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Hydrogen News
Australia can deliver on Japan's resources need - MCA
By: Esmarie Iannucci 1st September 2021 Australian miners had the ability to build on an existing trade partnership with Japan to supply critical materials to meet Japan’s current energy needs and developing the technologies of the future, including hydrogen with carbon capture storage. In its submission to the Department of Foreign... →
Japanese major launches hydrogen study in Qld
By: Esmarie Iannucci 27th August 2021 Japanese oil company ENEOS Corporation has struck an agreement with ASX-listed Origin Energy to study the development of a carbon-free hydrogen supply chain between Japan and Australia. The two companies will jointly examine the potential for the reliable supply of affordable hydrogen made with... →
Partnerships key for green hydrogen start-up success, US adviser says
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 24th August 2021 Public-private partnerships are required to help steer green hydrogen energy start-ups away from the “valley of death” – the critical stage of a start-up yet to generate revenues – and to create “mountains of opportunity”, Dr Sanjiv Malhotra, a veteran of the global battery and fuel cell sectors... →
Rio and Sumitomo join forces on hydrogen study
By: Esmarie Iannucci 24th August 2021 Mining major Rio Tinto and Sumitomo will jointly study the construction of a hydrogen pilot plant at Rio’s Yarwun alumina refinery, in Gladstone, and explore the potential use of hydrogen at the refinery. Rio said on Tuesday that if the Yarwun hydrogen project proceeded, the pilot plant would... →
Investors see green hydrogen advancing as China signals support
By: Bloomberg 23rd August 2021 Chinese investors see potential for further gains in companies making equipment needed to produce or use green hydrogen, a clean energy source most governments are betting will help them meet mid-century climate targets. The sector has so far offered a haven from government crackdowns on... →
IDC in discussion on the introduction of an exploration fund – Demana 
By: Martin Creamer 23rd August 2021 The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is in discussion on the introduction of a fund to underpin much-needed exploration in South Africa. This was stated by Reginald Demana, the IDC’s head of mining and metals, infrastructure and energy, in a wide-ranging Zoom interview with Mining Weekly.... →
Shallow Reefs Gold, SAIMM, Gold Fields make headlines
20th August 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Shallow Reefs Gold's significant capital raise out of North America; South Africa being on the verge of a breakthrough in hydrogen; and the positive trajectory of Gold Fields’ South Deep gold mine. →
Hay Point tapped for hydrogen facility
By: Esmarie Iannucci 18th August 2021 The Queensland government on Wednesday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the government-owned North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP), Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure (DBI), Brookfield, and international trading company ITOCHU Corporation for the development... →
South Africa on verge of nice breakthroughs in hydrogen, says new SAIMM president
By: Martin Creamer 17th August 2021 South Africa is on verge of nice breakthroughs in hydrogen, says newly elected Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) president Isabel Geldenhuys. Speaking to Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview, Geldenhuys expressed the view that all the big mines with big moving machinery... →
South Africa has potential to become major player in green ammonia – Isondo adviser
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 16th August 2021 Green ammonia can be used to transport green hydrogen from the source of production to the end-user in a cost efficient manner and, owing to its endowment of natural resources, South Africa is ideally positioned to become a major international player in this industry, fuel cell components... →
Nel to provide 1.25 MW containerised PEM electrolyser for US project
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 12th August 2021 Nel Hydrogen US, a subsidiary of Norwegian-based hydrogen production, storage and distribution company Nel ASA, has received a contract for a 1.25 MW containerised polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyser from a leading utility in the US. Nel Hydrogen US has received a purchase order for... →
Funding opens for major manufacturing projects
By: Esmarie Iannucci 11th August 2021 The clean energy, resources technology and critical minerals processing sectors are some of the benefactors of the federal government’s A$800-million funding under the Collaboration Stream of the A$1.3-billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology... →
Qld hunting for hydrogen skills
By: Esmarie Iannucci 10th August 2021 The Queensland government is partnering with between publicly-owned power generator CS Energy and Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise to increase local participation in the hydrogen industry. Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni on Tuesday announced the six month project... →
