Diana and Ibu Bekti are two incredible women, in two separate parts of the globe, who are standing at the helm leading the global energy transition to cleaner, renewable sources. And there are many more remarkable women and men around the world standing and working alongside them, driving the change everyday in their local and surrounding communities.
The woman walks up to the door of the office with confidence and orders two new water filters and a single solar-powered lamp. The products were destined for a neighbor’s household after she saw the benefits they provided. The water in the Kupang neighborhood she lives in is chronically contaminated with silt and other particulates that the low-cost and easy-to-implement Nazava water filters remove time and time again.
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Kopernik was the big winner in the nonprofit category of the Zayed Future Energy Prize this year. It was an honor to sit down with Ewa Wojkowska, Kopernik’s co-founder and COO, just following the awards ceremony to talk about how Kopernik came about, how it works, what … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. (Note: the videos are HD, so if you don’t have a fast internet connection, you may need to let them load for a second to focus.) As I’ve stated several times before, the Zayed Future Energy Prize is like the Academy Awards of cleantech. Each year, a large … [continued]
29 submissions have been chosen as finalists in the 2016 Zayed Future Energy Prize, the eighth annual award ceremony that seeks to recognize and reward individuals, businesses, and high schools that are working toward innovative solutions for a sustainable energy future. Each year, the Zayed Future Energy Prize awards a … [continued]
