by adminIPm | Sep 22, 2020 | News Articles
A leaked version of the ‘Framework Agreement for a Social Compact on Supporting Eskom for Inclusive Economic Growth’, agreed to at Nedlac, dated 15 September, lists, as one of the sub-aims, the desire to expand the production of electric vehicles and the stimulation...
by adminIPm | Sep 22, 2020 | News Articles
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Significant growth in fuel cells and hydrogen is now almost certain and the prize for South Africa remains potentially large. That is the view of E4tech director Professor Dr David Hart of Switzerland, expressed in an address to a...
by adminIPm | Aug 29, 2019 | News Articles
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The energy systems of the world are going ‘green’ in a process that is fast becoming irreversible, says Isondo Precious Metals CEO Vinay Somera, who adds that hydrogen is emerging as the main storage medium for energy generated from...
by adminIPm | Jul 31, 2019 | News Articles
South Africa is being urged to seize the massive opportunity that the new fuel cell and hydrogen economy present at a time of slumped local wealth creation and horrific job starvation. With the platinum-catalysed fuel cell and hydrogen markets beginning to ascend...
by adminIPm | Jul 15, 2019 | News Articles
There is simply no doubt that fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), which use platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts, will make a very strong global entry in the next decade, global experts said on Monday. Isondo Precious Metals COO Dr Sakib Khan said the special...
by adminIPm | Jul 11, 2019 | News Articles
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – If South Africans make use of their superior sunlight and their prime wind, they can generate a lot of carbon-free electricity at a cost potentially cheaper than when Eskom burns coal and pollutes the air. That, in itself, is in line...
by adminIPm | Feb 13, 2017 | News Articles
Production will start at South Africa’s first fuel cell component plant by December, it was announced at the Investing in African Mining Indaba. Fuel cells use platinum, and the country is the world’s leading platinum producer. Brand South Africa reporter Fuel cell...
by adminIPm | Feb 9, 2017 | News Articles
Cape Town – Africa’s first plant making components for fuel cells that use platinum as a catalyst will start production by December, aiming to take advantage of the rising demand for clean-energy cars. Isondo Precious Metals chief executive Vinay Somera...
by adminIPm | Feb 8, 2017 | News Articles
Isondo Precious Metals is rolling out its fuel-cell strategy and is planning to establish a fuel-cell component manufacturing plant in South Africa. Isondo CEO Vinay Somera on Wednesday said he and his team had “scoured the world” for the best-in-class technology with...