
South African Green Hydrogen EIA Guideline and Potential Atlas launched
Titled “Managing the impacts of a Green Hydrogen / Power-to-X economy: an Environmental Impact Assessment Guideline for South Africa”, the instructional manual offers practical guidance for assessment practitioners, project developers, decision-makers and stakeholders involved in the planning and environmental authorisation processes for complex green hydrogen systems.

Satellite ocean colour maps warn abalone farmers of harmful algae
Abalone farmers along South Africa’s coast are now using ocean colour maps to track marine algal blooms that could harm their export molluscs. Scientists from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) developed ocean colour and temperature data from satellites that is easy to access as an online tool. The work forms part of the country’s ocean economy plan to boost aquaculture jobs.
The CSIR’s Dr Marié Smith, a marine Earth observation expert, says the combination of upwelling, followed by calm conditions or marine heatwaves, can cause microscopic algae to proliferate. Abalone can be sensitive to certain species of bloom-forming algae.