Nzimande outlines key role for green hydrogen in recovery as he launches Hydrogen Society Road Map

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Blade Nzimande made a direct link between the country’s plans to produce green hydrogen for export and domestic markets and the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP) when officially unveiling the Hydrogen Society Road Map (HSRM) on Thursday. Nzimande said that he viewed the HSRM as one of the “leading instruments” for the economic recovery being pursued by government under the ERRP.
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South African green energy transition can create 250 000 more jobs over 25 years – GWEC

The shift from coal-fired to clean energy in South Africa could deliver an additional 250 000 jobs and more than $10-billion, or R150-billion, in gross value-add to the economy over 25 years, if an ambitious green recovery is pursued, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) states in its ‘Capturing Green Recovery Opportunities from Wind Power in Developing Economies’ report. The energy transition, kickstarted with the commitment of $8.5-billion in financing agreed at COP26, would also deliver enormous decreases in carbon emissions equivalent, as well as save more than 50 Mℓ/y of water from 2026, the global body says.
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South32 to proceed with energy efficiency project at Hillside smelter

Diversified miner South32 has made a final investment decision on the roll out of the AP3XLE energy efficiency project at its Hillside aluminium smelter, in Kwazulu-Natal. The technology has already been deployed at the company’s Mozal aluminium smelter in Mozambique.
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Swedish agency provides funding to help develop technologies for a small nuclear reactor

The Swedish Energy Agency, which falls under the Sweden’s Ministry of Infrastructure, has awarded funding of $10.6-million to support the construction of a demonstrator small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) in the country. The funding has been granted to Swedish Modular Reactors AB, which is a joint venture between local companies Uniper Sweden and LeadCold. LeadCold is a spin-off company from Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology (abbreviated to KTH in Swedish), while Uniper Sweden is a subsidiary of the Germany-based international energy group Uniper. The two companies and KTH jointly announced in February last year that they would jointly explore the construction of a Swedish-designed demonstrator SMR.
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