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H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime
Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE
Armed Forces, H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt, H.E. Dr. Sultan
Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Director-General of the Zayed Future
Energy Prize, stand for a photograph with the winners of the 2015 Zayed Future
Energy Prize as they proudly display their awards on stage.
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme
Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, awarding
Al Gore, Former US Vice President,
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
SPECIAL REVIEW
The 7th Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards Ceremony
”
19 January 2015
It all starts with an idea
and our bid to honour and continue the
legacy of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al
Nahyan – who advocated for education
and the development of human resources
throughout his lifetime. We aim to
encourage the bright minds and the
innovators to find practical solutions for
our world’s challenges; in a path
towards a better future built on the
pillars and foundations of
sustainability
”
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of
Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE
Armed Forces
In the back row:
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of
Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander
of the UAE Armed Forces, H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt, H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE
Minister of State and Director-General of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, stand for a photograph with the winners
of the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize as they proudly display their awards on stage.
The Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards
Ceremony took place on 19 January 2015 at
the beginning of Abu Dhabi Sustainability
Week (ADSW). The event was attended by His
Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE
Armed Forces; His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and
Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of
Dubai; His Excellency Abdel Fattah El-Sisi,
President of Egypt; His Excellency Ólafur
Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland and
Chair of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury;
and several Heads of State, Foreign Dignitaries,
Government Officials and members of the
Royal Family.
The Prize honoured nine winners for their
innovative achievements in advancing renewable
energy and sustainability worldwide.
The winners, across five categories, are
Lifetime Achievement Award recipient,
Former US Vice President Al Gore; Panasonic
Guests stand as a choir of children sing the UAE National Anthem
In the front row (from left):
H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, Dorrit Moussaieff, First Lady of Iceland, H.E. Ólafur Ragnar
Grímsson, President of Iceland and Chair of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury, H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces,
H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Major General Gerald Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster and H.H. Sheikh Suroor bin Mohamed Al Nahyan
in the Large Corporation category; M-KOPA
Solar in the Small and Medium Enterprise
(SME) category; Liter of Light in the Non-Profit
Organisation (NPO) category and five high
schools from around the world.
The Global High Schools category winners
are Munro Academy from the Americas region;
Petru Rareș National College, representing
Europe; Waterford Kamhlaba United World
College of Southern Africa (UWCSA) from
Swaziland, representing Africa; Addu High
School in the Maldives for the Asia region;
and Melbourne High School in Australia,
representing Oceania.
In the front row (from left):
H.H. Sheikh Nahyan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al
Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, H.E. Mohamed Nasheed, Former President of the
Maldives and member of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury, H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Mohamed Al Nahyan,
Dorrit Moussaieff, First Lady of Iceland and H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland and Chair
of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury, listen to the UAE National Anthem.
His Highnesses, Presidents, Heads of State, Foreign Dignitaries, Government Officials, members of the
Royal Family and guests watch the Awards Ceremony
In the front row (from left):
H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Al Gore,
Former Vice President of the United States, H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Dr. Han Seung-soo, Former Prime Minister of Korea and
Vice-Chair of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury, Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, Minister of Oil and
Gas, Oman and H.E. Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, CEO and Managing Director, Mubadala and Chairman
of the Executive Affairs Authority
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander
of the UAE Armed Forces and H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime
Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, present an honorary award from the Zayed Future Energy Prize to
H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown
Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme
Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, presents the
Large Corporation category award to Yoshihiko
Yamada, Executive Vice President and Member of the
Board of Panasonic
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE
In the SME category, M-KOPA Solar was
awarded US$1.5 million for its innovative
approach to deploying solar electricity to
rural villages in Kenya and Uganda, delivering
access to affordable energy to rural communities
that need it most. To date, the company has
sold more than 100,000 solar home systems.
”
LARGE CORPORATION
Panasonic, the multinational electronics
manufacturer, won recognition in the Large
Corporation category for a long-standing
commitment to social, economic and
environmental sustainability throughout the
company’s operations. The company is best
known in renewable energy as the perennial
world record holder for photovoltaic cell efficiency
and expanding the market opportunity for solar
worldwide.
