The International Energy Globe Awards (the World Awards for Sustainability) have been awarded by a marketing-agency annually since 1999 to recognise projects that 'make careful and economical use of resources and employ alternative energy 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, World Bank and the European Renewable Energy Council.[1] The awards were an initiative by Austrian engineer and environmentalist Wolfgang Neumann.
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The presentation of the awards for 2006 was broadcast internationally from the European Parliament building in Brussels on April 11, 2007, the first time a broadcast had been made from the building.[2] The winners were:[3]
John Maina, Kenya, for developing a solar oven that dries and preserves fruit and vegetables.
The United Nations Environment Programme's Riscoe Center[4] and the Risoe National Laboratory[5] Denmark for their work in launching the Indian Solar Loan Programme.
Jerry M. Brownstein, United States, for developing a wastewater treatment system that uses filters produced from recycled plastics.
Reindert Augustijn for inventing small biogas plants for Vietnam
The University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz, Austria for the development of an autonomous passive solar house in South Africa.
The presentation of the awards for 2010 was broadcast internationally from Kigali, Rwanda on June 3, 2010. [6] The winners were:[7]
Flora Marketing Co. Ltd., Mauritius, for developing an initiative to help plant new trees.
Statoil ASA New Energy, Wind Energy, Norway, for developing a floating wind turbine.
Dr. B. P. Agrawal, CEO Sustainable Innovations [3], United States and India, for developing an economoically, socially, culturaly and physically sustainable rainwater harvesting system.
Epoch Energy Technology Corp., Taiwan, for developing a "dual fuel system" for buses and trucks [8] despite serious allegations being raised about the product's efficacy [9]
CiudadanÃa Solidaria, Argentina, for the development of the Autonomous food supply for Argentine school to combat poverty and malnourishment.
The overall prize went to Dr. B.P. Agrawal, CEO Sustainable Innovations.[10]