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When it comes to developing cleaner, sustainable energy solutions, some of the most ingenious and practical ideas are coming out of communities in the developing world.

Every year, enterprises in Africa, Asia and Latin America apply for our awards and win the chance to bring their sustainable energy solutions into the international arena.

We look for schemes that are technically rigorous, have an element of innovation and — most importantly — make a genuine difference to local peoples’ lives, both socially and economically. Many are doing this by boosting local peoples’ income, providing employment or training, installing lighting for schoolwork and even improving women’s status in their community.

Our recent winners include a micro hydro schemes bringing power to remote areas in Brazil and Peru; businesses selling solar home systems and lanterns from Nicaragua to Africa and India; and biogas programmes building domestic and institutional digesters in Vietnam, Kenya and India.

The 2010 Award winners were announced at our Awards Ceremony on 1 July 2010. Read about them here.

Applications for the 2011 Awards are open from July 2010 with a closing date of 19 October 2010 for the International awards.