The Inaugural Earthshot Awards

SO THE ELECTROLYZER IS WHAT WE ARE MANUFACTURING.

IT'S CALLED THE IONIC MEMBRANE ELECTROLYZER AND IT IS A DEVICE THAT USES ELECTRICITY TO SPLIT WATER INTO HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN.

ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE WORKING ON DRIVING DOWN THE COST OF GREEN HYDROGEN TO REPLACE FOSSIL FUELS.

AND OUR ELECTROLYZERS ARE ALREADY RUNNING IN OVER 40 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

WE HAVE 160 CUSTOMERS.

IT'S SO INSPIRING TO SEE THESE SECTORS TRANSITION OUT FROM FOSSIL FUELS, GREEN HYDROGEN, AND TO SEE ALL THESE NEW USE CASES NOW CHOOSING AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL BECAUSE THEY CAN.

HOW WILL THIS PRIZE MONEY AT LEAST HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR MULTIPLE GOAL?

ABSOLUTELY WE ARE ECSTATIC TO HAVE WON THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE.

SIMPLY THE RECOGNITION OF SUCH A PRESTIGIOUS PRIZE IS AMAZING AND IT IS THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE THAT WE ARE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

ULTIMATELY, WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS MAKING GREEN HYDROGEN AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL.

AND THIS IS JUST THE RIGHT BOOST TOWARDS THAT GOAL, AND THE PRIZE WILL ALSO HELP US GOING INTO MASS PRODUCTION OF OUR AM ELECTROLYZER.

YOUR ENTHUSIASM IS INFECTIOUS.

WE NEED THAT NOW AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE ON A DAILY BASIS, A NEW HEADLINE IS SHOWING JUST HOW REAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL IT IS.

THE OTHER WINNERS INCLUDE COSTA RICA, YOUR HOME NATION.

FOOD HUBS IN THE CITY OF MILAN AND TWO YEARS FROM THE BAHAMAS WORKING TO RESTORE CORAL REEFS.

WHAT WERE YOU LOOKING FOR IN WINNERS LIKE VAITEA AND OTHERS?

WELL, WE WERE LOOKING FOR SHINING EXAMPLES OF INDIVIDUALS, COUNTRIES, CITIES, CORPORATIONS, NGOs THAT ARE ALREADY WORKING ON BREAKTHROUGH SOLUTIONS THAT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SCALE UP QUICKLY, BECAUSE THE FACT IS WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE RUN OUT OF TIME.

WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO GO FROM LINEAR TO EXPONENTIAL TRANSFORMATION.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS WHERE ARE THOSE EFFORTS ALREADY UNDERWAY THAT WE CAN HELP AND PUT A PLATFORM UNDER THEM BECAUSE ALL OF THESE WINNERS, IN FACT EVEN NOT JUST THE FIVE WINNERS, BUT THE 15 FINALISTS, THEY WILL ALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN ACCELERATOR PROGRAM THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO SCALE UP IN CONCERT WITH EACH OTHER.

SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.

THE PRIZE IS VERY MUCH ABOUT POSITIVISM TO REALIZE WE HAVE AN URGENCY HERE WE HAVE NEVER HAD BEFORE, BUT ALSO WE HAVE AN AGENCY THAT WE HAVE NEVER HAD BEFORE.

SO IT'S ABOUT BRINGING BOTH OF THOSE TOGETHER.

THE URGENCY OF THE THREAT WITH THE AGENCY OF WHAT WE CAN DO.