- The sun21 crew at the press conference after their arrival in New York (Beat von Scarpatetti, David Senn, Michel Thonney, Martin Vosseler, Mark Wüst, from the left)
- Arrival in New York City
- The mayor of Miami, Manuel A. Diaz, presents the crew the Keys to the City of Miami.
- Arrival at Martinique.
- The sun21 heading to Martinique.
- On the way to the Canary Islands.
- Due to a storm the sun21 sought refuge in the harbour of Casablanca (Morocco).
8 May 2007, New York: "sun21's" arrival and World Clean Energy Awards
The solar catamaran "sun21" will be solemnly received in New York City on 8 May 2007. At the same occasion, the 2007 winners of the World Clean Energy Award will be announced. World Clean Energy Awards was developed by the Swiss-based Transatlantic21 Association to honor mainstream applications of Clean Energy in seven categories:
- construction (new, urban development, rehabilitation)
- transport and mobility
- product (agriculture, mining, industry, utilities)
- services, trade and marketing
- finance and investment
- policy and lawmaking
- NGOs and initiatives
The program will set new standards for applying clean energy solutions and alternatives, moving from experimental and scientific to integrated, broad use of these technologies.
Potential award winners will be nominated by the following institutions:
- BASE / UNEP Collaborating Centre for Sustainable Energy Finance
- Development Alternatives, New Delhi, India
- ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Toronto, Canada
- Novatlantis, ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zürich, Switzerland
- Rocky Mountains Institute (RMI), Snowmass, Colorado, USA
- South-South-North International, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
- Sun21, Basel, Switzerland
- Worldwatch Institute, Washington D.C., USA
On 8 May 2007, the 2007 jury will convene in New York to select the winners from the nominees identified by the nominating institutions. The jury is comprised of distinguished leaders and experts in various areas of scientific and societal study related to energy efficiency and sustainability.