We would like to express our
heartfelt thanks to the Zayed Future Energy
Prize for giving us such a wonderful
opportunity to meet a new challenge.
At the same time, we commit ourselves to
making further contributions to global
sustainability. With Panasonic’s brand
slogan ‘A Better Life, A Better World’ we are
promoting environmental initiatives as one of
the most important parts of
achieving this goal.
”
Yoshihiko Yamada
Executive Vice President and Member of the Board
Panasonic
”
From the moment organisations, individuals
and schools are declared winners they
became partners and ambassadors for the
Prize. Therefore, with each passing year, the
Prize is better able to motivate and encourage
a sense of community involvement on a global
scale. The newest members of this extraordinary
group have all made significant contributions
to addressing the challenges of climate
change, energy security and the environment.
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme
Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, presents
the SME category award to Jesse Moore,
Co-Founder and Managing Director of M-KOPA
Solar
We are honoured to win
the Zayed Future Energy Prize.
The Prize brings global
attention to M-KOPA Solar's
business model and the
opportunity of bringing
affordable solar power to
people who live off the grid
using mobile technologies.
Jesse Moore
Co-Founder and Managing Director
M-KOPA Solar
”
NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Haiyan, has expanded to 15 countries, and
has installed lanterns in more than 350,000
homes.
and political commitment to raise international
awareness about the dangers of climate
change, while reinforcing optimism that the
global community can successfully tackle the
challenge.
”
Social enterprise, Liter of Light was
awarded US$1.5 million in the NPO category.
Using recycled plastic bottles, water and
bleach to create solar lanterns, the small
volunteer group, established as part of the
relief efforts during the aftermath of Typhoon
”
Illac Diaz
Executive Director
Liter of Light
On receiving the award, Al Gore said, “Sheikh
Zayed founded this way of thinking and this
commitment to a positive vision of the future
of the world, and I wish there were more
leaders that had this kind of a commitment to
developing a positive future”.
”
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE
and Ruler of Dubai and H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi,
President of Egypt, present the NPO category
award to Illac Diaz, Executive Director of Liter of
Light
The purest form of charity
is to make yourself obsolete.
This is why the Liter of Light
uses an open source platform
to teach skills in building
solar bottle lights using
locally available materials so
that clean energy from the
sun is easily attainable for
everyone around
the world.
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme
Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, presents
the Zayed Future Energy Prize Lifetime
Achievement Award to Former Vice President of
the United States, Al Gore
Former US Vice President Al Gore is the
fourth recipient of the Zayed Future Energy
Prize Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Gore
was recognised for his unwavering personal
The Zayed Future Energy
Prize provides needed
encouragement to people
who are doing good work that
benefits the future of human
kind. It recognises what they
are doing, encourages others
to seek out the same
kind of recognition.
”
Al Gore
Former Vice President of the United States
GLOBAL HIGH SCHOOLS
AFRICA REGION
AMERICAS REGION
For the Global High Schools category, Waterford
Kamhlaba in Swaziland won the Africa region
for its student-led project to install photovoltaic
panels, wind turbines and a biogas digester
in an effort to become carbon neutral by
2024.
adding a 15 kW photovoltaic system, while
students construct solar air-heating units.
”
”
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE
and Ruler of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and
Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed
Forces and H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of
Egypt present the Global High Schools (Africa)
category award to Michael Lowry and Niyonkuru
Bicamumpaka of Waterford Kamhlaba.
We recognise our
responsibility to make the best use of
energy resources and will work very
hard to make sure that Waterford
Kamhlaba uses the Prize to both
generate and save energy. We will
use the Zayed Future Energy Prize
to inspire a whole generation of
students from around the world to
believe that they too can make a
difference by using sustainable
technologies.
”
Ben Green
Head of Experimental Sciences
Waterford Kamhlaba
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE
and Ruler of Dubai and H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi,
President of Egypt, present the Global High
Schools (Americas) category award to James
Murphy, on behalf of Munro Academy
In the Americas region, Munro Academy in
Canada was selected for a two-part proposal
to increase the share of onsite renewable
energy generation from 83% to 92% by
Through the Zayed Future
Energy Prize application process,
we have seen clearly the
phenomenal creative potential of
students to wrestle with complex
problems and come up with
positive solutions. It is a real
blessing to be able to partner with
students in becoming transformation
agents in our community.
