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THE POWER OF PLATINUM

14th October 2016

By: Martin Creamer

Creamer Media Editor

  

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Three platinum-based 5 kW fuel cells, a 73 kWh battery bank, a 14 m3 methanol fuel tank and inverters and control systems are being put to the test in the Free State province to power 34 Naledi Trust households, in Maokeng township, Kroonstad. The trial has provided detailed data on the use of fuel cell microgrid systems to provide electricity for rural communities. The community will be connected to the national electricity grid at the end of the trial in December. Photographed are Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) CEO’s office technical assistant Stephen Bullock, Mineral Resources Deputy Minister Godfrey Oliphant, Amplats market development principal Angelin Maharaj and Amplats technical and engineering consultant Clive Seymour.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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