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National Geographic : 2015 Nov
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Watch the stories of these energy innovators and other visionaries whose bright ideas have been powered by grants through The Great Energy Challenge. Follow @NatGeoEnergy on Twitter and visit greatenergychallenge.com. MASARANG FOUNDATION’S SUSTAINABLE ETHANOL PRODUCTION PROMOTES CONSERVATION IN INDONESIA Deforestation not only threatened the native rain forests in Indonesia, but also made the country a leading greenhouse gas emitter. Working with local organizations, forester and conservationist Dr. Willie Smits developed a sustainable low-carbon method to produce ethanol from the juice of the Arenga sugar palm. Masarang Foundation’s ethanol production creates jobs for locals to help alleviate poverty and avoids diverting food crops for biofuel. The process also yields premium organic sugar as a byproduct. çí ECO-FUEL AFRICA EMPOWERS UGANDANS TO BECOME CLEAN ENERGY MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS In 2010 Eco-fuel Africa created a network of farmer-entrepreneurs who turn farm waste into clean-burning fuel briquettes and organic fertilizers. Eco-fuel Africa is expanding by training other marginalized farmers and poor women to produce and sell fuel briquettes. The organization will construct 100 additional manual briquetting machines that will be essential in places where the electrical grid is unreliable. The expansion plan also includes building kiosks to sell briquettes. Mentoring and marketing support will ensure the farmers and women succeed as retailers. ì SUNFARMER BOLSTERS SOLAR ENERGY DELIVERY While solar projects have long been implemented as a viable energy solution in areas that are off the grid, maintaining solar installations to continuously provide electricity over time is still a challenge. SunFarmer is a social enterprise driving investment in rural solar projects. They provide affordable and reliable solar energy in developing countries and imple- ment monitoring and maintenance systems to ensure reliable access to electricity to the people who need it most. ì GREAT ENERGY CHALLENGE GRANTEES ARE LEADING THE WAY Enabling a world of innovation: energy solutions around the globe National Geographic conservation fellow and renowned biologist Thomas Lovejoy leads a dream team of the world’s top researchers and scientists to identify and support projects that break new ground in energy innovation and lead to real-world energy solutions. To date we have awarded 29 grants. Highlighted here are just a few. GREAT ENERGY CHALLENGE GRANTEES ARE LEADING THE WAY BRIGHT ENERGY IDEAS REAL-WORLD IMPACT GREAT ENERGY CHALLENGE GRANTEES ARE LEADING THE WAY
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