HyAfrica H2 Discovery: UP Finds Clean Reserves in SA | AcademicJobs
University of Pretoria scientists spearhead HyAfrica project, revealing natural hydrogen reserves in Mpumalanga, promising clean, renewable energy for South Africa.
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Professor David Walwyn is a professor in the Graduate School of Technology Management at the University of Pretoria. He holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cape Town, awarded in 1979, and a PhD in Organic Chemistry from Cambridge University.
His research focuses on sustainability transitions, techno-economics, renewable energy, innovation policy, and the localisation of manufacturing in the health and energy sectors. He applies frameworks including technological innovation systems, innovation policy mix, niche experimentation, and transitions theory to examine turning points for socio-technical system transformation, particularly in mobility and electricity. Key publications include Walwyn, D. 2020. Turning points for sustainability transitions: Institutional destabilization, public finance and the techno-economic dynamics of decarbonization in South Africa, published in Energy Research and Social Science; Walwyn, D. and Kraemer-Mbula, C. 2021. Captives of Capital? Exploring Economic Models as Recursive and Performative Agents, also in Energy Research and Social Science; and Walwyn, D. and Hanlin, R. 2022. Broadening Energy Access for Poor Households in Rural Malawi: How Pico Solar, Mobile Money and Cloud-Based Services are Being Combined to Address Energy Exclusion, in Frontiers in Energy Research. His work contributes to Sustainable Development Goals related to affordable and clean energy, sustainable cities, and quality education. Professor Walwyn has been at the University of Pretoria for over twelve years and participates in projects on vehicle-to-grid systems and natural hydrogen exploration.
University of Pretoria scientists spearhead HyAfrica project, revealing natural hydrogen reserves in Mpumalanga, promising clean, renewable energy for South Africa.
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