Africa

Specialty gases are vital to a wide range of applications especially electronics.

Total electrolyser capacity that has reached final investment decision (FID) now stands at 20 gigawatts (GW) globally, according to the IEA’s annual Global Hydrogen Review 2024.

Siemens Financial Services has launched the cloud-based Decarbonization Business Optimizer to reduce the complexity of decarbonising buildings and financing needed for Net Zero.

UNOPS and the Ethiopia Ministry of Health have formalised a $13.5m partnership financed by the World Bank for the procurement and installation of oxygen plants in hospitals throughout the African country.

McDermott and BW Offshore have entered into a collaboration to advance the technical and commercial viability of offshore blue ammonia production.

Standard Chartered Bank and financial services group SEB have expanded their partnership with Puro.earth in a bid to increase liquidity in the carbon dioxide (CO2) removal market.

Total investment in hydrogen projects is forecasted to top $680bn this year, an eight-fold increase on 2020, according to the latest Hydrogen Insights report from the Hydrogen Council and McKinsey & Company.

The economic and sustainability benefits from decentralised ammonia processes were highlighted in today’s gasworld TV webinar on ‘Unlocking the Ammonia Value Chain’.

Global e-methane (e-NG) production could reach just over 1 bcm by 2030, providing policy, technology and investment decisions can be overcome.

On-board carbon capture could be the most cost-effective way to decarbonise shipping and major ports should to more to receive and store carbon dioxide (CO2), according to DNV.