In a milestone for South Africa’s nascent green hydrogen economy, three large corporates have teamed up to showcase the potential of using domestically produced hydrogen as a zero-emission transportation alternative. During a demonstration in Gauteng, a second-generation Toyota Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) was refuelled with hydrogen produced by Sasol in Sasolburg, in the Free State. The hydrogen was transported by truck in an Air Products tube trailer, and the vehicle was refuelled on site using the US multinational’s mobile hydrogen dispensing technology.
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During a demonstration in Gauteng, a second-generation Toyota Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle was refuelled with hydrogen produced by Sasol in Sasolburg, in the Free State. The hydrogen was transported by truck in an Air Products tube trailer, and the vehicle was refuelled on site using the US multinational’s mobile hydrogen dispensing technology.
“Today is an important stepping stone towards realising the ambitious goal of developing an on-road hydrogen mobility ecosystem,” Grobler reported. Sasol is already a significant producer of grey hydrogen from coal and is keen to progressively shift its feedstock from coal to gas and green hydrogen to meet its commitment to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 30% by 2030.
Richardson said the group is keen to play a leading role in establishing a sustainable domestic hydrogen ecosystem, noting that the company has more than 250 hydrogen fuelling sites in 20 countries and holds 50 patents for hydrogen fuelling. He noted, for instance, that there was a 120-strong Mirai taxi fleet operating in Munich, Germany, and that TSAM’s plant in KwaZulu-Natal had collaborated with Toyota in the UK to produce a Hilux FCEV bakkie prototype.
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