Launch of the H2ATLAS Southern Africa

The first Atlas of Green Hydrogen Generation Potential in Southern Africa has been launched. On the 11 May 2023, Dr Jane Olwoch, the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) Executive Director and Dr Solomon Agbo coordinator of the H2Atlas Africa at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany, together with Regional […]
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“The Future of Climate Neutrality Belongs to Green Hydrogen” Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger remarked during the Launch and Award Ceremony of the Scholarships and Pilot Projects under the JCoI

The Minister of Education and Research of the Federal Government of Germany Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger remarked “The future of climate neutrality belongs to green hydrogen; Green hydrogen is the missing link in the energy transition”. She made this remarks during the Launch and Award Ceremony of the Pilot Projects and the Youth for Green Hydrogen […]
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A Partnership for Success: Germany avails N$500 Million Funding for the Namibia Green Hydrogen Pilot Projects

Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) participated in the first Namibia Green Hydrogen conference. The event was organized by the Economic Association of Namibia (EAN), in collaboration with the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board of Namibia (NIPDB), with support from the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF). The conference […]
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SASSCAL at the National Youth Week 2022

SASSCAL hosted an information session within Youth for Green Hydrogen(Y4H2) framework at the National Youth Week 2022 on Friday, 29 April 2022. The event organised by the National Youth Council of Namibia (NYC) was held at the Waterfront Auditorium in Lüderitz, under the theme ‘promoting Youth Agripreneurship: An Avenue for Self-employment and Work-Readiness’. During the […]
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Partnerships for Green Hydrogen: Dr Stefan Kaufmann (Green Hydrogen Innovation Commissioner) Visit to Namibia

Dr. Stefan Kaufmann, Green Hydrogen Innovation Commissioner at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will be visiting Namibia from 24 – 26 February 2022. The purpose of Dr. Kaufmann´s visit is to advance the implementation of the Joint Com­muniqué of Intent (JCoI) signed between Namibia and Germany on cooperation in the field of […]
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Implementation of the Joint Communique of Intent (JCoI) – Namibia / Germany Green Hydrogen Projects Launch

The Green Hydrogen Innovation Commissioner at the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Dr. Stefan Kaufmann visited Namibia from 24 – 26 February 2022. The purpose of the visit was to advance the implementation of the Joint Com­muniqué of Intent (JCoI) signed between Namibia and Germany on cooperation in the field of energy […]
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Dr Stefan Kaufmann (MdB) visits South Africa and Namibia: Forging Green Hydrogen Partnerships

The Federal Commissioner for Green Hydrogen and Member of the German Bundestag (MdB), Dr. Stefan Kaufmann visited Namibia and South Africa from 11th to 14th November 2020. The purpose of the visit was to meet stakeholders from science, economy and politics in South Africa and Namibia, to discuss the common interests of the three countries and develop […]
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