Climate-adaptive food security
An autonomous, solar-powered vertical growing platform built for Caribbean schools, communities, homes and institutions.
Partner with usCaribbean engineering • Global ambition
Inventing practical solutions for a more resilient Caribbean.
PROTOFABTT blends engineering, food security, renewable energy and youth development to turn bold ideas into field-tested technologies.
Nearly 60schools reached
200+systems produced
10,000+young people reached
Flagship innovation
Solar-powered • Portable • Climate adaptive
About PROTOFABTT
From ideation to impact.
Founded and led by Trinidad and Tobago innovator Ancel Bhagwandeen, PROTOFABTT develops locally engineered technologies that solve real Caribbean problems.
Our work connects product invention with education, workforce development and responsible manufacturing. We design for constrained space, climate risk, limited infrastructure and the people who must install, use and maintain each solution.
Meet the founder and journey →Our innovation portfolio
Caribbean-built.
Problem-led.
Four expressions of one philosophy: thoughtful engineering should improve lives, strengthen communities and build local capability.
Battery Alchemist
Circular mobility technology
Battery-regeneration innovation that extends useful life, reduces waste and supports a more sustainable mobility future.
Snail De-FENCE
Agricultural pest deterrence
A nationally recognised electronic response to the Giant African Snail threat, designed for safer crop protection.
Electronic Tenor Pansticks
Culture meets engineering
PROTOFABTT’s sound-triggered electronic tenor pansticks bring responsive light and embedded control technology to Trinidad and Tobago’s national instrument.
Cultural innovation • Ready for export
Lighting a new path for the steelpan.
Designed and made in Trinidad and Tobago by inventor Ancel Bhagwandeen, these sound-triggered electronic tenor pansticks combine embedded electronics with the playing experience of the steelpan—our national instrument.
PROTOFABTT presents Flick-A-Stik as the world’s first electronic tenor panstick: a culturally rooted product developed for performers, educators, collectors and international steelpan markets.
- Sound triggeredResponsive illumination while playing
- One-touch controlSimple performer operation
- RechargeableIntegrated lithium-ion power
- Colour selectableRainbow lighting options
- CalibratedAdjustable loudness response
- Export readyDesigned for global steelpan culture
Flagship platform
Grow food.
Empower youth.
Build resilience.
SolarPoniX transforms less than one square metre into a living classroom and productive growing space—without fixed plumbing or mains wiring.
- 12V DCschool-safe architecture
- 48 / 80 / 96crop configurations
- 4 daysbattery backup capability
- 6 monthsonboard data capacity
Designed in Trinidad & TobagoBuilt with local talent
Why SolarPoniX
One platform. Three Caribbean priorities.
SolarPoniX connects off-grid food production, hurricane-ready portability and hands-on STEM learning in a system designed around Caribbean conditions.
Measured impact
Proof beyond the prototype.
From school deployment to regional market validation, SolarPoniX has moved from invention into daily use.
Nearly 60schools reached
200+systems produced
10,000+young people reached
400,000+green school meals supported
Testimonials & endorsements
Trusted in real learning environments.
Independent partners describe SolarPoniX as a practical Caribbean innovation that strengthens climate-smart education, community resilience and preparation for the green economy.
“The fact that the SolarPonix ‘brain’ control was developed in the Caribbean enabled students to envision possibilities they never considered before.
“The SolarPoniX system represents an excellent example of Caribbean innovation addressing Caribbean challenges.
10 towersdeployed by SWAC across five secondary schools
670 studentsestimated by PLNL to have benefited across five schools
37 teacherstrained to use the units and support community learning
Recognition
Local ingenuity, internationally recognised.
Ancel Bhagwandeen is an award-winning inventor, industrial engineer and TVET practitioner whose work spans green technology, sustainable mobility, agriculture and culturally rooted product innovation.
2026Halcyon Fellow
Caribbean Climate Residency Program
2026First Place
Climate Technology Innovation, Caribbean Climate Summit
2024WIPO National Award for Creativity
Agricultural pest-deterrence innovation
2024U.S. IVLP Participant
Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Caribbean
2023First Place in the Caribbean
Technology Innovation
2022First globally
ClimateLaunchpad Sustainable Mobility theme
Selected media & validation
International Trade CentreSolar-PoniX: A green tech revolution in farming↗Electronic DesignTrailblazer: Ancel Bhagwandeen↗Official Naparima College websiteInteract Club Hydroponics Initiative↗VideoSee SolarPoniX in action↗
Official MIC-IT references
Institutional and school validation
The MIC-Institute of Technology was a SolarPoniX manufacturing, workforce development and deployment TVET partner from January 2023 to April 2026.
MIC Institute of TechnologySolarPoniX: A Game Changer in Agriculture↗MIC-IT • Ministry of Education programmeSolarPoniX rollout supporting 26 secondary schools↗MIC-IT • School implementationClimate-smart farming at Union Claxton Bay Secondary↗MIC-IT • Student voicesWhy students love working with SolarPoniX↗
Partnerships
Let’s build resilience together.
We welcome conversations with schools, ministries, CSR sponsors, investors, regional distributors and institutions seeking practical green technologies.
Email PROTOFABTT ↗protofabtt@gmail.com