Namibia’s President Nangolo Mbumba has inaugurated the Hyphen Meteorological Mast and associated sensor equipment at Tsau //khaeb National Park, in the vicinity of Lüderitz, in the //Kharas region.
The President expressed his excitement that the measurement of the wind has started and that green hydrogen will ultimately be produced in Namibia.
The 120m tall MetMasts equipped with sophisticated instruments, measure wind, temperature, humidity, solar irradiation, and more to better understand the suitability of the wind resource in the proposed development area, as the bulk of the renewable electricity generation for the multbillion dollar Hyphen project, will be in the form of wind energy.
According to Green Hydrogen Commissioner James Mnyupe, some of the MetMasts have also been equipped with LiDAR technology to capture bat and bird activity.
“This marks a seminal moment in Namibia’s history as it further etches itself in the history books as an African pioneer of a green industrialization agenda,” he said.
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy was appointed by the government as the preferred bidder to develop the country’s first large-scale export green hydrogen (H2) project in two concession areas in the Tsau //khaeb National Park. At full scale, Hyphen’s project could produce 350,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually.
Hyphen is a joint venture between Nicholas Holdings Limited and ENERTRAG, with the Namibian government set to hold a 24% equity stake in the project.
