Important Innovations Collection

Global Pursuit of Zero Emissions Driving                          Source:  Tshwane University of Technology Unique Solar Car Technology From a University Faculty and students at South Africa's Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) have invented a fourth-generation solar car, called Sunchaser 4. They have been developing this innovative piece of green technology since 2014.  Sunchaser 4 is successfully being driven to locations around Africa to showcase the power of solar driving technology and to get young people, particularly school children, excited about the valuable applications of renewable energy.  The very unusual looking and uniquely designed vehicle is currently being showcased in Namibia. The vehicle has won international awards and delivers the longest distance and lowest energy use of any solar car in Africa.  Sunchaser 4 is yet another example of the global pursuit of zero emissi...

Award Winning System for Rapidly Dispensing Medication Source:  Innovator Neo Hutiri and his Pelebox Innovation from South Africa The Pelebox smart locker system is designed to rapidly dispense medicine to people with chronic conditions.  A wall of digitally controlled lockers is filled with medicine for individual patients.  The patients are given a PIN to gain access to their medicine.  It's time saving, convenient innovation that meets a big need for millions of patients. Royal Academy of Engineering Award Winner The innovation and innovator behind it Neo Hutiri just won the Royal Academy of Engineering's 2019 Africa Prize.  The Pelebox innovation is an answer to a big problem.  In South Africa, going to a clinic to get prescription medication takes three hours plus.  The Pelebox smart locker system reduces the time from an average of 3.6 hours to 36 seconds, giving patients much easier access to their medications.   Additionally, i...