Promoting a JUST transition to GREEN hydrogen in AFRICA

Starting from the R&D/Roadmapping experiences (CEA, HySA, STRATH, IRESEN) and tools (JULICH, ARTELYS, IME, UNIGE) of consortium partners as well as the wide network of stakeholders at AU-EU level (thanks to AHP-HYDROGEN EUROPE relevant support), JUST-GREEN AFRH2ICA aims to develop a GREEN HYDROGEN JUST TRANSITION ROADMAP (based on the analysis of different AU green H2 scenarios analysed at socio-economic-technical level as well as inspired by EU Hydrogen and Just Transition Programmes) also to drive the deployment of future investment and policies in a synergic way between EU-AU.

To do so, JUST-GREEN AFRH2ICA will fully involve AU-EU stakeholders also engaging them in a training/capacity building programme (promoted by an UNESCO Chair initiative lead by UNIGE) and stimulating innovation/market opportunities thanks to an open-innovation matchmaking platform (STAM).

JUST GREEN AFRH2ICA aims to develop a GREEN HYDROGEN JUST TRANSITION ROADMAP that would make AU-EU transition pathways to H2 synergic, sustainable (from environmental and social point of view) and avoiding any “new EU hydrogen colonization” of Africa, but promoting a mutual benefit collaboration of the two continents towards the development of independent and collaborative H2 economies, R&D ecosystem and value chains.

JUST GREN AFRH2ICA aims indeed to be the “stepping stone” of a collaborative H2 roadmap that, based on the analysis of different AU green H2 scenarios analysed at socio-economic-technical level via partners’ tools (also assessing local resources – RES and water mainly as key for green H2 production) , will also drive future investment and policies as well as the setup of local manufacturing lines.

Project final outcome will be a set of 2030-2040-2050 AU roadmaps that, duly aligned with EU ones, will pave the ground to the two continents’ hydrogen transition with a key common aspect: sustainability from an environmental and social point of view to guarantee a Green Hydrogen Just Transition.