Doug Beane
Principal
Munro Academy
”
GLOBAL HIGH SCHOOLS
ASIA REGION
EUROPE REGION
”
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consumption by 70% through the installation
of LED lighting and solar panels.
under threat of rising sea levels due to
climate change.
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE
and Ruler of Dubai and H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi,
President of Egypt, present the Global High
Schools (Asia) category award to Principal,
Ibrahim Nadheem of Addu High School
Addu High School, from southern Maldives,
won the Asia region award for a proposal to
be the first school in the country to achieve
energy independence by installing a 45 kW
photovoltaic system. The Maldives is an area
This acknowledgment
could not have been achieved
without our students, teachers
and the local community who
have made this milestone a
reality. We will proudly hold up
this Prize as a mark of our
achievement and become a
role model in sustainable
renewable energy to our
community as well as to the
whole world.
Ibrahim Nadheem
Principal
Addu High School
”
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE
and Ruler of Dubai and H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi,
President of Egypt, present the Global High
Schools (Europe) category award to Alexandru
Iacob, Geography Teacher at Petru Rareș National
College
In the Europe region, Petru Rareș National
College, a 150-year old Romanian school,
was selected for its student-led building
restoration project, which will reduce energy
This Prize is the highest
achievement in the history of our
school, and the entire team –
teachers and students – is very
proud we did such a great project.
We will have the opportunity to use
the Prize to establish Petru Rareș
National College as a creative
leading school for sustainable
development and preservation of
the environment.
”
Alexandru Iacob
Geography Teacher
Petru Rareș National College
GLOBAL HIGH SCHOOLS
OCEANIA REGION
Australian high school, Melbourne Girls’
College won the Oceania region for its proposal
to develop an interactive, renewable-energy
education centre. Students will research and
learn about renewable energy, as well as
harness electricity by rowing and pedaling.
”
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE
and Ruler of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and
Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed
Forces and H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of
Egypt, present the Global High Schools (Oceania)
category award to Gina Handby, on behalf of
Melbourne Girls' College
Our philosophy towards
sustainability at Melbourne
Girls’ College is to celebrate
solutions rather than preach
about disasters. The Zayed
Future Energy Prize is an
inspiration as it has enabled us
to think outside the box and
come up with some innovative
ways to engage our community
with renewable energy.
Andrew Vance
Sustainability Coordinator
Melbourne Girls’ College
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H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland and Chair of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury, H.E. Dr.
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Director-General of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, Al Gore,
Former Vice President of the United States and winners of the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize
Illac Diaz, Executive Director of Liter of Light (centre), responds to a question from the press. Seen with
(left) Yoshihiko Yamada, Executive Vice President and Member of the Board of Panasonic and (right)
Leslie Donovan, Science Teacher at Munro Academy
H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Director-General of the Zayed Future Energy
Prize (centre-right), makes his opening remarks at the 2015 Winners’ press conference. Seen with (from
left) Al Gore, Former Vice President of the United States, H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of
Iceland and Chair of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury and Yoshihiko Yamada, Executive Vice
President and Member of the Board of Panasonic
Principal Ibrahim Nadheem of Addu High School (centre) explains what winning the Prize means to his
school’s community. Seen with (from left) Ben Green, Head of Experimental Sciences at Waterford
Kamhlaba, Andrew Vance, Sustainability Coordinator at Melbourne Girls’ College and Jesse Moore,
Co-Founder and Managing Director of M-KOPA Solar
H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland and Chair of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury and the 2015 finalists together at the Prize stand following the presentation of their awards
Cashmere High School (Oceania).
A recognition ceremony was held at the Prize
Finalists for the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize
From across the five world regions, finalists in the
exhibition stand on 19 January to honour the 2015
were Enel Green Power, First Solar, and IKEA in the
Global High Schools category included Abaarso
finalists, following the Awards Ceremony. More
Large Corporation category; Electriciens sans
School of Science and Technology and Alliance
His Excellency Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President
than an annual award, the Zayed Future Energy
Frontières, Practical Action, SolarAid, and World
Girls High School (Africa); DGEyC E.S.E.T. Nº 4 El
of Iceland and Chair of the Zayed Future Energy
Prize is an ever-expanding community of achievers.
