TY - JOUR ID - 8999 TI - Biohydrogen production as a potential energy fuel in South Africa JO - Biofuel Research Journal JA - BRJ LA - en SN - AU - Sekoai, P.T. AU - Daramola, M.O. AD - Sustainable Energy & Environment Research Unit, School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 VL - 2 IS - 2 SP - 223 EP - 226 KW - Biohydrogen production KW - Clean and sustainable energy KW - South Africa DO - 10.18331/BRJ2015.2.2.3 N2 - Biohydrogen production has captured increasing global attention due to it social, economic and environmental benefits. Over the past few years, energy demands have been growing significantly in South Africa due to rapid economic and population growth. The South African parastatal power supplier i.e. Electricity Supply Commission (ESKOM) has been unable to meet the country’s escalating energy needs. As a result, there have been widespread and persistent power cuts throughout the country. This prompts an urgent need for exploration and implementation of clean and sustainable energy fuels like biohydrogen production in order to address this crisis. Therefore, this paper discusses the current global energy challenges in relation to South Africa’s problems. It then examines the feasibility of using biohydrogen production as a potential energy fuel in South Africa. Finally, it reviews the hydrogen-infrastructure development plans in the country. UR - https://www.biofueljournal.com/article_8999.html L1 - https://www.biofueljournal.com/article_8999_70a2f450485a3e0130538d2a2d7737ff.pdf ER -