From left: Dr Patrice Motsepe, winners of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy Dr Carl Telford and Dr Jonathan Wilson from Aftrak, runners-up Randy Kabuya and Deney van Rooyen from Omnivat, Mike Milken and Dr Emily Musil Church at the Milken Institute Global Conference. (Milken Institute Program).
Omnivat, a renewable energy startup founded by five University of Cape Town graduates, are the runners-up of prestigious energy innovation competition backed by SA billionaire Patrice Motsepe.
With a cash prize of $250 000 (R4.6 million), they set out to explore partnerships with healthcare facilities in the Eastern Cape as pilot sites for their project – essentially a power system consisting of solar panels, batteries, and hydrogen, pre-packaged in a shipping container. The innovative design creates a shaded marketplace that provides reliable power to users, even when the sun isn’t shining, News24 previously reported.
The solution targets rural and peri-urban communities.
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