Rainer Nõlvak
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Rainer Nõlvak is an Estonia
n entrepreneur and nature protector who is
Chairman of the board of Estonian Nature Fund
.
Rainer Nõlvak has advocated for the Estonian energy industry to move away from oil shale
and move towards renewable energy systems. He has published the "Green Energy" program.
He was among the organizers of Let's Do It 2008
, a civic action with 50 000 volunteers participating in cleaning up the countriside of Estonia
in one day. Because of this he received the 2008 Estonian Volunteer of the Year
national award.
He founded the following companies: Microlink Baltics, Curonia Research, Celecure.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n entrepreneur and nature protector who is
Chairman of the board of Estonian Nature Fund
Estonian Nature Fund
Estonian Fund for Nature or ELF is an Estonian environmental non-profit organisation.-Mission:Mission of ELF is to preserve the rich natural diversity in Estonia and the world through active cooperation with individuals, business enterprises, organizations and state institutions through the...
.
Rainer Nõlvak has advocated for the Estonian energy industry to move away from oil shale
Oil shale
Oil shale, an organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rock, contains significant amounts of kerogen from which liquid hydrocarbons called shale oil can be produced...
and move towards renewable energy systems. He has published the "Green Energy" program.
He was among the organizers of Let's Do It 2008
Let's Do It 2008
Let's do it 2008 is the largest campaign to activate civic society in Estoniasince the Singing Revolution in 1988. The international campaign for cleaning all countries is called Let's do it world....
, a civic action with 50 000 volunteers participating in cleaning up the countriside of Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
in one day. Because of this he received the 2008 Estonian Volunteer of the Year
Estonian Volunteer of the Year
The Volunteer of the Year is a national award in Estonia for volunteer work, established in 2005.-2008:On December 7, 2008 President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves presented the award to the following 15 persons:*Peeter Kuudu*Monika Rusing*Tõnis Puss...
national award.
He founded the following companies: Microlink Baltics, Curonia Research, Celecure.
External links
- http://www.elfond.ee/en
- http://www.microlink.ee
- http://www.curonia.com
- http://www.letsdoitworld.org