Sri Hollema
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Green Grad Sri Hollema’s timely invention is Mat Zero, a clever heating mat that’s placed directly on the ground. Here, working off a rechargeable battery (or hub) powered by solar panels, it gives safe and sustainable heating for refugees, disaster relief and informal settlements at minimal cost. Currently - and tragically in far too many cases - the need for such a device is highlighted nightly on our TV screens, as war and uprisings drive thousands from their homes all over the globe. Mat Zero is particularly beneficial for children, the elderly and the sick.
Just one of 15 out of 329 applications, Mat Zero has won a share of the Energy Catalyst Grant Early Stage from Innovate UK. In total, £40 million has been awarded to innovators delivering clean energy in Africa, Asia, and the Indo-Pacific. Helping Sri develop her project has been Dr Alan James, a high-profile energy consultant and ace entrepreneur, who first came across Sri at a Green Grad show in Manchester. He’s now part of an impressive team of industry experts bringing Mat Zero to market. Exposing GREEN GRADS in such a way to industry contacts through dynamic shows, social media and an ever-expanding website with attendant publicity is a crucial part of Green Grads.
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