Aftrak from Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) within the Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, overcame four other finalists to secure top spot and $1million in the Milken Motsepe Prize in Green Energy at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday 6 May 2024.
This Loughborough University led initiative, which aims to bring affordable green energy and food security to communities across Africa, involves a revolutionary self-sustaining system made up of a solar microgrid, a micro electric tractor – both of which have been invented and manufactured at the University – and Deep Bed Farming, which more than doubles crop yield.
Loughborough University initiative wins green energy prize
A Loughborough University led initiative, which aims to bring affordable green energy and food security to communities across Africa, has won a major, global prize.