The Helius Group was established to install and operate biomass fired renewable electricity generation plants. These will help meet the growing need for reliable power from renewable fuels that help to overcome the issues of climate change associated with fossil fuels like coal and oil. The management team has over 50 years collective experience in the energy, manufacturing, biomass and agribusiness sectors, with extensive knowledge of renewable energy markets, biomass energy technologies and related economics.
Our power plants will be sited where the availability of the feedstock is optimised. For larger 50-65 MWe plants this means having the right transport infrastructure, while our modular GreenSwitchT 5 MWe - 7 MWe plants are designed to be located where sustainable and renewable feedstocks are readily available, such as breweries and distilleries, avoiding the costs of transporting wet feedstocks. GreenSwitchT will generate onsite electricity and export any surplus to the local electricity network, providing potential customers with an environmentally sustainable and economic method of utilising processing by-products.
Helius Energy is also working to develop similar sites in Southern Africa, which is facing an ever-growing energy crisis. The current power output of countries such as South Africa is now close to installed capacity and the use of biomass is forecast to increase significantly. Helius is in discussions with Eskom, one of the largest electricity exporters in South Africa, and with the Governments of the Kingdom of Swaziland and Zambia, with respect to power supply and the upgrading and construction of existing and new power plants.
