Clementine Chambon is a chemical engineer at Imperial College London, who works on energy solutions for energy-deprived countries. She is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Oorja Development Solutions, a social enterprise that focused on providing clean energy access to off-grid communities in rural India.
Clementine Chambon | |
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| Alma mater | University of Cambridge Imperial College London |
| Occupation | Chemical engineer |
| Employer | Imperial College London |
| Known for | Clean energy solutions Off-grid power |
Education edit
Chambon completed her Masters in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge in 2014.[1] During her degree, she was an intern at Mars Petcare in Verden, Northern Germany.[2] She was awarded a graduate prize from the Salters' Institute of Industrial Chemistry.[1] Subsequently, Chambon completed her PhD in lignocellulosic biofuels in 2017, funded by an Imperial College President's PhD Scholarship and the Grantham Institute for Climate Change.
Research edit
Chambon received an Echoing Green Climate Fellowship with a grant of $90,000 in 2015.[3] She has a technical experience with biomass gasification systems and deployment of viable emerging decentralised energy solutions.[4] In 2017, she won the Institution of Chemical Engineers Young Researcher Award.[5][6] She is an EPSRC doctoral prize fellow at Imperial College London working on biomass gasification and its application for rural electrification.[7]
Oorja Development Solutions edit
Chambon is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Oorja.[8][7] She says that she came up with Oorja during Climate-KIC Journey, a summer school that teaches climate entrepreneurship, in August 2014.[9] Oorja provides clean energy and biochar to rural off-grid communities in India.[10][11][12] Chambon is responsible for the design and building of Oorja's easily operable mini-power plants, which transform agricultural waste into affordable electricity and can be run by local people.[11] Oorja's mission is to impact one million people by 2025.[11] They subsidise electricity for low-income households, women-led households, schools, health centres and off-grid street lights.[13]
In 2016, Chambon was included Forbes' 30 Under 30 List for top Social Entrepreneurs.[14] She was also listed in MIT Technology Review's list of French innovators under 35 years old.[15][16] In 2017, Oorja used electrified 100 homes in Uttar Pradesh's Sarvantara Village, providing energy for 1,00 people.[17][18]
References edit
- ^ a b kla29@cam.ac.uk (29 January 2014). "Salters' prize for Clementine Chambon — Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology". www.ceb.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "CEBFocus" (PDF). Chemical Engineering and Biology, University of Cambridge. 2013. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "Clementine Chambon | Changemakers". www.changemakers.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "Oorja makes electricity affordable through biomass and solar power in rural India". SOCIAL ENABLERS. 2016-08-24. Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "Winners". www.icheme.org. Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ IChemE. "Solar-powered water purification wins top IChemE Award". www.thechemicalengineer.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ a b "Home - Dr. Clementine Chambon". www.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ WISE. "Inspiration | Clementine Chambon". www.wisecampaign.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "First person - Rural empowerment - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "Universities should lead the fight for gender equality in business". Times Higher Education (THE). 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ a b c "Clementine Chambon | Echoing Green". www.echoinggreen.org. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "Clementine Chambon". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "Businesses That Change Society: OOrja". The Global Entrepreneur's Blog. 2016-08-03. Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ Tindera, Michela. "Clementine Chambon, 23 - pg.5". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "Le MIT récompense 10 jeunes innovateurs français". start.lesechos.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "Clémentine Chambon, la fée électricité". The Good Life (in French). 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "UK Student Clementine Chambon Uses Solar Power To Light Up Indian Village". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "UK student Clementine Chambon lights up Sarvantara village in Uttar Pradesh with solar power". The Financial Express. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-01-30.