Namibia wants to use its abundance of sunshine and wind power to make and export hydrogen.
"So now finally, we're on the map," says Philip Balhoa about Lüderitz, a town in southern Namibia, where harsh desert meets pale ocean.
He hopes that the project will train and employ local people, or "Buchters" as they affectionately call themselves - bringing down the town's 55% unemployment rate. Those hydrogen molecules in their pure form or in derivative green ammonia can make up a variety of products, including sustainable fuels.
Mr James Mnyupe is the Namibian government's presidential economic advisor and hydrogen commissioner. He explains that Lüderitz's location is ideal, because of the extensive solar and wind resources and the proximity to the ocean, both as a water source and a port.
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