PGMs, green hydrogen, cadastre system make headlines
5th August 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the strong future market of platinum group metals; Germany’s green hydrogen strategy; and Botswana using South African cadastre technology. →
Parliament backs ARENA's new mandate
By: Esmarie Iannucci 5th August 2021 The federal Parliament has supported reforms to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to support the next generation of low emissions technologies. Under an expanded remit, ARENA is now able to support a broader range of technologies to advance the priorities of the government’s... →
Australia resource exports deliver new record
By: Esmarie Iannucci 5th August 2021 The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday announced a trade surplus of A$10.4-billion in June, up A$1.2-billion on the surplus recorded for May, while the resources sector has set new records for total export value and a range of mineral commodities in the 2020/21 financial year.... →
Green hydrogen has significant growth potential as a zero-carbon fuel, says the WPIC
By: Simone Liedtke 4th August 2021 Energy company Siemens Gas and Power estimates that, by 2050, hydrogen demand will have risen to over 450 megatons a year, be dominated by green hydrogen and be essential to achieving global decarbonisation. Hydrogen demand is currently at between 70 and 80 megatons a year and over 90% of... →
RBPlat CEO Steve Phiri sees PGMs market remaining strong
By: Martin Creamer 4th August 2021 Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) CEO Steve Phiri sees the market for platinum group metals (PGMs) remaining strong for many years to come. In a Zoom interview with Mining Weekly following the JSE-listed PGM mining company’s presentation of outstanding record financial results, Phiri outlined the... →
Anglo partners with German firm to decarbonise steelmaking
By: Marleny Arnoldi 4th August 2021 Diversified miner Anglo American has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German steel product manufacturer Salzgitter Flachstahl to collaborate on decarbonising of the steelmaking industry. The companies will conduct research into feed materials, including iron-ore pellets and lump... →
Hydrogen plan isn’t very green under US infrastructure deal
By: Bloomberg 2nd August 2021 Building a hydrogen-based energy system in the US, which some analysts call key to fighting climate change, would be based largely on fossil fuels under the bipartisan infrastructure bill heading for a Senate vote. The legislation provides for $8 billion in spending to establish at least four... →
Southern Africa part of Germany’s platinum-boosting green hydrogen strategy
By: Martin Creamer 2nd August 2021 Green hydrogen, which can be generated and then used with the help of Southern Africa’s platinum group metals (PGMs), is a topic that has gained a lot of importance in recent months in the context of limiting global warming and meeting the world’s decarbonisation goals. In Germany, the increased... →
Isondo project showcasing intent in green hydrogen in South Africa
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 2nd August 2021 The green hydrogen economy offers South Africa a considerable advantage in using its natural resources to help reindustrialise its economy and this is being supported by various policies and initiatives. One such initiative is the start of the construction process for fuel cell components... →
Anglo working towards collaborative decarbonised energy advance across South Africa
By: Martin Creamer 30th July 2021 Anglo American, which will have all of its South American operations on renewable energy by the end of next year, is working towards trying to achieve a collaborative multi-company government- and Eskom-linked decarbonised energy advance across South Africa. Speaking to Mining Weekly in a Zoom... →
Ramaphosa sees big green economy opportunity in ‘bold’ climate commitment
By: Terence Creamer 30th July 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is time for South Africa to “grasp the nettle” and embark on a “transformative path” towards a climate-resilient society both to fulfil its moral obligations in the face of an intensifying crisis, but also to seize the economic and job opportunities that are... →
Govt expands ARENA footprint
By: Esmarie Iannucci 30th July 2021 The resources sector has welcomed the federal government’s decision to expand the functions of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to support the next generation of low emissions technologies that will reduce emissions and create new economic opportunities and jobs. New regulations... →
Fortescue's FFI strikes hydrogen deal in India
By: Esmarie Iannucci 30th July 2021 Iron-ore major Fortescue’s green energy arm, Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has entered into a framework agreement with JSW Future Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian power producer JSW Energy, to explore opportunities to develop green hydrogen projects in India. Under the agreement,... →