Resources Institute for the NPO category; and
Palomar and Colegio Roosevelt (Americas); Amra
Prize Jury, presented representatives of the 18
This esteemed group of remarkable organisations
EcoNation and SELCO India in the SME category.
Bint Abdul Rahman Secondary School for Girls,
finalists with certificates of appreciation, commending
Royal College and Rishi Valley Education Centre
them for their achievements and contributions in
(Asia), and Lumé Rural Training Center and
the renewable energy and sustainability sectors.
and schools is now a part of that global family.
LARGE CORPORATION
SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISE
NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION
President Grímsson with Carlo Papa, CIO of
Enel Green Power
President Grímsson and Richard Turner, SolarAid’s
Chief Fundraiser
President Grímsson presents an award to
Simon Trace, CEO of Practical Action
President Grímsson with Steve Howard,
CSO of IKEA
President Grímsson with Alex Perera, Acting
Director of the Global Energy Program at World
Resources Institute
President Grímsson and Hervé Gouyet,
President of Electriciens sans Frontières
President Grímsson and Jagadeesha Pai Ammunje,
SELCO India’s Deputy General Manager
GLOBAL HIGH SCHOOLS
President Grímsson and Ulises Schreiner,
from DGEyC E.S.E.T. No. 4 El Palomar
President Grímsson with Valeria Wu, on behalf of
Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt
President Grímsson with Noura Salem Mubarak
Al Mansoori, Manal Al Katheeri and Batool
Sameer Harzalla, from Amra Bint Abdul Rahman
Secondary School for Girls
President Grímsson and Sahan Peiris of Royal
College
President Grímsson with Sireesha Mallem,
representing Rishi Valley Education Centre
President Grímsson with Sam Andrist and Liam
Senior, representing Cashmere High School
President Grímsson presents an award to Nyatichi Kenani, from Alliance Girls' High School
President Grímsson with Ahmad Farah and Hamse Faisal Abi, representing The Abaarso School of Science
and Technology
Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable
Energy Forum (WISER) 20 January 2015
On 20 January, the Prize, in partnership with
Masdar, hosted a pioneering forum, titled
‘Women in Sustainability, Environment and
Renewable Energy (WISER)’, uniting local and
international women to acknowledge, educate
and inspire their peers to be active leaders in
sustainability. The forum assembled leading
women in the fields of engineering, media,
politics and science to drive solutions that
address the challenges of energy, water
security and climate risk.
H.E. Reem Al Hashimi, UAE Minister of State and Managing Director of the Dubai World Expo 2020 Bid
Committee, gives the keynote address at the WISER Forum
A member of the audience directs a question to
one of the panels
The event was held during ADSW. It featured
a keynote address from Her Excellency Reem
Al Hashimi, UAE Minister of State and Managing
Director of the Dubai World Expo 2020 Bid
Committee, and a series of
sustainability-focused panels covering
Women in Leadership, the Statistical
Representation of Female Executives in the
Clean Energy Sector, Entrepreneurship and
Best Practices, and Empowering Women in
Developing Countries.
The audience follows the discussions at the
invite-only evening
(From left):
H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Director-General of the Zayed Future Energy Prize and
Dr. Saif Al-Nasseri, Gas Processing Director at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Chair of
the Zayed Future Energy Prize Review Committee, listen to one of the panel discussions
The panel discussing women in roles of leadership at the WISER Forum:
Jeremy Bowen directs a question to the 'Women in Roles of Leadership' panel
(From left) Richenda Van Leeuwen, Executive Director, Energy and Climate, Energy Access Initiative
team for the UN Foundation and member of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Selection Committee, H.E.
