The Zayed Future Energy Prize is the annual award ceremony for excellence in renewable energy, sustainability & energy efficiency, awarded by the Government of Abu Dhabi. Today, I was invited to attend a virtual conference hosted by Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany, Director, Zayed Future Energy Prize. They are giving away a total prize money in excess of four million dollars to companies, organizations and individuals who have contributed immensely to the development of clean energy technologies and sustainability in their field.
This award is given for the following categories:
- Large organization
- SME
- NGO
- Individual (lifetime achievement award)
- Global high schools
The Global high school award consists of one hundred thousand dollar prize amount for one school, each, in the regions of: The Americas, Europe, Africa, Oceana and Asia. For the last year (awarded during January 2014), an Indian school - Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya from Karnataka (for Asia) won the prestigious award. Here's the reason why they won. If you know any any similar school that has done a lot of good work in these areas, you can nominate them for this year's award. The deadline for submitting this year's entry is July 14, 2014 and the awards will be announced during January 2015.
The criterion for selection will involve the following parameters (among others):
Innovation, Impact, Leadership & Long-term Vision.
If you want to learn more about Zayed Future Energy Prize, do refer to their Frequently Asked Questions page.
It's good to see renewable energy initiatives being encouraged by countries through awards. Do help them by nominating deserving candidates/organizations and spreading the word. Initiatives like this are required to encourage renewable energy adoption in our country, and the world.
