Prestigious Environment Prize to Solar Lighting Innovators
PRESS RELEASE September 23, 2008 Prestigious Environment Prize to Solar Lighting Innovators The 2008 WWF Carl Mannerfelt Prize has been awarded to three engineers and two architects from the Swedish company Parans Solar Lighting AB. The prize, amounting to 31 000 euros, will be shared between them for the development of a technique which leads natural sunlight indoors, dramatically reducing the need for electric lighting. The jury is made up of representatives from WWF, The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, IVA."We are extremely