GROUNDUP STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS: Energy crisis inspires tech school innovators to design solar-powered train – with sockets and a TV screen

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The train is powered by a solar panel, has power sockets and a TV screen. It currently runs at 30 kilometres per hour.

Hard work and sacrifice have paid off for several learners from Soshanguve Technical High School of automotive specialisation. They designed and built a one-of-a-kind solar-powered train locomotive.

“I’m honoured to have been part of such an innovation. We sacrificed a lot of our time and I’m grateful I never gave up,” said Nkadimeng. “We also used a lot of theory which informed the practical side of building the train. We want to inspire other learners. We need to be innovative and think like entrepreneurs,” he said.

The school operated as a technical high school after 1996 and was relaunched as a school of specialisation, with a special focus on the automotive sector in 2019. The school has over 800 learners. The school is also in close proximity to major automotive plants such as Nissan and BMW in the Rosslyn industrial area.Principal Amos Mashiane toldthat he couldn’t be more proud of the learners. “It stands for the core values of this school which are creativity and innovation.

 

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