The Rector of Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe, Ughara, Delta State, Prof. Emmanuel Ufuophu-Biri, says the institution needs a patent for the mass production of fuel less generator innovation.
He said that this would contribute to resolving the energy supply challenges facing the country.
The rector stated this at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta Council, Journalists Hangout on Sunday in Asaba.
He said that the innovation was safe, cost effective and would complement the ailing power supply in the country. He said that innovation has been tested and passed several processes before being presented for use by the management.
He said that the 2.5kva generating set was environmentally friendly, safe and has the capacity to run for 21 hours.
According to Ufuophu-Biri, the two-year old project came to fruition this year after spending huge sums for the research. “Recently, we partly showcased the innovation because we are yet to officially present it to His Excellency, Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori.
“However, we did the presentation before the state Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Nyerhovwo Tonukari, during our second serial inaugural lecture on July 25. “We will officially present it to the Governor, so that it becomes an invention, not by the polytechnic but a product of Delta State and by extension, a product of Nigeria.”
He noted that the idea was first muted when he was selected on a tour of certain energy facilities in the United States of America. “When I assumed office as the Rector, during the first matriculation I held, I noticed a power shortage and the cost of maintenance. ”I declared that there was the need to commission a body of experts, innovators from the school of engineering and I gave them a simple task. That in short time we should not be relying on public power supply. (NAN)
