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Young scientists impress at Eskom Expo

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 05 Oct 2018
The winners of this year.s Eskom Expo for Young Scientists.
The winners of this year.s Eskom Expo for Young Scientists.

The 38th annual Eskom Expo for Young Scientists took place in Johannesburg this week, and four school learners from around the country received university bursaries worth over R1 million from Siemens.

The overall winner, Brad Etienne Spies, developed an affordable wind turbine that manipulates the wind to generate electrical energy.

The Eskom Expo Facebook page stated: "Spies' research concluded that there is negative wind that opposes the turbine to spin and that 32 degrees is the best angle for the ramp for the most efficient manipulation of wind. Not only is the unit affordable and requires no electricity, it is also environmentally friendly."

Siemens, one of the premium sponsors of the event, awarded Spies, a learner from DF Malherbe High School, in Port Elizabeth, a three-and-a-half year electronics/mechatronics apprenticeship at the Siemens Technical Academy in Berlin.

The apprenticeship is worth R1 million and Spies will be guaranteed a job at Siemens in SA after completion.

"Our continent can only prosper if we empower and develop our young engineers and those who can make a change in Africa, for Africa," says Sabine Dall'Omo, CEO at Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa.

Two other students from Limpopo who presented commendable projects received full university bursaries, worth over R1 million, from Siemens.

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