AsianScientist (Jun. 17, 2011) – Two Indian companies and one Pakistani company specializing in alternative energy sources have won this year’s prestigious Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy. They received the award, which also contains prize money of 20,000 pounds, this Thursday evening at the Royal Geographical Society in London.
From India, Husk Power Systems (HPS) of Bihar and Abellon CleanEnergy Ltd of Gujarat were recipients of the award.
Husk Power Systems generates electricity through the gasification of rice husk in Bihar, India. By replacing kerosene, they cut greenhouse emissions by over 8,000 tons of CO2 a year. HPS has 65 plants that provide a clean, reliable electricity supply to over 25,000 Bihar households.
Abellon CleanEnergy tackles pollution by replacing the coal and lignite used in factories with a fuel made from the farmers’ crop waste to power Gujarat’s industries.
From Pakistan, Princess Zahra Aga Khan accepted the award on behalf of the Aga Khan Planning and Building Service (AKPBS). The organization aims to make homes in North Pakistan warmer and reduce the use of wood. AKPBS has nearly 70 products from smoke-free stoves to wall insulators.
The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy, a charity founded in 2001, encourages greater use of local sustainable energy to address climate change, alleviate poverty, and improve quality of life.
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Source: The Ashden Awards.
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