PH Student Wins Int'l Prize for Invention Using Crop Waste

Carvey Ehren Maigue

Carvey Ehren Maigue

Carvey Ehren Maigue, 27, got the first-ever sustainability prize given by The James Dyson Award for his invention made of discarded fruits and vegetables that absorbs stray ultraviolet rays from the sun and turns them into renewable energy. Mapua said Maigue's invention won against nearly 1,800 entries from all over the world (See CNN Philippines for story).