Before the opening bell, Dominovas Energy Corporation (OTCQB: DNRG) announced that it has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Africa-based Egoli Gas (Pty) Ltd outlining terms for the reliable supply of natural gas, as required for the operation of the company’s proprietary RUBICON™ Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system. Natural gas delivered as a result of this MOU is expected to support both the upcoming RUBICON™ demonstration unit at the University of Johannesburg and any additional units to be installed throughout South Africa’s largest city.
This morning’s announcement comes nearly two weeks after Dominovas Energy announced that Michael Watkins, the company’s chief operating officer and president of its fuel cell division, was dispatched to meet with a natural gas supplier in South Africa. At that time, Dominovas Energy gave investors some insight into its decision to forego the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for its upcoming installations in favor of natural gas. The company noted that the use of LPG was found to be problematic in the region “because of inconsistencies in the quality of the LPG, as well as the overall lack of logistics to support the delivering of LPG in South Africa.”
This fuel flexibility demonstrates one of the biggest advantages of the RUBICON™ in providing reliable power generation capacity throughout sub-Saharan Africa. According to Dominovas Energy’s website, the SOFC technology behind the RUBICON™ can be powered through the use of a wide variety of fuel sources, including hydrocarbon fuels such as diesel, natural gas, propane, ethanol and methanol, as well as bio-derived fuels and pure hydrogen.
“Identifying and evaluating the proper fuel source for the RUBICON™ is of paramount importance for the execution of the Company’s business model in South Africa,” Watkins stated in this morning’s news release. “After having identified all integers and eliminating the main barrier for the commercial deployment of the RUBICON™, I am quite excited to have secured an extraordinary and well respected Company who will be a cornerstone infrastructure partner that sets the stage for the installation of the RUBICON™ in South Africa.”
In the coming months, Egoli Gas will install the infrastructure required to support a dedicated natural gas pipeline on the campus of the University of Johannesburg. Per this morning’s update, Egoli Gas anticipates that the pipeline will be complete and ready for operational use by April 1, 2017. The installation and use of this supply line are expected to serve as a demonstration of the benefits of effective natural gas use, creating a foundation upon which Dominovas Energy and Egoli Gas will look to develop a long-term partnership resulting in the installation of additional multi-MW scale projects within Johannesburg and across the country.
“We have been working with Dominovas Energy to solidify our relationship and to identify the scope of our contribution to the first-ever SOFC systems in South Africa,” Tyusha Monde, managing director of Egoli Gas, added in this morning’s news release. “The opportunity to supply natural gas for the RUBICON™ and to become a long-term gas supplier for Dominovas Energy’s future projects in Johannesburg and throughout South Africa is, indeed, exciting and a step of monumental proportions for us at Egoli Gas.”
For more information, visit www.DominovasEnergy.com
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