About Zayed Future Energy Prize:
The Zayed Future Energy Prize is dedicated to helping the much needed acceleration of innovation in therenewable energy and sustainability spheres. The Prize does this by encouraging, empowering andrewarding individuals and organizations who demonstrate impact, innovation, leadership and long‐term
vision in their pursuit of finding the much needed solutions to the adoption and implementation ofrenewable energy and sustainability solutions.
The Zayed Future Energy Prize was created in honor of the legacy left to the nation and its people by thelate founding father of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan – who was asteward for the environment and for the development of a sustainable UAE.
The UAE also recognizes that the challenges that lie ahead can only be tackled through a strong andongoing collaborative effort with like‐minded countries.
Over the past years, this ethos has found that the Prize honors innovators from around the world –Australia, the UK, US, Bangladesh, Japan and others.
With a clear focus on Asia, the Zayed Future Energy Prize would like to shed a bright focus on Japan forthe coming years, with an eye toward ensuring that Japan is well represented in the Prize categories.
The Prize this year will award:A Large Corporation (the winner will receive an honorary award)
A Small or Medium Sized Enterprise (SME)A Non‐Governmental Organization/Not for Profit Organization (NGO)An Individual for the Lifetime Achievement Award andUp to 5 High Schools from 5 different Geographic regions for the Global High School Prize ‐Theregions include (Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceana)

The Global High School Prize is a UAE commitment to the UN Secretary General’s Year of Sustainable
Energy for All, which was launched from Abu Dhabi on January 16th, 2012 on the opening day of theWorld Future Energy Summit.
Over the past four years, the Zayed Future Energy Prize has recognized some of the most innovative,
visionary leaders in global environmental solutions. Our winners, finalists, and other entrants havealready made a significant positive impact on the world’s environment with their multitude of solutions.
The participants have been finding innovative solutions to conserve energy, cut greenhouse gasemissions, and increase the production of clean, renewable energy. We look forward to receiving
possible winners for the Zayed Future Energy Prize from Japan for this milestone and 5th year of theAwards Ceremony on January 2013.

The milestones for this year are:5 March 2012
Award.)

Open for Submissions (and Nominations for Lifetime Achievement

16 July 2012

Close of Nominations and Submissions

9, 10 September 2012

Review Committee Meeting

26, 27 September 2012

Selection Committee Meeting

17 October 2012

Jury Deliberations

15 January 2013

Awards Ceremony

The Evaluation Process of the Prize:
Every entry that we receive is reviewed by an external research and analysis firm, who will consult withthe prize administration team to select the top candidates. Those candidates will then be culled by theReview Committee, from which the Selection Committee will choose the top entries to be presented tothe Jury as finalists.
Throughout the entire process, the Review and Selection Committees will evaluate the entrants througha scoring matrix based on four criteria: impact, innovation, long‐term vision, and leadership. This
process allows the detailed analysis that is necessary to ensure that the eventual winner exemplifies ourgoal of bringing about the energy advancements we need.

For more information please visit www.zayedfutureenergyprize.com