Global Innovation Award 2021 Announces Winners at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week

  • Date: 21-Jan-2021
  • Source: Dubai Chronicle
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:UAE
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Global Innovation Award 2021 Announces Winners at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week

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The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), together with award sponsors and co-judges Bee'ah, Diamond Developers, and DP World UAE Region, named Cambrian Innovation from the US the overall winner of the Global Innovation Award 2021. The company's innovative waste-to-energy solution purifies wastewater while producing energy from the contaminants.

Organized by Globally on behalf of MOCCAE, the Award aims to attract innovations from around the world to the UAE to support the country in its quest to become a world leader in sustainable development.

The third edition has received a record number of applications – more than 1,200 from 65 countries. Global entrants submitted their innovations to www.GloballyGreat.com, an online video platform focused on the world's most sustainable innovations.

A total of 113 applicants from 23 countries have been chosen to proceed to the next round. The selection criteria comprised the ability of the companies to present a highly innovative solution to