Algeria partners on hydrogen production in Italy: Algerian state-owned energy firm Sonatrach and South Africa’s petrochemicals company Sasol will establish low-carbon hydrogen production and synthetic gas generation plants equipped with carbon capture and storage tech in Sicily, according to a statement by Sasol. The timeline and financials of the projects were not disclosed.

The details: The plant will generate some 7.8k tons of low carbon hydrogen produced with renewable energy and some 25k tons of synthetic gas annually, the company notes. Details on the renewable energy projects used to generate the low carbon hydrogen have not been disclosed.

And how much carbon are they capturing? The plants are expected to enable both companies to sequester some 120k tons of CO2 per annum, with plans on repurposing the energy source for future use, Sasol’s statement says.

Sonatrach has been busy lately: Sonatrach signed two agreements with Italian multinational energy company Eni to reduce greenhouse gas and methane emissions, increase energy efficiency, and develop renewable energy projects including green hydrogen and carbon capture and storage, according to a statement. Eni and Sonatrach will also undertake studies to see how Algeria’s energy export to Europe could be improved.