Hydrogen fuel cell backup power provided for 3 EC schools

The Department of Science and Technology (DST), in partnership with mining giant Anglo American Platinum and gas products company Air Products, has rolled out three 5 kW hydrogen fuel cell systems to provide backup power for three schools in the Cofimvaba area of the Eastern Cape. Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor on Friday unveiled the systems at the Mvuso Junior Secondary School, the Mfebe High School and St Marks Primary School, noting that they formed part of the department’s drive to apply technological solutions to solve the energy, sanitation, health and nutrition problems encountered by these schools.