Originally published on Sustainnovate. Greenlight Planet, one of the finalists in the 2016 Zayed Future Energy Prize competition, is a leading SME making solar-powered lamps and mobile phone chargers. It was launched by one University of Illinois student in 2005, Patrick Walsh. He studied engineering, physics, and economics there and earned … [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]
When you think of solar aid in Africa, you very likely think of… SolarAid. The UK nonprofit has been bringing solar power and efficient lighting to homes in Africa for several years, and it just recently delivered its 1.5 millionth solar light (improving the lives of >6 million people, and … [continued]
There were some great contenders in the nonprofit category of the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize, but it was always hard to see anyone beating Liter of Light. Just about every time when covered Liter of Light and the basic idea of passive solar lighting in the developed world via … [continued]
M-KOPA Solar has apparently had little problem winning awards. You can scan through the awards here. Most recently, it won the prestigious and highly competitive Zayed Future Energy Prize (in the SME category). Following the Zayed Future Energy Prize awards ceremony*, I had the chance to interview M-KOPA’s managing director and cofounder, Jesse Moore. … [continued]
Below is another cleantech link drop, my favorite cleantech stories from around the interwebs other than the ones we’ve covered. However, one of these stories doesn’t have a link, but I figured this is the best place to share it. Tesla emailed over a Q1 sales update (woohoo!). In case you … [continued]
I love the Zayed Future Energy Prize (as any regular CleanTechnica readers know). It’s wonderful to see the great work being done by cleantech leaders in the corporate world, startup and small business world, and nonprofit world. Zayed Future Energy Prize finalists and winners are indeed the cream of the crop, and … [continued]
During Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Kathy Calvin and Richenda van Leeuwen of the United Nations Foundation. Kathy Calvin is the foundation’s CEO & President. Richenda van Leeuwen is its Executive Director for Energy and Climate as well as Energy Access. (She’s also … [continued]
While in Abu Dhabi this January, I had the chance to speak with Anup Jacob, the director of Masdar Capital. Needless to say, the man is in charge of a lot of money, and has had a very successful career as an investor. Naturally, I was curious to ask him … [continued]
Getting back on the wagon and sharing the many video interviews I recorded in Abu Dhabi, below is another one. This one is with Richenda van Leeuwen of the UN Foundation, one of my new favorite people. Richenda is Executive Director, Energy and Climate, Energy Access Initiative team, and also a CleanTechnica … [continued]
