Block I - Capacity Building

Target Market & Demand

• Development and implementation of an adapted capacity building approach for the SADC target region for all relevant stakeholder groups [industry (value chain, grid operators, off-takers], universities, authorities and ministries, etc.)
  • Demand analysis and capacity building and expansion in South Africa and neighboring countries (SADC region)
  • Demand assessment for training and advanced education in the region  

Education & Training

• Development, internationalization and adaptation of advanced training content and formats on hydrogen and wind energy for different target groups
  • Development of new training formats and creation of teaching material as well as evaluation of the teaching concepts in a face-to-face workshop in South Africa.
  • Training with a focus on coupling solar systems + electrolysis
  • Provision of methodological and didactic skills for the development and application of international training and education modules
    

Sustainable R&D Cooperation

• Establishment of networking activities with South African hydrogen centers, Linde University Afrox in South Africa and industrial partners with the need for capacity building
  
• Initiation of new research collaborations with a focus on Block III technology innovations in other SADC target countries in the region, including Namibia and Mozambique
• Development of project concepts and a joint research roadmap by contributing specific scientific and technological know-how, in particular on barrier layers and hydrogen sensor technology

Knowhow Transfer

• Identification and involvement of stakeholders and validation of the concept via piloting with participants from the region
  • Organization of stakeholder dialog symposia, the joint events with the South African partner network

• Fraunhofer IWES (block lead)
  
• Fraunhofer IEE
• Fraunhofer IKTS
• Fraunhofer IST