Africa-Press – Namibia. CONSTRUCTION of HDF Energy’s N$3-billion hydrogen-to-power plant at Swakopmund is expected to start within the first quarter of next year.
This was announced by Swakopmund council management committee chairperson Wilfried Groenewald last week.
He said French company Hydrogene de France (HDF Energy) has already measured up 400ha of land east of Swakopmund, and while the town planning could take a while, the company and Swakopmund’s municipality have signed a lease agreement for the time being.
“Covering an area of 400 hectares, you can imagine how massive this will be,” Groenewald said, adding that the government has given the company the nod to go ahead.
Namibia’s significant renewable energy capacity was a major consideration for HDF Energy to launch its ‘Renewstable’ project, which aims to be commercially operational in 2024.
It will contribute to local clean electricity generation 24 hours a day, thus directly contributing to the security of electricity supply in Namibia.
“Renewstable Swakopmund will be Africa’s first integrated solar-hydrogen power project with the aim of providing Swakopmund and surroundings with renewable energy,” environmental consultant SLR Environmental Consulting said on behalf of the company in a letter to the municipality.
The project will produce hydrogen using water from the desalination plant north of Swakopmund.
The desalinated water will be led to the hydrogen plant where oxygen is released and hydrogen is kept for storage in a series of storage containers.
The stored hydrogen is then used to drive hydrogen fuel cells.
Solar power will also be generated.
Approximately 90MW of solar and hydrogen-generated power is then fed from the site into a new, above-ground transmission line, which will connect to the existing Tamariskia substation at Swakopmund.
Given the progress on producing hydrogen power, HDF Energy is also applying for approval to develop a hydrogen filling station.
The facility will include the high-pressure storage of liquid hydrogen.
This was announced by Swakopmund council management committee chairperson Wilfried Groenewald last week.
He said French company Hydrogene de France (HDF Energy) has already measured up 400ha of land east of Swakopmund, and while the town planning could take a while, the company and Swakopmund’s municipality have signed a lease agreement for the time being.
“Covering an area of 400 hectares, you can imagine how massive this will be,” Groenewald said, adding that the government has given the company the nod to go ahead.
Namibia’s significant renewable energy capacity was a major consideration for HDF Energy to launch its ‘Renewstable’ project, which aims to be commercially operational in 2024.
It will contribute to local clean electricity generation 24 hours a day, thus directly contributing to the security of electricity supply in Namibia.
“Renewstable Swakopmund will be Africa’s first integrated solar-hydrogen power project with the aim of providing Swakopmund and surroundings with renewable energy,” environmental consultant SLR Environmental Consulting said on behalf of the company in a letter to the municipality.
The project will produce hydrogen using water from the desalination plant north of Swakopmund.
The desalinated water will be led to the hydrogen plant where oxygen is released and hydrogen is kept for storage in a series of storage containers.
The stored hydrogen is then used to drive hydrogen fuel cells.
Solar power will also be generated.
Approximately 90MW of solar and hydrogen-generated power is then fed from the site into a new, above-ground transmission line, which will connect to the existing Tamariskia substation at Swakopmund.
Given the progress on producing hydrogen power, HDF Energy is also applying for approval to develop a hydrogen filling station.
The facility will include the high-pressure storage of liquid hydrogen.
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