The Zayed Future Energy Prize is an energy award that was announced by Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces .-Political and business career:...

 at the 2008 World Future Energy Summit. From its website: the prize will be awarded to three individuals, companies, organisations or NGOs that have made significant contributions in the global response to the future of energy.

Finalists for the prize will be nominated by experts across the globe; the winners will be chosen by a jury chaired by Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri

Rajendra K. Pachauri

Rajendra Kumar Pachauri has served as the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change since 2002, during which his tenure has engendered controversy. He is also been director general of TERI, a research and policy organization in India, and chancellor of TERI University...

, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a scientific intergovernmental body which provides comprehensive assessments of current scientific, technical and socio-economic information worldwide about the risk of climate change caused by human activity, its potential environmental and...

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The Zayed Future Energy Prize encompasses:

• Renewable
  Renewable energy
  Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
  
   and sustainable energy
  Sustainable energy
  Sustainable energy is the provision of energy that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Sustainable energy sources include all renewable energy sources, such as hydroelectricity, solar energy, wind energy, wave power, geothermal...
  
   sources
• Efficient use of non-renewable energies
• Conservation
  Energy conservation
  Energy conservation refers to efforts made to reduce energy consumption. Energy conservation can be achieved through increased efficient energy use, in conjunction with decreased energy consumption and/or reduced consumption from conventional energy sources...
  
  
• Energy policy
  Energy policy
  Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity has decided to address issues of energy development including energy production, distribution and consumption...
  
  
• Communications and public awareness

2009

The first Zayed Future Energy Prize was awarded to Dipal Chandra Barua, who is a founding managing director of Grameen Shakti, for his efforts in bringing renewable energy solutions to the rural population of Bangladesh.