By Lena Babaeva

The Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute in India has won the Globe Sustainability Research Award for 2009.  The award is given to researchers and research institutions focusing on sustainability projects.

 “The NARI project on development of a low grade ethanol filled cylinder, which  provides energy to produce high quality light output in a lantern, as well as clean fuel for  cooking systems, was the outstanding example of sustainability research, based on the  mandated criteria", Mohan Munasinghe, Chairman of the Globe Sustainability Research  Award jury, said.

 The Globe Sustainability Research Award is judged on several criteria, including  originality, practicality, and contributions to humanity through economic gains, social  development and environmental protection.

The cylinder produces light quality equivalent to a 100-watt electric bulb, and the necessary fuel is a local resource.