The Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS), has won the southern zonal competition of the third edition of the Energy Commissions’ Senior High Schools Renewable Energy Challenge, in Kumasi.
The school won with a total of 80 points.
The ‘Giants’, presenting a project on ‘Tescan Smart Solar Oven,’ explained how the environmentally friendly prototype device meant for the hygienic preservation of food, was designed, and developed using local materials.
In all, eight schools participated in the zonal competition under the theme: “Clean Cooking and Food Processing Using Renewable Energy Technologies.”
The participating schools were awarded marks based on project ideas, innovation, environmental and social impact, objectives and challenges, why the implementation of the novelty is important and its relation to renewable energy.
GSTS, representing the Western region, took home a plaque, certificates, branded T-shirts, and some souvenirs provided by the Energy Commission, organisers of the Challenge, with support from the Ghana Education Service (GES).