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Solar power blooming at CUT─── LERATO LELIA 07:41 Thu, 21 Aug 2014
Solar power is blooming at the Central University of Technology's (CUT) Bloemfontein and Welkom campuses.
The two campuses will soon have fully equipped solar phone chargers.
The solar flower prototype project involves having cellphone and tablet charging stations for CUT students.
Herman Vermaak, CUT's head of the department electrical, electronic and computer engineering, says the project stemmed from from identifying student needs and forms part of the CUT's efforts to make more use of renewable energy.
The stations are designed to charge all cellphone makes and models. Each station can charge up to four devices at a time.
The stations are designed to charge all cellphone makes and models. Each station can charge up to four devices at a time.
The project was launched in April last year and a total of eight solar flowers will be placed on the Bloemfontein campus with two at the Welkom campus.
Herman Vermaak:
