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Green hydrogen could be the missing link in powering the future of technology

The Mercury

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September 25, 2025

GREEN hydrogen has numerous applications across multiple industries, from decarbonising steel to fertiliser production, fuelling heavy transport, storing renewable energy for grid stability, and supplying cleaner feedstock to refineries and chemical plants. However, beyond these use cases, it also has the potential to provide a clean energy source to power future technology, with far-reaching implications for both industry and society.

- VIREN SOOKHUN

Green hydrogen could be the missing link in powering the future of technology

Technology driving energy demand

Technological innovation is accelerating at a rapid pace, from cloud computing to generative AI, robotic-assisted healthcare and autonomous vehicles. While each breakthrough is a potential revolution, it also comes at an increased cost in terms of electricity consumption. Data centres are multiplying across the world, consuming vast amounts of power to support Al training and applications.

Hospitals are adopting robotics, mixed reality neurosurgery, and AI-driven diagnostics, which require stable, round-the-clock energy. Even the space sector is exploring green hydrogen, with rockets already being tested on hydrogen propulsion systems. All these advancements share a common factor - they need reliable, uninterrupted, and clean power in ample supply.

Fuel cells for the future

Green hydrogen fuel cells offer significant potential as a clean, reliable alternative to meet rising energy demands.

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2 mins

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How innovative South African SMEs are thriving through digital transformation

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2 mins

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1 mins

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The Mercury

OPEC+ nations again face thorny issue of how much they can pump

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2 mins

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