Project cooperationUpdated on 29 June 2026
DESA Programme: Electrochemical Systems Engineering for Hydrogen and Chlor-Alkali Integration
Executive Director & Project Lead | Industrial Systems & Energy Transition | BMSA NPC at Blouberg Municipality Sustainable Agriculture (BMSA) NPC
About
Blouberg Municipality Sustainable Agriculture (BMSA) NPC is a South African non-profit organisation focused on the development of integrated Water–Energy–Food–Industrial systems supporting resource efficiency, infrastructure resilience, and industrial decarbonisation.
The organisation implements applied research and demonstration-oriented programmes across sustainable agriculture, water systems, clean energy, and industrial process technologies. Its work is based on system-level integration of infrastructure, resource flows, and technology-enabled development models for scalable regional application.
BMSA serves as the institutional host of the DESA Programme (Dynamic Electrochemical Systems Architecture), an applied systems engineering framework for electrochemical manufacturing and industrial energy systems.
The DESA Programme integrates chlor-alkali membrane electrolysis, PEM hydrogen electrolysis, process modelling, system identification, and early-stage digital twin development. The framework is currently at TRL 4–5 and focuses on system analysis, performance optimisation, and pre-pilot design for electrochemical systems operating under variable renewable and grid energy conditions.
The programme targets the co-production of hydrogen and industrial chemicals within integrated electrochemical systems, with applications in water treatment, mining, and chemical manufacturing sectors.
Core activities include:
-Electrochemical system modelling and optimisation
-Feasibility studies for hybrid industrial energy-chemical systems
-Pre-pilot system design and validation frameworks
-Applied research and technology transfer in electrochemical systems
The DESA Programme bridges research and industrial application through collaboration with universities, research institutes, industrial technology providers, engineering EPC partners, and public-sector stakeholders.
BMSA participates in national and international cooperation frameworks, including BRICS-aligned innovation ecosystems, with focus on electrochemical systems, industrial sustainability, and infrastructure transformation.
Stage
- Conception phase
- Prototype available
Type
- Capital contribution
- Entrepreneur looking for Investors
- Strategic Partner
- Technological contribution
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Organisation
Blouberg Municipality Sustainable Agriculture (BMSA) NPC
NGO / Civil society organization
Johannesburg, South Africa
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
Renewable Energy & Industrial Infrastructure Cooperation
- Field tested
- Laboratory tested
- Strategic Partner
- Capital contribution
- Already on the market
- Market Access Contribution
Sheeda Banu
Director at Paprsky Services Private Limited
Hyderabad, India
Project cooperation
Strategic Cooperation for Trade and Industrial Market Access
- Project phase
- Strategic Partner
- Capital contribution
- Technological contribution
- Contribution in Management
Gustavo Fröhlich
CEO & Founder at VOak | Director of International Trade at MICROEMPA at VOak International Business
Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Expertise
Sustainable Manufacturing & Industrial Infrastructure Expertise
- Energy
- Maritime
- Environment
- Space and Aerospace
- Nano and Microtechnologies
- Industrial Equipment and Machinery
- Automotive, Transport and Logistics
Sheeda Banu
Director at Paprsky Services Private Limited
Hyderabad, India