Project

Achieving climate neutrality in Germany will require large quantities of green hydrogen and its derivatives, which will have to be imported to a large extent. To this end, production opportunities are to be systematically developed in partner countries.

The HyShiFT project (Module 1) is an important milestone in this respect, with the construction of a 40 MW electrolysis plant for the generation of green hydrogen for the production of green kerosene in South Africa. As part of the accompanying research project "HySecunda", scientific monitoring and extensive support for this large-scale project is planned.  

The main objective of the HySecunda project in South Africa is to develop practical, scalable technological and capacity solutions for the market ramp-up along the entire value chain of green hydrogen and its derivatives for the entire SADC region (SADC stands for "South Africa Development Community"), which will lead to a significant reduction in the costs of hydrogen production.

The project will address application-oriented basic research needs for innovative materials and technologies for H₂ production, storage and transportation as well as urgent issues in the field of green H₂ certification and market development, furthermore focusing on the urgently needed capacity building in the field of education in South Africa and the SADC region.

The accompanying research project is accordingly divided into three blocks: "Capacity Building", "Certification & Market" and "Technologies":