The companies will analyze incorporating renewable power, energy storage and electrolysis at Sasol’s Sasolburg site to support potential lower-carbon fuels and chemical manufacturing.
Envision Energy and Sasol have released a design study to analyze a potential green hydrogen system at Sasol’s Sasolburg operations in South Africa, analyzing technologies that could assist future manufacturing of lower-carbon fuels and chemicals.
As per the companies, the study will evaluate how renewable power generation, battery energy storage and electrolyzer technologies can be incorporated to optimize green hydrogen manufacturing based on energy availability, market conditions and operational requirements. The companies stated the work will examine potential applications for products including e-methanol and sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF).
The design study is anticipated to be finished later this year and will offer technical and commercial data to assist future investment decisions. Sasol stated it’s analyzing how its existing industrial infrastructure could assist its energy transition strategy whilst seeking opportunities in lower-carbon fuels and chemicals.
“Green hydrogen will play a crucial function in reshaping hard-to-abate industries and developing new pathways for sustainable development. Through AI-powered energy infrastructure and innovative technologies throughout renewables, storage and green hydrogen, Envision is working with global partners like Sasol to pioneer future energy systems which are infinite, intelligent and inexpensive, boosting industrial transformation and forming new opportunities for industries and communities worldwide,” Kane Xu, SVP and president of International Product Line at Envision Energy, stated in a statement.
“The design study with Envision is an vital step in assessing how incorporated renewables, energy storage and electrolyser technologies could support price-aggressive green hydrogen manufacturing at Sasolburg. By drawing on leading worldwide expertise, we can analyze how those technologies may contribute to future lower-carbon fuel and chemical value chains, whilst constructing on Sasol’s existing industrial capabilities,” added Danie Cronje, Sasol SVP: Business Building.
The declaration follows Sasol’s persisted investment in lower-carbon and specialty chemicals initiatives. Earlier this year, Sasol approved a $69 million expansion of its advanced alumina manufacturing facility in Brunsbüttel, Germany, growing capacity for specialty catalyst support materials while incorporating process improvements anticipated to reduce product carbon intensity.
