Entries from 13 nations have been selected for their contribution to sustainable and renewable energy solutions.
The top 40 entries were selected from a total of 391 submissions. The winner, to be announced on 18th January 2011 at an awards ceremony during the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi, will receive US$1.5 million.
In addition, two other finalists will receive up to US$350,000 each for work in the field of renewable and sustainable energy.
The top 40 entries include the following regional breakdown:
- USA: 18
- UK: 4
- India: 4
- The Netherlands: 3
- Belgium: 2
- China: 2
- Benin, Hong Kong, Brazil, Japan, Denmark, Sweden and Croatia: 1 each
Shortlisted entries came from a variety of organisations, NGOs, businesses and individuals who are committed to green energy technologies.
The scope of work of the Prize entries include solar installations, solar-wind hybrid systems, wind turbine businesses, biofuel generation, energy storage, electric vehicles, hybrid vehicle charging technologies, low energy water treatments, storm resistant and eco homes.
The top 40 entries are:
Country | Entrant |
| Belgium | Princess Elisabeth Antarctica |
| Belgium | First Solar |
| Benin | Vestas |
| Brazil | IDEAAS |
| China | BYD Company Limited |
| Croatia | United Nations Development Programme Croatia |
| Denmark | World Wind Energy Institute (WWEI) |
| Hong Kong | D.light |
| India | The Barefoot College |
| India | CREDA |
| India | Sulabh International Social Service Organisation |
| India | Husk Power Systems (HPS) |
| Japan | Renault-Nissan Alliance |
| Japan | NGK |
| Netherlands | Tjerk Reijenga |
| Netherlands | Nuru Energy |
| Netherlands | European Climate Foundation |
| Sweden | ClimateWell Solar Powered Air Conditioning |
| United Kingdom | Solarcentury and SolarAid |
| United Kingdom | Marine Current Turbines |
| United Kingdom | University of Sheffield |
| United Kingdom | Rachel Konrad; Elon Musk |
| United States | E+Co |
| United States | Makani Power |
| United States | Solar Electric Light Fund |
| United States | Terry Tamminen |
| United States | Enertia Building Systems |
| United States | Y-Carbon:Tunable Nanoporous Carbon for Electrical Energy Storage |
| United States | Make It Right Foundation |
| United States | Kinder/BOEING |
| United States | Engineers Without Borders – USA |
| United States | Rocky Mountain Institute |
| United States | Ferrate Treatement Technologies |
| United States | Amyris Biotechnologies |
| United States | American Council on Renewable Energy |
| United States | Lee Lynd |
| United States | Rentricity |
| United States | Stanford University Global Climate and Energy Project |
| United States | Better Place |
| United States | Johnson Controls/Empire State Building |