{"id":386725,"date":"2025-12-07T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=386725"},"modified":"2025-12-06T18:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T16:28:10","slug":"namibias-hydrogen-advisor-returns-inspired-from-german-study-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=386725","title":{"rendered":"Namibia\u2019s hydrogen advisor returns inspired from German study trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MS Melissa Araes, Legal Advisor on Hydrogen at the Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme, has returned from an information visit to Berlin and Hamburg, Germany, where she explored the country\u2019s green hydrogen industry and policy framework. The study trip offered insights into how Germany aligns policy, technology, and finance to advance decarbonisation and foster a robust hydrogen sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The week-long visit, part of Germany\u2019s \u201cVisitors Programme,\u201d brought together professionals from Africa, Latin America, North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Participants engaged with public institutions, research bodies, project developers, and industrial clusters to gain first-hand knowledge of Germany\u2019s hydrogen strategy and operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-386727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PICTURED: Ms Araes and other participants at the Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub (HGHH). Photo: German Embassy Windhoek<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At work, Ms Araes focuses on regulation, institutional frameworks, and policies that either enable or hinder the energy transition. She said witnessing Germany\u2019s green hydrogen industry \u201cfelt like stepping into a live case study of what happens when policy, politics, and technology all pull in the same direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe question is not whether Africa can produce green hydrogen\u2014we already can. The real challenge is whether we can build the institutional clarity, regulatory certainty, enabling policies, infrastructure planning, and skills base to turn that potential into industries that create jobs, value, and resilience for our people,\u201d Ms Araes said. \u201cGermany has its \u2018house in order\u2019 on hydrogen, and there is a lot the rest of us can learn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Republic of Germany\u2019s Visitors Programme enables key individuals from around the world to participate in themed fact-finding trips, fostering authentic insights, networking, and long-term collaboration opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter MS Melissa Araes, Legal Advisor on Hydrogen at the Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme, has returned from an information visit to Berlin and Hamburg, Germany, where she explored the country\u2019s green hydrogen industry and policy framework. 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