CONTENTS You Can Be an Entrepreneur 4 Eco-Friendly Cooking Fuel 6 Biofuel Start-Up Star Sanga Moses 8 Low-Emission Driving 10 Emission-Free Start-Up Star Lex Hoefsloot 12 Non-Polluting Power 14 Solar Start-Up Stars Andrea Sreshta and Anna Stork 16 Energy from within Earth 18 Geothermal Start-Up Star Khaled Al Sabawi 20 Storage Solutions 22 Storage Start-Up Stars John Cooley Riccardo Signorelli and Joel Schindall 24 Entrepreneurs Changing the World 26 Your Start-Up Story 28 Glossary 30 Learning More 31 Index 32
YOU CAN BE AN ENTREPRENEUR Imagine never having to fill up a car with new businesses They sometimes have an innovative or original idea then turn that idea into a business that supplies those goods or services Start-ups are brand-new businesses created by entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs Changing the World The world is changing at a fast pace For decades we have powered our world using oil But the world’s supply of oil won’t last forever At the same time burning oil is contributing to global warming Luckily new technologies and ways of producing energy are being introduced We can meet the challenges we face if we use our science and technology skills to think creatively solve problems and work together And that is just what many bright young entrepreneurs are doing Lightyear’s cofounders developed their skills by taking part in international competitions gas ever again That’s the goal of Lightyear a Dutch car company that launched plans for a solar-powered car in June 2017 Solar panels on each car’s roof charge its batteries using energy from the Sun This means that the car does not need to be plugged into an electric outlet to charge up It uses completely renewable energy This groundbreaking car is a great example of how young entrepreneurs are using science to build technologies that can change the world What Are Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups An entrepreneur is someone who plans starts and runs a business that provides goods or services Entrepreneurs are people who take risks to develop new products and start 4
Energy Entrepreneurs
From lighting our homes to helping us travel, we depend on energy every day. This enlightening title introduces readers to the innovative entrepreneurs who are powering forward with new ways to use or create energy.
