Keeping the power on with the 2022 Stanford Global energy Heroes. Application open !
Sponsored by the Precourt Institute for Energy’s Global Energy Forum, the competition aims to inspire direct action to reduce carbon emissions in communities worldwide to: provide access to affordable energy; minimize environmental impact such as air and water pollution and carbon dioxide emissions; and enable scalability and wide adoption. Open to organizations led by people aged 18 to 30 years old from around the world. Winners of the Global Energy Heroes prize winners receive $20,000 (USD) towards advancing their work.
RELEVANT SUSTAINABLE GOALS
Stanford Global energy Heroes 2022
Stanford Global energy Heroes is a competition to recognise young people around the world who are creating sustainable energy solutions to benefit their communities.
Sponsored by the Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy, the competition aims to inspire direct action to reduce carbon emissions in communities worldwide to:
(a) provide access to affordable energy;
(b) minimize environmental impact such as air and water pollution and carbon dioxide emissions; and
(c) enable scalability and wide adoption.
ELIGIBILITY AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- Competition entrants must be between ages 18 – 30 at the time of submission
- Submissions can be individual, or in teams of up to three members
- The video submission must not exceed three minutes in length and should be submitted as a Youtube link
- Make a three minute video describing your clean energy solution and its potential for impact in your community
- The video must include all team members speaking directly into the camera. The entrants may speak in any language but should insert English subtitles if not speaking in English
- No sophisticated video editing is required. While we hope videos are engaging and easy to understand, we judge entries solely on their content. Please see Judging criteria below for more information.
PRIZES
Three global energy heroes will be selected to receive a $20,000 (USD) cash prize.
- Cash award of $20,000 for entire team of global energy heroes
- Your work showcased at the 2022 Global Energy Forum before global leaders in academia, industry, government, and finance
- Your work showcased on the Global Energy Heroes website
Judging Criteria
Submissions will be judged according to the following criteria :
- Potential for impact : Does this solution have the potential to create real-world impact on a large scale (e.g. carbon emissions reductions, cost savings, access to power job creation )?
- Feasibility : how scalable is your solution ? Does it account for cost. geography, and other practical constraints ?
- Innovation : How does your solution differ from conventional practices ? What were the greatest challenges you had to overcome ?
The top three winners will be selected by distinguished judging panel, consisting a global energy leaders representing industry, policy, academia, and finance.
Check out the interviews with the young people leading the three organizations that won 2020 Stanford Global Energy Heroes prizes, and with the two Stanford students who led the competition below : .
Timeline
Competition open – January 5th, 2022
Entries due – March 2, 2022
Finalists announced – March 16, 2022
Winners notified – April 13, 2022
Lead image and all other images courtesy of Stanford Energy.
The article was initially published on 13th February 2022.
