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The wind farm will power a 69-MW elec-
trolysis production plant in Jeffreys Bay, Engi-
neering News reports, with the plant having a
green hydrogen production capacity of about
9.8 tonnes per year (tpy).
SSC, through its SSC Energy division, has
secured LNG Hub as an offtake and logistics
partner. Established in 2021 in South Africa,
LNG Hub is specialising in sourcing, distribut-
ing and supplying small-scale LNG, according
to the report.
The collaboration with SSC will make LNG
Hub’s hydrogen arm, H2 Hub, the first hydrogen
gas trading company in South Africa, particu-
larly green hydrogen. SSC says its green hydro-
gen pricing will be competitive with bulk LNG
delivered prices.
SSC expects to start with more permitting
processes early in 2023, the group chief finan-
cial officer Martin Schermers told Engineering
News. He envisions construction and commis-
sioning to be completed within 12 months after
all required permits are received, with hydrogen
production starting by January 2025.
The project marks the first of several renew-
able energy projects that SSC Energy intends to
embark on, writes Engineering News. Although
the overall project could be a first of its kind in
South Africa, it joins 10 other projects across the
world, including the Lüderitz project in Namibia.
According to SSC Energy head Andries van der
Linde, developments towards the production
of green hydrogen are taking place all over the
world, especially since it helps to meet energy
demand and contribute to climate action goals.
Van der Linde warns that the process of split-
ting molecules, as is the case with hydrogen pro-
duction, can be extremely energy intensive and
often inefficient, with the eventual energy output
Moroccan Minister of Energy Transition and aims to more than double its renewable energy from a hydrogen-driven device being as low as
Sustainable Development Leila Benali told production to 12 GW – representing 52% of total 8% of the initial renewable energy source.
Bloomberg that Adani is interested in Moroccan power capacity – by 2030, from a current level of The SSC Energy team, however, has been
hydrogen projects which aim to produce cost-ef- 5 GW, or 40% of capacity. The country imports developing innovative engineering solutions to
ficient green energy for export to the EU, which 90% of its energy needs. Interested firms in the achieve a better energy balance, while taking its
is looking to diversify its energy supply chain sector include Saudi Arabian group, ACWA project’s coexistence with nature into considera-
away from Russia. Power and India’s Adani Group. tion, he explains.
Morocco has focused on renewable energy bna/IntelliNews, December 7 2022 SSC will establish an information centre on
recently and has been attracting large projects the same property as its other project (Project
for energy production using wind turbines and SSC Group to build Rhino) where visitors can learn about environ-
solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. mental issues and particularly the extinction of
The government believes that green hydro- wind farm for green rhinos owing to poaching for the illegal horn
gen could solve Morocco’s dependency on trade, writes Engineering News.
ammonia imports amid the ongoing supply cri- hydrogen production The group believes more attention can be
sis. The north African country is a major ammo- brought to these important environmental issues
nia importer. Hydrogen can be used to produce plant in Eastern Cape by combining a renewable energy project with
ammonia. the Kouga Rhino Sanctuary.
Last week, Morocco’s fertiliser group OCP South African diversified minerals and invest- With this approach, the group aims to have a
said that it will accelerate investment in green ment group Siyakhula Sonke Empowerment wider post-construction impact than is normally
hydrogen as part of a $13bn plan to reduce the Corporation (SSC Group) is conducting a the case, which would also include additional
dependency on ammonia imports. pre-feasibility study and finalising an environ- economic benefits of green hydrogen produc-
Morocco has been working to encourage mental risk assessment on a 117 MW wind farm tion, according to the report.
more clean energy production. The country project in the Eastern Cape. bna/IntelliNews, December 7 2022

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