Over two billion people worldwide use polluting fuels for cooking, leading to adverse health effects and causing 3.2 million premature deaths annually. Furthermore, the repercussions disproportionately affect women and children, who face increased exposure to smoke and are tasked with gathering firewood. This underscores the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions like the one we are pioneering.
Societal impact is what drives our team in our efforts to develop hydrogen panels. In the case of ‘clean cooking’, our technology can make a clear difference as it uniquely allows to produce renewable hydrogen in a decentralized way, without requiring any inputs. Over five years ago, we first identified clean cooking as an impact application and have started developing a strategy for implementation. And that’s why the following news is so important: Our latest partnership in a groundbreaking project in Namibia, alongside COOSHA Impact Venture, Voxdale, and Kaoko Green Energy Solutions.
“We strive to reach maximum societal impact with our hydrogen panel technology. Since the beginning of our developments, we have pursued clean cooking as an impact application. It resolves not only impacts on deforestation and climate change, but also health and gender equality issues. We are very happy to help make renewable hydrogen available to all, and fully support COOSHA Impact Ventures in its journey.” – Jan Rongé, CEO Solhyd.
Renewable hydrogen for cooking and cooling
Together, COOSHA and Voxdale have developed a hydrogen cookstove and refrigerator that operates on low-pressure hydrogen, sourced from our solar-hydrogen panels. These panels are perfect for Walvis Bay’s (Namibia) unique climate, combining high humidity and solar radiation to efficiently produce hydrogen.
COOSHA’s founders, Johan Martens and Johan Moyersoen, have entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Kaoko GES and Solhyd to explore the expansion of hydrogen production, storage, cooking, and cooling appliances in Namibia. Through educational demonstrations, the consortium aims to promote both the production and adoption of clean and renewable energy in Namibia.
Renewable hydrogen for a more equitable global society
By providing renewable hydrogen for cooking and cooling, the project aims to empower 100,000 families annually by 2030, transforming access to energy and fostering a more equitable global society.
“Giving people access to energy is the cornerstone of creating a more equal global society. The hydrogen panels of Solhyd offer a unique pathway to turn this vision into reality, empowering individuals by providing access to energy and paving the way for a brighter future for all. With this project we want to create renewable hydrogen in Namibia, for Namibia, this embodies our commitment to a better world.” – Johan Martens, Emeritus Professor and Co-founder of COOSHA Impact Venture.
About Solhydair
Solhydair foundation was set up by the three founders of Solhyd (Johan Martens, Jan Rongé and Tom Bosserez) with the purpose of developing applications for Solhyd technology with maximal societal impact. Solhydair foundation is led by Johan Martens who, in collaboration with Johan Moyersoen of non-profit organisation Impact Licensing Initiative, now founded COOSHA Impact Venture. This project is the first result of Solhydair’s quest for impact applications and is focused on clean cooking and clean cooling. The potential for decentralized hydrogen production is large, and more developments are sure to follow.
Want to know more about this project? Visit the COOSHA website.
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