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Winner of the EIT C.H.A.N.G.E award, Mr Eduardo Appleyard – graduate of the first MSc SELECT 2010 intake


The winners of the EIT Awards 2013 were revealed during the EIT Awards Ceremony on 12 November 2013 in Budapest, Hungary. Mr Eduardo Appleyard – graduate of the first MSc SELECT 2010 intake was nominated for EIT CH.A.N.G.E Award 2013.


Name: Eduardo Appleyard
Project name: Solar Lighting for Africa
Website: Project for www.solar-aid.org


Nominated for: EIT CH.A.N.G.E Award 2013
Nominated by: KIC InnoEnergy


Key words: Focus, empower and grow!
Project aim: To develop a solution to help SolarAid, an international charity specialising in clean, affordable solar product distribution in Africa, to sell one million lights through its social enterprise
EIT connection: KIC InnoEnergy Master School – SELECT Programme student (2010-12)

 

Vision: I want to bring low-cost, clean energy services to developing regions of the world, through
innovations in technology and new business models such as social enterprise.

Motivation: Today 20% of the world’s population still live without access to electricity; this includes 550 million Africans who rely on candles, kerosene lamps and low quality torches for lighting. Introducing a brand new range of low-cost, portable solar lanterns to them could improve their lives dramatically!

 

To learn more about Eduardo, check out his full profile and watch a teaser video.

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