Moroccan Fouad Faqiri, the only African and Arab inventor in the competition, won the Grand Prize and received the Gold Medal at the 38th World Genius Convention International Inventions Fair, which took place from May 9-10 in Tokyo, Faqiri announced on his Facebook account on Friday.
The Moroccan inventor surpassed a group of inventors from around fifteen countries, including Japan and the Republic of Korea.
Faqiri’s award-winning project involves a device that generates clean electrical energy with higher efficiency than those derived from solar and wind sources. It is a cylindrical machine that converts gravitational and magnetic energy into mechanical energy, which in turn is transformed into clean electrical energy.
These next-generation engines can be implemented without any geographical or climatic constraints and have the potential to power residential areas and industrial parks with electricity.
“I proudly raised my country’s flag high this time on the Japanese podium after winning my third consecutive gold medal this year and receiving the Grand Prize in Tokyo for the first time,” he said.
Faqiri told MAP that this invention has been internationally recognized, notably in the Middle East at the International Inventions Exhibition in Kuwait, as well as at the Geneva and Tokyo International Inventions Fairs.
He noted that this project will help “reshape energy production characteristics in terms of environmental protection and preservation.” He also emphasized that the device he invented will reduce greenhouse gas emissions between 60-70% over the next 20 years.
The Moroccan inventor had previously won the gold medal at the Kuwait International Inventions Fair in February and at the Geneva International Inventions Fair in April. He also obtained the patent for the design of a clean electricity production device on November 30, 2023.