Green dreams come true: UCT graduates take home over R4.5m in Motsepe-backed prize

From left: Dr Patrice Motsepe , winners of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy Dr Carl Telford and Dr Jonathan Wilson from Aftrak, runners-up Randy Kabuya and Deney van Rooyen from Omnivat, Mike Milken and Dr Emily Musil Church at the Milken Institute Global Conference. .

Omnivat, a renewable energy startup founded by five University of Cape Town graduates, are the runners-up of prestigious energy innovation competition backed by SA billionaire Patrice Motsepe. With a cash prize of $250 000 , they set out to explore partnerships with healthcare facilities in the Eastern Cape as pilot sites for their project - essentially a power system consisting of solar panels, batteries, and hydrogen, pre-packaged in a shipping container. The innovative design creates a shaded marketplace that provides reliable power to users, even when the sun isn't shining, News24 previously reported.

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