It’s an Oscar, but for developing sustainable source of energy. Honored for contributing clean methods for producing new avenues of energy, two Indian firms were being awarded with 'Green Oscar'.

On behalf of the Company, Abellon CleanEnergy, Gujarat, Pankaj Patel, Chief of the Company, was handed over this prestigious award in addition to cash prize of 20,000 pounds, for generating biomass pellets from crop waste to provide energy to Gujarat's industries and subsequently, offering farmers a fruitful opportunity by exploiting waste farm products.

Citing the business model being presented by Abellon, Sarah Butler-Sloss, founder Director of the Ashden Awards and chair of the judging panel, claimed that the team effort has reinforced the belief that clean energy can be used to offer effective and commercially viable solutions to local challenges.

Currently, Abellon has the capacity to produce over 65,000 tonnes of biomass pellets a year and is expecting to open pellet plants in Gujarat in the next five years, increasing its production by three times into international market.

Additionally, on behalf of Husk Power Systems, Bihar, Gyanesh Pandey got the award and cash prize for building 65 power plants across the state fired by gasified rice husks, with the support of local people.