In support of the Central University of Technology (CUT) in the Free State and its quest for a greener future, the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering assisted the institution in the massive sustainability drive. The idea originated from an increased daily usage of technological devices by CUT students for their studies.
The Solar-Flower prototype project was designed and developed by the Electrical Department and launched in May 2013. A little more than a year has passed and the project took a giant leap forward.
Eight of the ten brand new solar flowers will be strategically placed on the Bloemfontein campus (to serve the almost 11,000 strong student body), and the other two will be in Welkom, with a student population of just more than 2,500.
These are cell phone/tablet charging stations for CUT's students. The charging station works from solar energy, which is free thanks to the burning ball of fire in the sky. The station is designed to charge all cell phone makes and models. Each station can charge up to four devices in one go.
