Solar to Hydrogen Plant, esta vez en África.

Resulta interesante ver como el mundo del hidrógeno se mueve no sólo en Alemania, Canadá, Noruega... En esta ocasión se va a instalar una planta de generación de hidrógeno en el Sur de África. Curiosamente, el electrolizador, un pequeño HOGEN de 6kW, muy familiar para nosotros. 

 

HySA Infrastructure Launches Solar-to-Hydrogen Pilot Plant

HySA Infrastructure Center of Competence (CoC) in South Africa has announced it has received a 400 W state of the art solar-to-hydrogen installation from Heliocentris. In addition to that, the CoC has a Proton OnSite HOGEN-series PEM electrolyser that will be integrated into a 6 kW solar-to-hydrogen pilot plant. This large pilot plant is the first of its kind in South Africa and both of these installations will be used for training and education purposes in a variety of hydrogen-related technologies including: fuel cells, energy storage, energy management and batteries.

The Proton OnSite electrolyser is a PEM system, which supports the region’s platinum group metals beneficiation strategy by developing technologies linked to the use of local resources. The solar-to-hydrogen project also aligns with Department of Science and Technology (DST) targets to develop cost competitive, local hydrogen generation solutions using renewable energy. The DST is also focussed on developing a local skill base around these clean technologies.

HySA infrastructure is one of three Centers of Competence (CoC) setup to develop fuel cells and hydrogen related technologies in South Africa and is co-hosted by North-West University and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The Infrastructure CoC is led by Dmitri Bessarabov, who has formerly held positions at Ballard and AFCC.

 Enlace: http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/news-events/news-archive/2013/february/hysa-infrastructure-launches-solar-to-hydrogen-pilot-plant