Yunus awarded 2010 SolarWorld Einstein Award
Dhaka, Sept 8 (UNB) - SolarWorld has honoured Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus by conferring the 2010 SolarWorld Einstein Award on him.
Professor Yunus received the award in Valencia in recognition of the work of "Grameen Shakti", a company he founded in 1996. Grameen Shakti is dedicated to providing solar energy to rural homes throughout Bangladesh, says a press release.
Grameen Shakti has brought electricity to more than 400,000 rural homes by installing small solar home systems ((SHS). This renewable energy enables rural residents to work after dark, makes it
convenient for students to study at night, operate electric machines, TVs and mobile phones.
At the same time, it reduces climate and health hazards emanating from kerosene lamps. Thousands of women have been trained in the installation and maintenance of these SHSs, providing women with reliable income.
Grameen Shakti currently installs over a 1,000 SHSs per day and hopes to reach a total of 1 million solar power systems installed within next year. Grameen Shakti also installs biogas plants and Improved Cooking Stoves in the villages.
"Professor Yunus stands for radically new thinking in economics and banking. He has recognized the potential of the poorest of this world who manage to make a decent living on the basis of a small starting credit, a lot of creativity and the sun as the source of energy. This is more than exemplary," explains Dr Frank Asbeck, Chairman and CEO of SolarWorld AG.
The SolarWorld Einstein Award 2010 was held on the occasion of the 25th European Photovoltaic Conference in Valencia, Spain, on Sept. 6, 2010.
Professor Yunus joins a distinguished group of recipients of SolarWorld Einstein Award including Dr. Rupert Neudeck (founder of the so-called Green Helmets), Prof. Antonio Luque-Lopez (Spanish
photovoltaic pioneer), Prof. Martin Green (developer of the most efficient mono-crystalline solar cell), Prof. Adolf Goetzberger (founder of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems), Prof.
Dr. Klaus Topfer (former German environment minister and former executive director of the United Nations Environment Program) and Dr. Hermann Scheer (one of the spiritual fathers of the German law on renewable energy sources).
Professor Yunus received the award in Valencia in recognition of the work of "Grameen Shakti", a company he founded in 1996. Grameen Shakti is dedicated to providing solar energy to rural homes throughout Bangladesh, says a press release.
Grameen Shakti has brought electricity to more than 400,000 rural homes by installing small solar home systems ((SHS). This renewable energy enables rural residents to work after dark, makes it
convenient for students to study at night, operate electric machines, TVs and mobile phones.
At the same time, it reduces climate and health hazards emanating from kerosene lamps. Thousands of women have been trained in the installation and maintenance of these SHSs, providing women with reliable income.
Grameen Shakti currently installs over a 1,000 SHSs per day and hopes to reach a total of 1 million solar power systems installed within next year. Grameen Shakti also installs biogas plants and Improved Cooking Stoves in the villages.
"Professor Yunus stands for radically new thinking in economics and banking. He has recognized the potential of the poorest of this world who manage to make a decent living on the basis of a small starting credit, a lot of creativity and the sun as the source of energy. This is more than exemplary," explains Dr Frank Asbeck, Chairman and CEO of SolarWorld AG.
The SolarWorld Einstein Award 2010 was held on the occasion of the 25th European Photovoltaic Conference in Valencia, Spain, on Sept. 6, 2010.
Professor Yunus joins a distinguished group of recipients of SolarWorld Einstein Award including Dr. Rupert Neudeck (founder of the so-called Green Helmets), Prof. Antonio Luque-Lopez (Spanish
photovoltaic pioneer), Prof. Martin Green (developer of the most efficient mono-crystalline solar cell), Prof. Adolf Goetzberger (founder of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems), Prof.
Dr. Klaus Topfer (former German environment minister and former executive director of the United Nations Environment Program) and Dr. Hermann Scheer (one of the spiritual fathers of the German law on renewable energy sources).
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