GREEN HYDROGEN: A POTENTIAL - EXPORT COMMODITY IN - A NEW GLOBAL MARKETPLACE

These include the overall demand for oil and its outlook, the extent to which environmental regulations increase the quantity of hydrogen in fuels for lower sulphur content, and the quality of crude oil in the market. [...] HYDROGEN ACTIVITY IN SOUTH AFRICA Public sector In 2008, the Department of Science and Technology launched a 15-year Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Research, Development, and Innovation strategy to guide the development of the hydrogen economy. [...] The Roadmap channeled investments into long-term preliminary feasibility studies in technology development for hydrogen and fuel cells; the deployment of FCEVs (cars and buses) and hydrogen refuelling stations, development of the Hydrogen Model City6 infrastructure and technology, and the promotion of innovative hydrogen energy technologies. [...] From 2022, the Roadmap plans for the development of infrastructure and technology related to the import of hydrogen, such as liquefaction technology, transportation vessels, and liquefaction plants, as well as the construction of hydrogen production bases out of the country (Government of Korea, 2019). [...] To this effect, the CSIR, among other stakeholders, is engaging with the Coega IDZ to investigate the development of hydrogen production in that location and the possible leverage of the existing gas and port infrastructure there.