Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, has produced a fuel-less electricity generating plant, otherwise referred to as a fuel-less generator. Rector of the Polytechnic, Prof. Emmanuel Ufuophu-Biri, said the polytechnic is committed to fulfilling its mandate of developing and promoting technology for entrepreneurship, solving societal problems. 

This, he said during the presentation of the fuel-less electricity generating plant, developed by a team of engineers from the polytechnic.  He said that the fuel-less generator would help meet a significant proportion of the polytechnic energy needs.

The Rector added that the 2.5KVA fuel-less generator is self-sustaining and does not require solar, fossil fuel or biofuel to run for hours without stopping.  He also noted that the innovation is worth selling to the world.

According to him, Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara is devoted to advancing science, technology, scholarship and advanced research, insisting that the institution has the required high-calibre staff. 

He dedicated the innovation to the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, for providing the conducive atmosphere for education, advancement of knowledge, intellectualism and functional innovation.

Ufuophu-Biri said: “We will send this innovation to the Commissioner for Higher Education, the Commissioner for Science and Technology, the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and other appropriate bodies for wider adoption, acceptability and mass production for market value. 

“The essence of research in humanity, science and technology is to find solutions to existing problems. Therefore, the mass production of the fuel-less generator invention will help solve the country’s energy shortage problem.”