across the globe.
He reiterated that Ghana is very much looking for a country that would demonstrate the commitment to funding and investing in nuclear projects as that is also the priority of the President.
In June 2022, President Akufo-Addo made a declaration on the approval by Cabinet for the inclusion of Nuclear in the national energy mix.
The Ministry of Energy, under the leadership of Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, continues to consolidate efforts in this regard towards the construction of a nuclear power plant also pursuant to the country’s clean energy agenda.
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The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, on Friday, sealed four filling stations in Cross Rivers over issues bordering on irregularities and operating without valid licences.
The regulatory authority shut the stations during a two-day routine inspection across the state.
NMDPRA officials visited over 50 filling stations during the exercise, according to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The report quoted the Regional Coordinator of NMDPRA, George Ene-Ita, that some stations were sealed while other stations were cautioned.
Ene-Ita explained that while one of the sealed stations was operating without a licence, three others were sealed for under-dispensing products.
He said the exercise was embarked upon to ensure that operators followed the industry standard practice in their operations.
“As a regulatory authority, it is our responsibility that the users are protected from being fleeced by operators in any guise.
“They (operators) are supposed to give value for what the end users are buying; a litre should be a litre nothing more nothing less. operators must as a matter of responsibility dispense what is paid for.
“As for those operating without a valid license in the state, they should understand that it is no longer business as usual in Cross River; this is so for various reasons, including environmental protection, the safety of lives and property and so on.
“It is a delicate industry, and it doesn’t mean that anyone with money can just open a facility anyhow without due process, hence the need for proper licensing,” he said.
The filling stations that were sealed are located in South Calabar and Municipality Local Government Area of the state.
Anglo American Platinum, BMW Group South Africa (BMW SA) and Sasol have signed a deal to work together to develop infrastructure that will encourage the production and use of hydrogen-powered vehicles in South Africa.
The three companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday at the ongoing Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town, South Africa.
BMW will provide the hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles, while Sasol will supply the green hydrogen and mobile refueler.
Anglo American Platinum, which provides platinum group metals (PGMs) used in FCEVs and has been investing in hydrogen technologies for many years, will work closely with BMW and Sasol to help develop a local green hydrogen mobility ecosystem, a statement issued by Sasol said.
“These vehicles will operate on South African roads as part of an international trial to understand how the BMW iX5 Hydrogen performs in real-world conditions, following four years of development work,’’ the statement said.
Hydrogen vehicles are struggling to take off because of high costs and a fledgling fueling infrastructure.
Two years ago, Sasol, a top emitter of greenhouse gases in South Africa, partnered with Toyota Motor Corp on a pilot project to research the use of the fuel along freight corridors, while Anglo American invested as much as $70 million on a 220-ton hydrogen-fueled vehicle.
With Anglo American Platinum’s platinum group metals (PGMs) already present in the vehicles’ fuel-cell systems, the mining group would provide funding towards the project, said CEO Craig Miller, as part of its effort to drive the global market uptake of PGMs.
Miller noted that PGMs demand would increase by five-million ounces a year if FCEVs capture 10% of the global new-vehicle market, at 100 000 units a year.
BMW SA CEO Peter van Binsbergen explained that the iX5 Hydrogen refuels in three to four minutes, providing 500 km range on its 6 kg tank.
“FCEVs benefit from short refuelling times and long ranges, similar to using a diesel or petrol vehicle, but with the added benefit of zero emissions,” said Miller.
While the battery electric vehicle (BEV), with its generally shorter range, may currently be winning the new-energy-vehicle race, as it was cheaper than a FCEV, Van Binsbergen expected the price gap to start closing significantly by the end of the decade.
FCEVs also required less critical minerals than BEVs, he said, “and I’d rather support the PGMs industry in South Africa”.
China has, to date, secured a significant chunk of the global BEV battery value-chain.
Sasol EnergyBusiness executive VP Priscillah Mabelane said Sasol was currently producing 150 kg of green hydrogen a day, but that this could soon go to 3 t or 4 t a day as the energy group expanded its renewable energy production.
She said Sasol was targeting the electric mobility; chemicals; steel and sustainable fuels sectors with its production of green hydrogen.
“We produced our first batch of green hydrogen at our Sasolburg facility in June, and in 2024 we will ramp this up to commercial scale when a 69 MW wind farm, situated in the Eastern Cape, comes online.”
Commenting on the role of the project on local content development, Bittaye added that “In the event we find commercial hydrogen prospects, the deal will enable the optimization of the entire hydrogen and energy value chain which will in turn create more job and economic growth opportunities for the local people.”
A new deal will also be signed to allow hydrogen production in the event H2 Gambia Limited discovers commercial scale hydrogen resources in the country.
The deal comes at a time The Gambia is maximizing its energy exploration efforts through partnerships with global oil, gas and hydrogen energy companies to ensure energy security and affordability.
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In a statement posted on Facebook on Monday, after the visit of President Akufo-Addo to the affected communities, VRA said it was working round the clock to protect lives in the affected communities through the evacuation of victims and their subsequent relocation in areas designated as havens, as well as the provision of relief items to support their temporal stay at the safe places.
In that regard, the Authority has provided buses and off-road pick-up vehicles to convey victims to designated areas of safety.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com 
