A Nigerian man, Oyekunle Michael, who rides a motorcycle (okada) for a living, has invented a noiseless generator that doesn’t use fuel.
Oyekunle is a graduate of computer science from Interlink Polytechnic, Ijebu Jesa. When he spoke with newsmen about his invention, he revealed that he had over 15 failed attempts before he finally got it right in 2022.
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In a video shared on Twitter by a social media influencer in February, the Oyo state indigene demonstrated the use of the generator which reportedly took him 13 years to create due to financial constraints.
Meet the young Talented Nigerian Inventor @Bannarboi1 who Builds, a Fuelless Generator, from Scraps & local materials, he gets around, says it Supply Electricty for at least 20hours per day, Self powered, without fuel. easy to use and low maintainance
— B.O.D (@bod_republic) February 6, 2023
In an interview with newsmen, the inventor spoke on the generator’s power. He said it is eco-friendly, easy to use, requires less maintenance and is strong.
In his words, “It’s very effective just like normal petrol and diesel generator. The one I built now has 900 watts capacity of the ‘I Better Pass My Neighbor’ gen and can power home appliances like TVs, fan bulbs, depending on size.
“I can build from 1kva up to 20kva to power a whole building and offices, with help and support.”
Michael also revealed what inspired him to build the fuelless generator. He said it all started about 13 years ago when his parents separated.
“it all started 13 years ago. My mum and dad got separated and things becomes hard for me and my mum. She had to send me to Ibadan to stay with my dad’s elder brother in a very remote area,” he said.
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He added, “We trekked miles to go to school. No light, to read, iron clothes, watch movies and all. People that managed to on gen then, trek miles to get fuel. “I thought of building a generator that will work without fuel 247 so everyone can have a steady alternative power supply. I told my physics teacher about it and he said it’s possible if I can build my engine to drive the alternator.” He set to work afterwards. “I started working on it. I told my guardian and he liked the idea but there weren’t funds to assist me in making one as he is a civil servant and a farmer.
“From my earnings, I finance my ND in computer science and still saved money to build a prototype of the fuelless generator. I had over 15 failed experiments before I finally got it right last year 2022, and spent close to 250k to get it done aside from those failed experiments.”
