Energy Globe Awards
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Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
sources.' The winners, in the categories of Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Youth, are selected by a panel including members from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
, World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
and the European Renewable Energy Council
European Renewable Energy Council
The European Renewable Energy Council was founded in 2000 by the European renewable energy industry, trade and research associations. EREC is located in the Renewable Energy House in Brussels, a monument protected building with 100% renewable energy supply for heating and cooling.EREC acts as a...
. The awards were an initiative by Austrian engineer and environmentalist Wolfgang Neumann.
Awards for 2006
The presentation of the awards for 2006 was broadcast internationally from the European ParliamentEuropean Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
building in Brussels on April 11, 2007, the first time a broadcast had been made from the building. The winners were:
Earth
John Maina, Kenya, for developing a solar oven that dries and preserves fruit and vegetables.
Fire
The United Nations Environment Programme's
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its...
Riscoe Center and the Risoe National Laboratory Denmark for their work in launching the Indian Solar Loan Programme
Indian Solar Loan Programme
The Indian Solar Loan Programme, supported by the United Nations Environment Programme has won the prestigious Energy Globe World award for Sustainability for helping to establish a consumer financing program for solar home power systems...
.
Water
Jerry M. Brownstein, United States, for developing a wastewater treatment system that uses filters produced from recycled plastics.
Air
Reindert Augustijn for inventing small biogas
Biogas
Biogas typically refers to a gas produced by the biological breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. Organic waste such as dead plant and animal material, animal dung, and kitchen waste can be converted into a gaseous fuel called biogas...
plants for Vietnam
Youth
The University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz
University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz
The University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz is one of four universities in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria.At present, approximately 800 students are enrolled.-External links:* *...
, Austria for the development of an autonomous
Autonomous building
An autonomous building is a building designed to be operated independently from infrastructural support services such as the electric power grid, gas grid, municipal water systems, sewage treatment systems, storm drains, communication services, and in some cases, public roads.Advocates of...
passive solar house
Passive solar building design
In passive solar building design, windows, walls, and floors are made to collect, store, and distribute solar energy in the form of heat in the winter and reject solar heat in the summer...
in South Africa.
Awards for 2010
The presentation of the awards for 2010 was broadcast internationally from Kigali, Rwanda on June 3, 2010. The winners were:Earth
Flora Marketing Co. Ltd., Mauritius, for developing an initiative to help plant new trees.
Fire
Statoil ASA New Energy, Wind Energy, Norway, for developing a floating wind turbine.
Water
Dr. B. P. Agrawal, CEO Sustainable Innovations http://www.sustainableinnovations.us/, United States and India, for developing an economoically, socially, culturaly and physically sustainable rainwater harvesting system.
Air
Epoch Energy Technology Corp., Taiwan, for developing a "dual fuel system" for buses and trucks despite serious allegations being raised about the product's efficacy
Youth
Ciudadanía Solidaria, Argentina, for the development of the Autonomous food supply for Argentine school to combat poverty and malnourishment.
Overall Prize
The overall prize went to Dr. B.P. Agrawal, CEO Sustainable Innovations.
See also
- :Category:Energy Globe Award winners
- Renewable energyRenewable energyRenewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
- SustainabilitySustainabilitySustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
- List of prizes, medals, and awards
- Ashden Award
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In the media
- April 12, 2007, EUbusiness.com: Energy award presenters castigate US environment policy