Technology development, certification and capacity building for the international market ramp-up of green hydrogen and its derivatives in the SADC region using the example of the HyShiFT project in South Africa

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The Fraunhofer joint project HySecunda: Scalable solutions for green hydrogen production in South Africa.

South Africa could play an important role as a reliable producer of green hydrogen - also as a supplier for Germany - in the coming years. However, there are currently challenges in storing and distributing the raw material. This is where the recently launched Fraunhofer joint project "HySecunda", in which nine Fraunhofer Institutes and the Fraunhofer Academy are cooperating, comes in. The project aims to find optimized solutions for the production, storage and certification of green hydrogen. The consortium also supports capacity building in the region and current projects on hydrogen-based fuels for aviation. Read more.

Project Outline

Project title HySecunda - Technology development, certification and capacity building for the international market ramp-up of green hydrogen and its derivatives in the SADC region using the example of the HyShiFT project in South Africa
Duration 11/2023-10/2026
Funding 7. Energy Research Program of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Funding volume 15 Mio. €
Consortium
  • Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Microstructure and Systems IMWS
  • Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology IEE
  • Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems IEG
  • Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS
  • Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC
  • Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST
  • Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES
  • Fraunhofer Institute for System and Innovation Research ISI
  • Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
  • Fraunhofer Academy
Project Coordinator Dr. Klemens Ilse  |  Fraunhofer IMWS
Objectives
  • Development of practically relevant, scalable technological and capacitive solutions for the market ramp-up along the entire value chain of green hydrogen and its derivatives for the entire SADC region
    • Capacity building in the area of training in South Africa and the SADC region
    • Certification of green H2 and market development
    • Basic research into innovative materials and technologies for H2 production, storage and transportation

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