The smart water meter, developed by Prof Thinus Booysen of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University, will be rolled out to a 100 schools in the Western Cape – thanks to a sponsorship by the Shoprite Group. This initiative was launched in Cape Town at the Western Cape radio station, Cape Talk, today (8 November).

It is expected that a million liters of water could be saved a day. The smart water meter project is being commercialised by InnovUS, SU’s technology transfer office, and incubated by the Nedbank Stellenbosch University LaunchLab, SU’s business incubator, through a spin-off company, Bridgiot (Bridge to the Internet of Things).

• Click here for the Shoprite Group media release.
• Click here for a previous article about the smart water meter.