Use COP26 to position South Africa as destination of choice for rapid decarbonisation investment – Moosa
By: Terence Creamer 29th July 2021 Deputy chair of South Africa’s Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) Valli Moosa has presented an upbeat assessment of the country’s ability to position itself as a preferred global destination for foreign and domestic decarbonisation investment. Speaking during a hydrogen-focused webinar on... →
Anglo on trajectory towards becoming minerals solutions provider
By: Martin Creamer 29th July 2021 Diversified mining and marketing company Anglo American, which shot the lights out on Thursday with the presentation of an all-time record set of half-year results, is on its way to becoming a minerals solutions provider rather than a digger of holes. The London- and Johannesburg-listed Anglo is... →
World-beating Anglo reports record half-year earnings of $12.1bn
By: Martin Creamer 29th July 2021 Diversified mining company Anglo American on Thursday reported a record half-year financial performance in its position as the best of the world’s top-five global mining companies. Anglo calculates that its elevated global position is poised to continue, assisted by its superior depth, breadth... →
Computing, food tech among many new PGM opportunity areas – Anglo Platinum
By: Martin Creamer 28th July 2021 The computing world is an opportunity area for platinum group metals (PGMs), along with food technology, alloy development, medical advance, waste control, battery and storage – and that is on top of the now much-celebrated and pervasive green hydrogen feedstock phenomenon. JSE-listed Anglo... →
Gauteng making strides in green hydrogen economy
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 28th July 2021 Only green hydrogen can store and effectively distribute renewable energy to where it is needed at scale, and Gauteng is spearheading some developments in this regard, Jak Koseff, who is special adviser to the Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, has said. Koseff is also one of the leads on... →
South Africa must capitalise on natural resources to spur green hydrogen economy
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 28th July 2021 The green hydrogen economy offers South Africa a considerable advantage to use its endowment of natural resources to help reindustrialise its economy, as well as for the country to play a leading role in the transition to carbon-neutral world, chemicals company AECI chairperson Dr Khotso Mokhele... →
Hydrogen offers considerable potential for South Africa, industry stalwart says
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 28th July 2021 There is a consensus that green hydrogen will be central in the transition to a carbon-neutral society, and therefore, the green hydrogen economy offers South Africa a considerable opportunity to use its endowment of natural resources to play a leading role. This was indicated by the former head... →
Anglo Platinum evaluating multiple renewable energy forms
By: Martin Creamer 26th July 2021 As a result its geographic distribution across South Africa, the Anglo American group is collectively evaluating options to access multiple forms of renewable energy, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) CEO Natascha Viljoen said on Monday. The JSE-listed company has already completed the design and... →
High-flying Anglo Platinum’s stakeholders receive nigh-R40bn boost
By: Martin Creamer 26th July 2021 The strong operational and financial performance of platinum group metals company Anglo American Platinum in the six months to June 30 translated into nearly R40-billion worth of benefits for stakeholders including the fiscus, local and doorstep suppliers and communities. In light of the impact... →
Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha Viljoen
Metals make climate change mitigation possible – Citi Research
By: Martin Creamer 23rd July 2021 In a rapid electrification scenario, metals have the ability to bring about the reduction of close to 1 000 gigatonnes (Gt) of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, Citi Research states in a note that examines the metals industry’s potential contribution to climate change mitigation over... →
Orion Minerals, SAIMM, Anglo American make headlines
23rd July 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the news that over 14 000 South Africans own shares in Orion minerals, which is good support for local minerals exploration; a mine has achieved a massive earnings boost following the employment of four more people and guided by a value driver tree... →
Extremely strong demand for platinum bar and coin – WPIC
By: Martin Creamer 22nd July 2021 Extremely strong demand for platinum bar and coin is being seen around the world, particularly in the US, along with growth in demand for platinum exchange traded funds (ETFs), mainly out of North America and Europe, World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) head of research Trevor Raymond said... →
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