Bunkering is a growing opportunity in global hydrogen economy

• Regulatory pressure on the maritime sector is accelerating the shift toward alternative fuels in an industry responsible for roughly 3% of global emissions, creating a policy-driven market for green hydrogen derivatives such as ammonia. 

• For Africa, this creates an alternative pathway into the hydrogen economy. Rather than competing solely as an exporter of green fuels, countries can position themselves as service providers, capturing value through bunkering, port infrastructure and trade logistics. 

• Our take: Without coordinated investment in ports, storage and market systems, the continent risks staying a raw fuel supplier while higher-value maritime services and trade are captured elsewhere.……..Read more (2 min)

Opinion: The Net-Zero Framework and Africa's opening

• Ms Mohamed is a water and environmental engineer specialising in maritime decarbonisation, marine pollution control, and coastal systems management. At the Kenya Maritime Authority, she leads work on marine pollution prevention strategies. Her expertise spans environmental impact assessment, monitoring, compliance, policy advisory, and data-driven strategies for sustainable, low-carbon maritime operations. 

• “Africa’s opportunity lies in how fuel transition and operational efficiency intersect with its existing strengths. As standards tighten, demand for compliant fuels along key routes from the Suez Canal to the Cape of Good Hope creates a realistic opening for ports to develop as bunkering hubs—if infrastructure, safety systems, and regulatory alignment are put in place early,” she says. 

• Read the full opinion article here (2 min)

Tech watch: These are the latest hydrogen innovations

• Three of the innovations focus on electrolysis systems aimed at improving hydrogen production efficiency and flexibility, while the fourth applies hydrogen fuel cells to long-duration unmanned aerial operations.

• Although developed largely outside Africa, these innovations could support the continent’s emerging green hydrogen industry if deployed locally.

• Our take: Production remains a major deciding factor in the green hydrogen race, with innovation focused on improving efficiency, flexibility and cost rather than downstream applications….Read more (2 min)

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