Twelve final-year Engineering students of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), have designed, constructed, and donated a five kVA solar photovoltaic power system to the university.
The team, under the supervision of Prof. B.A. Adaramola, conceptualised and executed the project to ensure backup power for essential operations in the College of Engineering.
This was contained in a statement by ABUAD’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Tunde Olofintila, and made available to newsmen on Monday in Ado-Ekiti.
According to Olofintila, the outstanding students behind the successful project are WODI Joseph Chiburoma, Ekechukwu Ikechukwu Anthony, and Ndubusi Chidera Henry from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Uviejitobor Afure Daniel from the Computer Engineering Department, Igbalaye Abdulqudus, and Suobere Solomon from the Mechanical Engineering Department.
Others are Stephen George Elakemefa, Princewill Jeremiah, and Peter Umezinwa Izuchukwu from the Mechatronics Engineering Department; Oriola Demilade Mobolaji and Nkumah Amarachi Ezinne from the Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering Department; and Oramah Chidubem Pascal from the Biomedical Engineering Department.
“Using locally sourced materials and their technical ingenuity, the students embarked on this altruistic gesture to supplement the power supply by the university’s Independent Power Plant, IPP.
The 5kVA solar system provides reliable backup power to the A and E Wings of the College, which house the Departments of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering, as well as Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.
“The second phase (7.5 kVA) of the Nodal Power Solution, which will power the C, D, and F Wings of the College of Engineering, i.e., Civil, Chemical & Petroleum, Electrical/Electronics, and Computer Engineering departments, is underway,” Olofuntila said.
The founder of ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola, has commended the efforts of the College of Engineering and prayed for the students and their teachers in the following words: “You shall excel in all your endeavours. You shall have greater luck than I have.” This was followed by a thunderous “Amen.”
According to the Provost, College of Engineering, Prof. Moses Olufemi Onibonoje, the students’ efforts and innovation highlight the vibrancy of Research Clusters in the College, which include Energy Systems, Food Security, Smart Systems, Waste Management, and Smart Materials.
Reacting to the innovative idea, the university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Smaranda Olarinde, commended the students and their teachers for what she acknowledged as their “milestone achievement, cheering news for the university and a source of immense pride for the institution’s Founder, Aare Afe Babalola OFR, CON, SAN”.
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