BEACON successfully launches THE SOLAR PROJECT celebrating World Environment Day

The project is an invitation for young minds to harness the sun’s energy and go onto become a new generation of leaders who are aware, inspired and sun-powered.
By: BEACON EST
 
AL QUOZ, UAE - June 4, 2015 - PRLog -- Beacon Energy Solutions launched THE SOLAR PROJECT – a CSR initiative to promote solar power as an alternative to conventional energy.

THE SOLAR PROJECT took off at three schools who were part of the pilot viz. the Ambassador School on 21st May 2015 followed by Raffles World Academy on 24th May 2015 and DPS Academy on 3 June 2015.

Beacon has successfully completed the beta test phase in the UAE which consisted of 220 students, between the grades 5 to 8, cooking a packet of noodles in a simple to use solar cooker, that the students assembled by themselves.

Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Sandhya Prakash, CEO of Beacon, said:

“At Beacon as we empower companies to save on energy, in parallel, we have always envisioned impact with hands-on, simple, practical and fun solutions to work with student groups. At an impressionable age, if renewable energy is logically presented, sustainable innovation will stem in these young minds which will impact the society positively in the long run.

The inspiration for The Solar Project is from India, where the largest solar cooking session was held on 4th January 2014, which went into the Guinness Book of World Records with participation of 3639 participants.

After the huge success of our pilot test, Beacon is planning to break the above record during Sept-Oct 2015 with a potential participation of more than 11,000 students from across UAE.

Speaking on the launch Mr. Julian Williams, Principal of Raffles World Academy stated “THE SOLAR PROJECT initiated by Beacon helped the students of Raffles World Academy to learn and understand the energy from the Sun by encouraging them to build a parabolic reflector to heat water for cooking and now our students are in a better position to consider a range of renewable energy choices”

The simplicity and practicality of the devices was what set the initiative apart especially since the participants took the kits home.

Expressing her gratefulness to Beacon, Sandhya Awasthi, Principal DPS Academy said, Even though we reside in a region which experiences high temperatures, our youth is rarely aware of the means of harnessing this energy. The simple activity today displayed the huge potential of solar energy.”

The goal is also to spread awareness to parents as well and ignite conversations in the home about sustainability and clean energy.

Guruswami Kalloor, CEO– Ambassador School summed up the impact of THE SOLAR PROJECT stating, “The experience for the students was stimulating and exciting! The effect of the session was seen long after – as students went home and enthusiastically fed their families with solar cooked meals!

Beacon is an end to end energy management and solar solutions firm based in the UAE. The Board of Directors of Beacon in addition to Ms.Sandhya Prakash comprises of Mr.Abdulla Alarif and Mr.Niranjan Mandhian.

To participate in The Solar Project –Guinness Record Breaking Effort in Sept/ Oct 2015, schools can contact Beacon on +9714-3883208 or +9714-3385946 or call +97150-5512481 or write to sandhya@consultbeacon.com
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Location:Al Quoz - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
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