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| Team of The FUTA Researchers |
A total $10.5m has been set aside for the execution and practical realization of the projects submitted by the teams driving the 25 winning entries. The project is a fall out of the Presidential Implementation Committee on Technology Transfer and Information Exchange between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Czech Republic.
Announcing the result of the exercise, the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on Technology and Information Exchange wrote, “The Presidential Implementation Committee on Technology Transfer and Information Exchange between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Czech Republic is tasked with the sole objective of implementing the activities of an agreement signed between Nigeria, represented by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), and the Czech Republic, represented by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR). The agreement is to promote the adoption and deployment of technological solutions in different sectors of the Nigerian economy. The focal areas range from: Agricultural and Food Technology, Mining and Industrial Development and General Manufacturing for SME development. Two hundred and eighty-five (285) project proposals were received from registered companies and researchers in Nigeria in response to the call. Following the evaluation of the proposals received, twenty-five Nigerian registered companies met the criteria set by the assessment committee, leading to the announcement of the top 25 projects to be funded in the year 2023 on the 4th call of the Delta-2 programme.”
In a chat with members of the team from FUTA, they said people are moving away from many types of fuel that are harmful to the environment to ethanol. The aim of the project is about having alternative source of energy because of the negative effect of fossil fuel. It is also about coming up with a green energy that can replace fossil fuel and adapt to our weather and climate. They added that in view of time being wasted occasionally in the country looking for fuel and invariably wasting man hour, bioethanol will come handy as a better alternative. They said the project will further boost the image of the university globally.
Principal Investigator and Team Lead for the Project, Professor Olayinka Awopetu, said that fuel aspect is the stage one which may also advance to the development of stoves that will use ethanol in homes. He added that students may be coopted as members for the sake of knowledge expansion and exposure. It is also believed that since the project will be domiciled in FUTA, it will attract people from outside the university as a brand. He said a major aim of the project is to commercialize it.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Adenike Oladiji expressed her delight in the achievement. She said, no doubt FUTA has become a strong force to reckon with in proffering solution to societal needs, including the energy sector. She encouraged all staff and students to continue to bring glory to the university through cutting edge research and practical solutions to societal challenges.
The team members are Principal Investigator, Professor O. O Awopetu with Professor O. A. Dahunsi, Dr R. K Apalowo, Dr O. T. Ojo, Dr O.M. Olabanji , Dr M.K. Adeyeri and Mr T. Alabi of ENPRO (representing the industry).
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