SA deploys fuel cells to power Covid-19 field hospital in Pretoria

摘要

The Department of Science and Innovation in South Africa has unveiled seven fuel cell systems - five operating on reformed methanol, and two on hydrogen - as the primary power source for 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria, where the government has set up a field hospital to prepare for a potential increase in Covid-19 patients. The field hospital has facilities for coronavirus testing and screening, as well as life-saving equipment such as ventilators in the intensive care unit (ICU). The project - announced in the spring [FCB, May 2020, p1] - is a partnership between DSI, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, Department of Defence, and private companies including Bambili Energy, which is commercialising intellectual property developed through DSI's Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) programme [see the HySA features in June, October and November 2013].