Spanish students win Schneider Go Green with a bold idea for sustainable Light Pills
Team Light Pills from Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Spain, won with the bold idea of a bottle cap-shaped artificial light source and UV water purifier to help communities without access to energy and safe water
Schneider Electric launched Schneider Go Green 2021 in collaboration with AVEVA
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has named Team Light Pills from Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya as the winning team of Schneider Go Green 2021. Schneider Electric held the digital finals of its global student competition on June 15, 2021.
The winners, Helena Arias Casals and Dorothy Ann van der Ent Facerias, presented their sustainable and purpose-driven solution known as the “Light Pill”: an artificial light source and ultraviolet water purifier shaped like a bottle cap. The Light Pill is designed to help communities without access to energy and safe water.
“Go Green has been an incredible experience,” Dorothy says on behalf of the team. “We have had the opportunity to grow our own idea, meet talented people across the globe and learn through the process from our amazing mentors.”
Dorothy and Helena won a Schneider Electric paid internship opportunity of six months, in which they will boost their careers and creativity by participating in challenging projects and co-creating solutions with Schneider experts, as well as being part of the Trainee Academy in the Iberian zone.
Team Light Pills focused on four key differentiators for their product:
Sustainability: through recycled materials
Feasibility: easy to produce and transport
Accessibility: affordable and efficient
Versatility: adaptable structure
The Schneider Go Green 2021 jury was impressed with the simplicity of such a meaningful and purpose-driven solution that is also closely linked to Schneider’s own sustainability goals.
Finding bold ideas to re-shape the future
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 18 Go Green 2021 finalists representing China, Spain, Morocco, India, Indonesia, Australia, Brazil, and the U.S. virtually presented their bold ideas to a jury made up of leadership from Schneider Electric and AVEVA.
“At Schneider Electric, being empowered is part of our DNA as we strongly believe freedom breeds innovation,” says Charise Le, Chief Human Resources Officer at Schneider Electric. “Through Schneider Go Green, we look for empowered and passionate students with bold and sustainable ideas. We believe access to energy is a basic human right and this global competition provides new ways to do that.”
Schneider Go Green debuted in 2011 with fewer than 500 students from eight countries presenting business cases. Now in its 11th year, the competition has grown considerably with a record-breaking 25,000 students from 128 countries registering in 2021. Schneider Electric launched this year’s competition in collaboration with its software partner AVEVA. Students are offered the chance to present their ideas to top industry leaders and receive mentorship from experts and professionals. Interested students can register at gogreen.se.com
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Charise LE
Executive Vice President, Global Human ResourcesCharise is Chief Human Resource Officer of Schneider Electric and member of the Executive Committee since April 1, 2020. In 2005 she was appointed Human Resources Manager China for Clipsal, an associated brand of Schneider Electric. Then, she joined Schneider Electric in 2007 as Human Resources Director for Schneider Asia Pacific region. In the last 15 years, Charise has held different HR positions within the Group. Since 2015 Charise has been leading the HR Strategy & Global Service of the Group. Charise started her career in 1995 and began at Siemens as an HR Specialist and continued to move through different HR positions in companies such as General Electric and Pillsbury China. Charise graduated from East China University of Science and Technology (Shanghai). LinkedIn ProfileRead more
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