Series of events on green hydrogen and batteries in South Africa

Scientists from the Reiner Lemoine Institute are organising a series of events in South Africa as an expert exchange on value chains for green hydrogen and battery technologies. A total of 15 events are planned to impart practical knowledge and connect people from politics, business, finance, science and civil society. The findings are intended to strengthen South African institutions in implementing their own projects in this area.

Building H2 value chains

South Africa has renewable energies, raw materials and industry. This enables the country to build value chains for green hydrogen, Power-to-X and battery technology. Power-to-X stands for processes that convert electricity from renewable energies into energy sources such as synthetic fuels or basic materials such as ammonia. In the series of events, participants learn how to plan, finance and implement projects using practical examples and case exercises. They should also be able to find out about current national and international market developments.

Formats and reach

The project team is planning online events and face-to-face workshops in South Africa and a technical excursion. The formats range from moderated panels to project consultation hours and case exercises to peer learning, i.e. learning among peers.

Project period: October 2026 – October 2028

• Recording ongoing and planned activities in the sector as a basis for the event programme
• Design and implementation of twelve online events, two face-to-face workshops and a technical excursion
• Establishment of a stakeholder map (overview of relevant actors) and a database for speakers
• Selection and preparation of speakers with written briefing, preliminary talk and trial run
• Advertise each event six to eight weeks in advance via provincial authorities, municipalities, universities and associations
• Documenting each event in a knowledge package and maintaining a knowledge gap register
• Handing over event archives, templates, monitoring data and experience to GIZ and partner institutions