Eng. Fatima Al Foora Al Shamsi, Assistant Undersecretary for Electricity and Water Affairs at the
Ministry of Energy, Dalya Al Muthanna, President and CEO of GE Gulf and member of the Zayed Future
Energy Prize Selection Committee and Marie-José Nadeau, Chair of the World Energy Council and
Vice-Chair of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Selection Committee
(From left):
Evelyne Sevin, Partner at Egon Zehnder, Jeremy Bowen and Dr. Behjat Al Yousuf, Dean of Students at
Masdar Institute and Chair of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Selection Committee, talk about women in
sustainability
(From left):
Yanire Braña, Founder and CEO of MET Community, Najla Al-Midfa, Founder of Khayarat, Christina
Lomasney, President and CEO of Modumetal and Hessa Tahlak, Director of Development and Research at
Dubai Women's Establishment, exchange views on women pursuing careers as entrepreneurs
The Forum contributors receive gifts and applause from Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany, Director of the Zayed
Future Energy Prize, at the end of the evening
20 & 21 January 2015
The Zayed Future Energy Prize conducted two
educational workshops on the sidelines of
ADSW. Led by local and international experts
in academia and industry, the workshops
aimed to foster an awareness of environmental
stewardship, making sustainability an
integral part of the students’ everyday lives.
The first workshop, titled ‘Inspiring Future
Energy Innovators’, gave students an
opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills
to develop successful project proposals that will
promote renewable energy and sustainability in
an academic environment.
Students from three of the participating
schools share their ideas for sustainability
practices with the rest of the workshop
Students discuss different methods for adopting
sustainability practices in their schools
Focus groups give the students the opportunity
to discuss their ideas
Students from Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed
Bangladesh Islamia School, 2013 winners in
the Global High Schools (Asia) category, talk
about their Prize-winning project
Reem Al Junaibi leads a presentation by
project implementation experts, ARC Initiative
The workshop begins with an introduction to
the Global High Schools category of the Prize
The second, titled ‘Empowering Future
Energy Innovators’, offered guidance and
support to the winners of the 2015 Zayed
Future Energy Prize in the Global High
Schools category.
INSPIRING FUTURE ENERGY INNOVATORS
Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) Schools Workshop
A full-house for the Inspiring Future Energy Innovators Workshop
EMPOWERING FUTURE ENERGY INNOVATORS
Global High Schools Implementation Workshop
Opening the Empowering Future Energy Innovators Workshop
Daye Eom of ARC Initiative and member of the
Zayed Future Energy Prize Review Committee,
gives technical guidance to the winning students
Fathimath Uzaiba Ali explains Addu High
School's solar project, assisted by Mohamed
Zihaan Zahir
Michael Lowry presents Waterford Kamhlaba's
winning project alongside fellow student,
Niyonkuru Bicamumpaka
Student, Caitlin O'Shea presents the
Melbourne Girls' College project proposal to
the group
The Melbourne Girls' College delegation watch
another school's presentation
The workshop listens to the presentation for
Petru Rareş National College by Geography
Teacher, Alexandru Iacob
The session, titled ‘Energy Access: Overcoming
the Barriers to Deployment in Developing
Countries’, was moderated by Adnan Amin,
Director General of the International
Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and
member of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury.
The audience heard examples of the panel’s
different experiences of working in Africa, Asia
and Latin America from their different
perspectives.
Adnan Amin, Director-General of IRENA and
member of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury,
moderates the Green Aid panel with his knowledge
of energy issues
The panel, tackling the issue of overcoming barriers to energy access in developing nations, includes (from
left) Richenda Van Leeuwen, Executive Director, Energy and Climate, Energy Access Initiative team for the UN
Foundation and member of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Selection Committee, Dr. Jeremy Leggett, Founder
and Chairman of SolarAid, Ami Valdemoro, COO of Liter of Light and Eng. Rashed Al Dhaheri, Head of UAE
Egypt Task Force and member of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Review Committee
In a world where 1.3 billion people lack
access to energy, it is crucial to break down
the barriers preventing communities from
accessing an essential resource. To this end,
the Zayed Future Energy Prize united energy
access experts on the sidelines of ADSW for a
panel discussion on deploying renewable
energy and increasing energy access in the
developing world.
