Western Cape Premier says residents should look into green energy as an energy alternative

In his twelfth Energy Digicon, Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, looks at green hydrogen’s role in Western Cape’s energy resilience drive.

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Premier Alan Winde hosted Rheinmetall Denel Munition Chief Executive Officer, Jan-Patrick Helmsen, at his weekly Energy Digicon to look at the opportunities in green hydrogen in helping to address the energy crisis.

Rheinmetall Denel Munition specializes in the development, design and manufacture of large- and medium-calibre ammunition families and is a world leader in the field of artillery, mortar and infantry systems as well as plant engineering.

Rheinmetall’s business is mainly focused on NATO countries. RDM’s focus is on Asia, the Middle East, South America, South Africa and other African countries. Rheinmetall and its South African unit are able to draw on an expanded product portfolio when serving their respective core markets.

Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) has taken the first steps towards improving its climate footprint as part of its German parent’s goal of becoming carbon dioxide neutral by 2035 and launched a proudly South African green hydrogen production, storage and transportation solution at AAD 2022.

The new solar plant will be a complete power system, not just solar arrays, and thus able to provide power continually. It will be able to generate all the power that the Somerset West facility requires.

Once operational, the company will not need any power from Eskom. The RDM hopes to be able to “export” surplus power back to the national grid, with which it remains attached to. In effort to become an energy partner to the country.

Done by: Sibulele Stuurman