The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will launch a hydrogen and fuel cell technology (HFCT) project at Windsor East Clinic in Randburg, to provide standby power to the healthcare facility.
According to the DST, the clinic treats patients infected with TB and has been experiencing problems with preserving TB vaccines in its pharmacy's refrigerators because of load-shedding.
"The medicine is extremely sensitive to high temperatures and if it is not kept at the correct temperature it could become ineffective, putting more people at risk," says a statement.
"HFCT standby power solutions are efficient, reliable, safe and, most importantly, quiet, ensuring a non-intrusive standby and potentially primary power solution."
The HFCT project at the Randburg clinic is a partnership between the DST, the Gauteng Department of Health, Clean Energy Investments, Air Products, Powertech System Integrators, and Gridline Construction.
The DST has been on a drive to develop the use of hydrogen fuel cell technology in SA. The department has launched projects where HFCT has been successfully used as a standby power source in three schools in Cofimvaba, in the rural Eastern Cape.
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