- GHS Green Hydrogen ELIDZ (Pty) (GHS) Ltd is proposing to develop a 10MW green hydrogen production pilot facility within the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM)
- The proposed Green Hydrogen pilot project comprises a 10 MW modular unit and a solar PV facility.
- GHS is curently seeking environmental approval for the project.
The production of hydrogen and the concept for the proposed Green Hydrogen pilot facility consists of the following key elements:
- Electricity receiving from a solar PV facility;
- Treatment of seawater to meet electrolyser specification, including the management of the resulting brine discharge;
- Production of hydrogen through an electrolysis process and the evacuation of the hydrogen and oxygen;
- Compression and storage of the hydrogen gas; and
- The dispatch of the hydrogen to off-takers.
The uses of the hydrogen produced by the pilot facility include:
- Replacement of non-critical LPG supply as well as other use cases in industry; and
- Logistics (fuel cells or internal combustion engines that run on hydrogen).
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
