South African hydrogen energy company Bambili Energy will be able to start delivering production hydrogen fuel cells during next year, company CEO Zanele Mavuso Mbatha tells Engineering News. Seven prototype containerised hydrogen fuel cells produced by the company are now being used to power a field hospital at 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria. This field hospital was set up as part of the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The official launch of the fuel cell power plant at the 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria took place on Wednesday. Bambili was set up to focus on the hydrogen economy, manufacturing fuel cell systems, and to also facilitate the commercialisation of intellectual property (IP) developed by the Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) programme. HySA is an initiative of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and was launched in 2007.
