Graduate student Bryan Franca of the kite power research group has been selected to receive the 'Green Aruba Award'

The 'Green Aruba Award' is granted by Prime Minister of Aruba, Mr. Mike G. Eman and will be presented during the Green Aruba Conference which will take place from 3 to 5 October 2012. This award is a recognition to Arubans who are currently studying or are involved in sustainable development. This is in line with the announcement made during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, where the Aruban Government and the Carbon War Room, the global entrepreneur initiative founded by Sir Richard Branson and a group of entrepreneurs, announced a partnership to transition the island to 100% renewable energy.