Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology
Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology

Research Project The contribution of Power-to-X to enable long-term carbon neutral transformation of South Africa’s Energy System

PtX Allocation Study - Power-to-X to enable and advance the long-term transformation of South Africa’s Energy System

Partners University Stellenbosch (SU), International PtX Hub
Funding Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)
Duration 05.06.2023 - 15.06.2024
Researchers Fraunhofer IEE Jochen Bard (Project Management), Lukas Jansen (Project Management), Estefanía Duque Pérez, Benedikt Häckner, Malte Lindenmeyer

 

Project Description

This study aims at developing a set of detailed energy pathway scenarios for South Africa to achieve, at lowest cost, ambitious decarbonisation targets up to 2050, to better inform ongoing and upcoming policy and expert discussions. The pathways to be developed demonstrate how and which PtX products can contribute to the decarbonization of power, transport and industrial sectors as well as consider the export potential of PtX products.