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The Daures Green Hydrogen Village aims at establishing a sustainable and environmentally friendly ecosystem

Project lead developer is Enersense Energy Namibia, a 100% Namibian owned firm. This is the firm I represent. The SPV (Daures Green Hydrogen Village) is 90% owned by Enersense an 10% by community groups. The community groups include the Daure Daman Traditional Authority and Tsiseb Conservancy. The SPV has a 25 year land lease with…

Governor pins hope on Daures green hydrogen

SWAKOPMUND – Erongo governor Neville Andre is pinning his hope on the multi-million-dollar Daures green hydrogen project to address poverty, unemployment, housing and social challenges the region faces. He said the project, which was launched earlier this year, has the potential to transform not only the economy of the region but also grant rural communities…

Africa’s First Net-Zero Village – Setting off on our sustainability journey

As we face escalating global challenges, including food insecurity, climate change, and diminishing resources, we firmly believe the solution to greater sustainability lies in greenhouses, precision farming, renewable technology and constant innovation. Today we’d like to highlight a project that showcases sustainability in action – the Daures Green Hydrogen Village in Namibia. Welcome to Daures…

Daures Green Hydrogen Village targets local production of fertilizer

Namibia’s crop production under arid conditions is set to get a boost after Phase One of the Daures Green Hydrogen Village was launched recently near Uis. Situated in the Erongo Region, the village is Africa’s fisrt 100% net-zero community. The village will pilot the production of green hydrogen and green ammonia in Namibia through a…

Daures Green Hydrogen Village Project to provide 200 jobs to locals

The Erongo Governor, Neville André called on regional, local and traditional leaders to support the Green Hydrogen Village project due to the financial impact it will have on the community. He made these remarks during his annual State of the Region Address which took place in Swakopmund on Monday, 10 July 2023. “The Daures Green…

Hydrogen dual-fuel for locomotives and three other pilot projects officially launched

THE Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, revealed that the country’s rail transportation, which currently operates on fossil fuels, consumes about 11 million litres of diesel per year – which is why the country is working on a project to use green hydrogen as fuel in rail transportation. Alweendo said this at the recent…

Fortescue, Enersense partner on Daures Green Hydrogen Village project

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and Enersense Energy Namibia (EEN) are exploring ways of working together on the Daures Green Hydrogen Village project in Namibia.

The project aims to revolutionise farming in Africa by potentially producing agricultural produce using fertilizer made from green ammonia, as well as supplying green hydrogen and green ammonia to regional and international markets.

The proposed Daures Green Hydrogen Village project’s first phase is set to launch in March this year and has received funding from the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education in collaboration with the Namibian Government.