South Africa − Japan Symposium: How can South Africa and Japan create platforms for collaboration with regards Hydrogen Economy?
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日本と南アフリカの協力パートナーシップは新たな貿易・投資を牽引するイノベーション技術を創出できるか
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南アフリカ共和国・ラマポッサ副大統領の来日に合わせ、2015年8月25日に両国の水素社会の現状と課題について討議するシンポジウムを開催いたしました。
Japanese and South African exchanged ideas and opinions on the symposium on 25 August 2015 in Tokyo. Science and Technology Minister, Mrs Pandor said there was a global movement towards developing sustainable energy systems and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. "For this reason, the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier, combined with fuel cell technology, has attracted considerable interest from governments, international bodies and commercial companies worldwide," said Minister Pandor.
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During the Minister's address to the Symposium on the Hydrogen Economy, she said there was a global movement towards developing sustainable energy systems and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. "For this reason, the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier, combined with fuel cell technology, has attracted considerable interest from governments, international bodies and commercial companies worldwide," said Minister Pandor.
Hydrogen, electrolyser and fuel cell combinations offer a viable and cost-effective method of storing energy on a large scale, especially in instances where the energy is generated during times of low demand. When used as feedstock for fuel cells, hydrogen produces electricity at a high efficiency − with zero emissions − even for applications such as road vehicles and electricity markets. Globally, a number of companies are developing megawatt-scale proton-exchange membrane electrolysers to improve energy-storage applications.
In South Africa, the Department of Minerals and Energy projects that 40 Gw of new energy generation capacity should be in place by 2030, of which 42% will be derived from renewable energy sources. Of this renewable energy generation, 1Gw is expected to be concentrated solar power, which uses thermal storage, and approximately 17 Gw will be a combination of wind and other renewable energy options, mostly photovoltaic systems.
"This creates an opportunity for local energy storage that could play a significant role in on-grid and off-grid applications. In this regard, energy is the critical area that needs to be consolidated and strengthened in terms of security of supply and access, as well as for environmental protection," said Minister Pandor.
She added that South Africa needed to reduce its dependence on imported oil and increase the percentage of alternative energy sources in the energy mix. For broad-based economic development to take place in the country, access to affordable, safe, clean and reliable energy is crucial.
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