Technology Innovation Agency, Eskom seek to harness renewable ocean energy
The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and Eskom are collaborating to explore technologies that can be developed to create and utilise ocean current energy, as an alternate source of renewable energy. The initiative was launched on the 1 June 2012.
Submissions are invited from parties and innovators who have an interest in this kind of technology. Workshops will be held in various regions to further introduce and elaborate on the challenge. The closing date for submissions is Tuesday, 3 July.
TIA, in fulfilling its mandate of "Stimulating and intensifying technological innovation in order to improve economic growth and the quality of life of all South Africans", is collaborating with Eskom in an open innovation initiative to encourage home-grown solutions to ocean current energy harvesting.
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