Dominovas Energy was recently hosted by the South African
Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) in Johannesburg, South Africa, where
Dr. Shamiul Islam, executive vice-president of the company’s Fuel Cell
Division, delivered a lecture presenting the company’s electricity generating
technology, the RUBICONTM Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system.
Dr. Islam delivered his presentation on the proprietary
design of the industry’s first scalable, single megawatt SOFC system to an audience
of stakeholders, potential off-takers, engineers, and academics actively
engaged in South Africa’s power generation and distribution industry.
“The design of a single megawatt system lays out the
foundation for scale with modular design and construction of a multi-megawatt
RUBICONTM system. Until now, all single megawatt systems of fuel cell generated
power were comprised of an array of individual kilowatt units configured to
function at a megawatt scale. The generally accepted configuration and design
of megawatt systems within the industry to date have taken smaller
configurations of the fuel cell stacks, generally 1kW, and pieced them together
to create configurations totaling multiple kilowatts. This approach is
problematic in that the generation of megawatt baseload power is inefficient
and it additionally creates units that, by design, have multiple opportunities
for failure which contribute to extraordinary and otherwise unnecessary repair
and maintenance costs. In designing a true megawatt system, Dominovas Energy
has optimized system size, production efficiency, and overall system
performance and veracity,” explained Dr. Islam.
The presentation covered fuel cells in general, and
specifically addressed the RUBICONTM SOFC system’s megawatt design,
functionality, advanced engineering and manufacture timelines. In comparing the
technology to “traditional” sources of electricity generation, Dr. Islam
illustrated how the RUBICON™ is the preferred electricity generation choice of
both public utilities and private sector operations in the manufacturing,
hospitality, mining and agriculture industries throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
When asked about the significance of Dominovas Energy’s
presentation, SAIEE Chairman Max Chauke responded first by noting South
Africa’s power challenges and their adverse impact on the economy.
“Although our government is building new power plants such
as the coal fired Medupi and Kusile, these will not be adequate to solve the
power crisis that we face as more and more of the older plants are ending their
productive life. Alternative sources of power are required and we commend
government’s efforts in addressing and actively seeking out alternative energy
solutions,” he stated. “The SAIEE encourages the Government to continue investing
in various sources of alternative energy and to specifically consider other
technologies such as Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) which have a strong value
proposition along with an electrical efficiency greater than solar power and
wind energy. On behalf of my colleagues, I would like to thank Dominovas Energy
for the outstanding and proper presentation that was made to the SAIEE’s Power
and Energy section regarding the RUBICON™ SOFC technology. As the section and
institute, we will continue working with Dominovas Energy along with other
industry experts in order to keep abreast with the latest technologies that can
be of great benefit to South Africa and her people.”
For more information, visit www.dominovasenergy.com
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