Hydrogen news from COP 27 in Egypt

• International Platform for renewable hydrogen
  
  Belgium is launching an international platform for renewable hydrogen with some other players, like Egypt. Federal Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Green) confirmed this at the climate conference in Sharm-el-Sheikh (COP27). The "Global Renewable Hydrogen Forum" should further put Belgium on the map as an international player in green hydrogen, and aims to boost the international breakthrough of green hydrogen. Reference – in Dutch
  
  
• Belgian consortium has hydrogen plans in Egypt
  
  Our WIC-members Fluxys, dredging group DEME and port authority Port of Antwerp-Bruges are making plans to produce green hydrogen in Egypt. This could be imported via the port of Zeebrugge or Antwerp. Following the former announcements of hydrogen projects by Belgian investors in Oman, Namibia and Chile, a next green hydrogen consortium is in the pipeline in Egypt.
  The partners have a plan for an electrolysis unit of more than 500 megawatts close to the Mediterranean Sea. This will produce hydrogen based on green electricity from nearby onshore wind and solar farms. That hydrogen will be converted into green ammonia, a substance that is easier to transport by ship than hydrogen. Reference – in Dutch
  
  
• South-Africa and Indonesia try to secure money to substitute coal for green hydrogen. 
  
  South Africa, having secured $8.5 billion in climate finance from some of the world’s richest countries, had talks with additional nations to help it cut reliance on coal. These talks were continued in the margin of the COP27 in Egypt. South Africa, as part of its coal transition plan, is trying to boost investment in its nascent electric vehicle and green hydrogen industries. Green hydrogen refers to a process where water is split to make the fuel using energy from renewable sources. The US and Japan, on 15 November, announced a similar deal for Indonesia at a cost of $20 billion. Reference