Taking part in the discussion was Richenda
Van Leeuwen, Executive Director, Energy and
Climate, Energy Access Initiative team for the
UN Foundation and member of the Zayed
Future Energy Prize Selection Committee; Ami
Valdemoro, COO of Liter of Light – the 2015
NPO category winner, Dr. Jeremy Leggett,
Founder and Chairman of SolarAid – a 2015
NPO category finalist; and Eng. Rashid Al
Dhaheri, the Head of UAE Egypt Task Force
and member of the Zayed Future Energy
Prize Review Committee.
Moderator, Michael Liebreich asks Jesse Moore how business can go above and beyond innovation to
accelerate access to clean energy
Michael Liebreich, Chairman of the Advisory
Board and Founder of Bloomberg New
Energy Finance (BNEF), moderated a panel
discussion on the role of innovation in
decentralising the energy industry and
providing clean energy technology directly to
consumers.
(From left)
Michael Liebreich hosts the Innovations in Clean Energy panel featuring Jesse Moore, Co-Founder and
Managing Director of M-KOPA Solar, Marc De Groote, CEO of EcoNation, Surabhi Rajagopal, Principal
Analyst at SELCO India and Simon Trace, CEO of Practical Action
‘How Business Innovation is Transforming
the Energy Industry’, was held as part of the
World Future Energy Summit, during ADSW.
The panel gathered some of the Prize’s most
innovative 2015 winners and finalists to offer
insights into business solutions that are
making clean, sustainable energy available to
more customers around the world.
The panellists included, Jesse Moore, Managing
Director and Co-Founder of M-KOPA Solar –
the 2015 SME category winner; Marc De
Groote, CEO of EcoNation – a 2014 and 2015
SME finalist; Simon Trace, CEO of Practical
Action – a 2014 and 2015 NPO category
finalist; and Surabhi Rajagopal, Principal
Analyst for SELCO India – also an SME
category finalist in both 2014 and 2015.
In December, the Prize launched a
nationwide campaign on social media to
raise awareness of water and energy
conservation.
#YTurnItOff got going with a competition on
8 December, 2014, inviting young students
from across the UAE to post creative
15-second videos on Instagram that
suggested simple methods of saving water
or energy at home or school. By conserving
resources, young people play an important
role in reinforcing the UAE’s position as a
responsible energy leader.
The competition winners joined the winners
and finalists of the Global High Schools
category at ADSW, as young ambassadors of
the UAE.
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, with the winners of the
#YTurnItOff campaign competition, beneath the tail of Solar Impulse 2
H.E. Reem Al Hashimi, UAE Minister of State and
Managing Director of the Dubai World Expo 2020 Bid
Committee, shows her support for the #YTurnItOff
campaign at the WISER Forum
Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the UN
Foundation and Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany, Director of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, with the winners of the
#YTurnItOff competition
Suhail Al Hosani, who featured in his brother,
Sultan’s #YTurnItOff Instagram video, publicises
the campaign at the Prize stand
Sultan Al Hosani, a winner of the #YTurnItOff
competition, promotes the campaign
Jonathan Phiri and Etta Longwe from 2014 Global High Schools (Africa) category winner,
Nkhata Bay in Malawi
School students get behind the #YTurnItOff campaign to promote saving energy and water
Fatima Al Kaabi is a winner of the #YTurnItOff
campaign competition
Mariam Ahmed holds the #YTurnItOff hashtag
shortly before receiving her iPhone 6 as a winner
of the competition
The Zayed Future Energy Prize mascot promotes the #YTurnItOff campaign at the Prize stand
Competition winner, Yousuf Taha with the
#YTurnItOff hashtag
Hessa Al Hosani, a competition winner, holds
the #YTurnItOff hashtag
19 - 22 January 2015
H.E. Rubén Caro, Argentinian Ambassador to the UAE (far right), with the delegation from DGEyC ESET Nº 4 El
Palomar, finalists in the Global High Schools (Americas) category and (2nd from right) Yanire Braña, Founder and
CEO of MET Community
H.E. Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Deputy Minister of
Presidential Affairs, in conversation with Dr.
