The Award Ceremony of UNIDO ITPO Italy’s “#FIPEE Call for High Impact Cleantech” — aimed at identifying and accelerating innovative sustainable solutions in energy and environment from targeted developing countries — was successfully held on 10th November 2022 within the framework of the Ecomondo & Key Energy exhibition in Rimini, Italy.

The five winners from Botswana (Bayon Holdings), Cuba (Cubaenergía), Ethiopia (Happy Pads), Kenya (Drop Access) and Peru (Ciclo) were announced and awarded by representatives of the high-level institutions participating in the Ceremony — among which the donor of the #FIPEE project, the Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition; the UNIDO Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP); Her Excellency the Ambassador of Ethiopia to Italy; the Embassy of Botswana to the European Union; the Ministry of Energy of Kenya; and the Cuban National Institute of Water Resources (INRH).

Furthermore, the five winners had the opportunity to showcase their technologies at a dedicated booth inside the fair, where UNIDO ITPO Italy also coordinated and assisted the participation of a multinational delegation composed of 31 companies and institutions in energy and environment from the seven target countries of the project — who took part in more than 260 B2B meetings with local and international exhibitors, promoting the development of new business synergies for investment and collaborations.