Green Options » Ashoka Youth Venture http://greenoptions.com/tag/ashoka-youth-venture Posts tagged 'Ashoka Youth Venture' Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:39:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 15 Year Old Invents Complete Algae Energy System http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/09/15-year-old-invents-complete-algae-energy-system/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/09/15-year-old-invents-complete-algae-energy-system/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:39:37 +0000 Derek Markham http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/09/15-year-old-invents-complete-algae-energy-system/ 15 year old Javier Fernández-Han invented a truly innovative solution to meeting the basic needs of many of the world’s poor, and won Ashoka’s Invent Your World Challenge with his algae energy system, called VERSATILE. His holistic approach uses an efficient, modular system to meet multiple needs.

“An invention that is narrowly focused on solving a single problem often inadvertently creates more problems because nature is highly complex and interconnected.” - Javier Fernandez-Han

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