Nawal Al-Hosany, Director of the Zayed Future
Energy Prize, at the stand
Local Abu Dhabi students gather at the stand
Munro Academy student, James Murphy proudly
displays the school’s Zayed Future Energy Prize
with (right) his father, Breton Murphy and (left)
Science Teacher, Leslie Donovan
Physics and Science Teacher, Dr. Leith Cooper
and students, Sam Andrist and Liam Senior
from Cashmere High School at the Prize stand
(Left) Simon Trace, CEO of Practical Action and
a colleague make use of the stand’s lounge area
The Liter of Light team – (centre) Illac Diaz,
Executive Director and (2nd from right) Ami
Valdemoro, COO – show their Zayed Future Energy Prize,
backed by an image on the stand of volunteers holding
the NPO’s innovative bottle lights
20 January 2015
Jonathon Porritt, Co-Founder of Forum for the Future and member of the Zayed Future Energy Prize
Selection Committee addresses the UAE-UK workshop
In the front row (from left): H.E. Nasser Alsowaidi, Chairman of the Energy Authority and Co-Chair of the UAE-UK
Business Council, H.E. Suhail Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy, the Rt. Hon. Matthew Hancock MP, UK
Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, H.E. Saeed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme
Council of Energy. In the back row: (3rd from right) Sir Jonathon Porritt, renowned environmentalist and writer
and member of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Selection Committee, (3rd from left) Dr. Saif Al-Nasseri, Gas
Processing Director at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Chair of the Zayed Future Energy Prize
Review Committee and distinguished guests
Dr. Saif Al-Nasseri, Gas Processing Director at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Chair of the Zayed
Future Energy Prize Review Committee speaks to the audience
21 & 22 January 2015
Representatives from the Global High Schools category winners on a visit to the Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque
Admiring a representation of the planned Cultural District on Saadiyat Island
A guide gives the group an introduction to the
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi exhibition
Taking a break at Osher Gourmet in
Masdar City
Touring a laboratory in the Masdar Institute of
Science and Technology
Evaluation Committee
Feedback Workshop 20 January 2015
The group gathers for a photo in front of the
wind tower at Masdar City
Outside the Cultural Centre at Manarat Al
Saadiyat on Saadiyat Island
Representatives of the winning schools pictured
with the Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque in the
background
Captivated by a video presentation on the
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
H.E. Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Chairman of Global Marketplace Abu Dhabi and member of the Zayed Future
Energy Prize Jury, makes a point during the feedback session. Seen with (right) Dr. Han Seung-soo,
Former Prime Minister of Korea and Vice-Chair of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury and (left)
H.E. Mohamed Nasheed, Former President of the Maldives and member of the Zayed Future Energy Prize
Jury
Members of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury, Selection and Review Committees during the workshop to
improve the evaluation process
Selection Committee members in the Evaluation Process Feedback Workshop
The five-month submission phase of the 8th
edition of the Prize opened at 12.00 midnight
Gulf Standard Time on 20 January 2015. We
now invite innovators from across the world
to seek recognition for demonstrable solutions to the global challenges of climate
change, energy security and the environment.
In seven years of rewarding clean energy
leaders, past winners of the Prize are having
a positive impact on the future of our climate,
environment and energy security, touching a
hundred million lives in the process. And,
through the Global High Schools category,
the Prize is empowering youth to take the
lead in securing a sustainable future, not just
for themselves, but for generations to come.
Michael Liebreich, Chairman of the Advisory Board at the Prize's research and analysis partner,
Bloomberg New Energy Finance, gives his feedback on the evaluation process
The Prize accepts submissions across four of
our five categories: Large Corporation, Small
and Medium Enterprise, Non-Profit Organisation and Global High Schools. Nominations
are admitted for the Lifetime Achievement
Award. Last year, the Zayed Future Energy
Prize received a record number of entries
since its launch in 2008. A total of 1,111 submissions and nominations arrived from 84
countries.
Individuals, organisations and high schools
may present submissions and nominations
online at www.ZayedFutureEnergyPrize.com.
More information on the Prize and instructions for submitting are also available on the
website. The closing date for entries is
Monday, 22 June 2015.
For more information, please visit our website:
www.ZayedFutureEnergyPrize.com
Or contact us:
info@ZayedFutureEnergyPrize.com
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