Triman Kaur

Triman knows what it means to start out as a young environmentalist: no matter how good your ideas are, it’s often an uphill struggle to be heard, for no other reason than your age. But instead of getting discouraged, this young woman from India chose to use those initial hurdles as an opportunity to become even more strategic, even more innovative. She refined her ideas and developed compelling new ways to communicate her message. Now, she stands ready to take renewable energy into India’s rural communities. Her project envisions the hiring and training of local people to operate and maintain solar and wind energy systems, adding job creation and economic growth to the obvious environmental benefits. Thinking ahead, Triman plans to assess the full life cycle of her equipment, from the extraction of raw materials to the disposal at its life’s end.