RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Clockwise from right: Building to house project management team, workshops, exhibition and training, and demo vehicles for security purposes. Space will be used to display vehicles. TSI 1 EV sponsored by Eskom and an EV Game Viewing Vehicle
GREEN TRANSPORT PROGRAMME
Platform, SANERI is responsible for the incubation of educational programmes such as an interdisciplinary, inter-university, systems-oriented masters degree
The South African National Energy Research Institute
programme to deal with hydrogen, fuel cells and
(SANERI) is hosting a Green Transport Programme on
alternatives in the energy & transport sectors. Another
behalf of the Department of Science and Technology
aim of the platform is to create awareness through
(DST). SANERI is also hosting the Hydrogen
newsletters and real-life use of fuel cells.
and Fuel Cell Technologies (HYSA) Public Awareness Platform under the Green Transport Programme. Regarding
the
Green
Transport
To date, five areas have been identified for the
Programme,
2010 and beyond Green Transport Demonstration
SANERI’s role is to facilitate demonstration of vehicles
and
based
on
liquefied natural
demonstration
alternatives, petroleum
gas
(CNG),
refuelling
green
gas
fuels
(LPG),
biofuels
Programme. These focus areas are listed below, in
stations such
order of priority, viz (i) Demonstration of Compressed
as
Natural Gas powered buses and vehicles, (ii)
compressed
(biodiesel
Demonstration of electric vehicles, (iii) Demonstration
and
of Biofuels powered vehicles, (iv) Demonstration of
bioethanol), electricity (via batteries), fuel cells and
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) powered vehicles, and
hydrogen. The demonstration infrastructure should
(v) Demonstration of vehicles powered by hydrogen.
be in place for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. SANERI is
Feasibility studies have been conducted and detailed
responsible for the conceptualisation, development,
demonstration plans developed and costed. This was
project management and implementation facilitation
done in collaboration and partnership with industry.
of the demonstration of alternative transport fuels
A number of private companies have committed
and vehicles. Regarding HYSA Public Awareness
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