DRIFT wins the Monaco Prize for Innovation in Renewable Hydrogen and Transportation
H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco presents the Monaco Prize to DRIFT founder Ben Medland.
DRIFT Energy has won the Monaco Prize for Innovation in Renewable Hydrogen and Transportation. The prestigious award was presented to founder, Ben Medland, by H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco at a packed awards ceremony on 3 December 2024 during the third edition of the Monaco Hydrogen Forum.
DRIFT was chosen as one of eight finalists following an initial selection round by Advisory Members of the Monaco Hydrogen Alliance (MHA) and representatives from relevant expert, founding and strategic partners. Finalists went on to pitch in front of the Monaco Hydrogen Alliance Select Committee of Judges and an esteemed audience of policymakers, industry leaders and investors at the Monaco Hydrogen Forum, showcasing the potential of their innovations to contribute to the advancement of hydrogen ecosystems.
Ben pitched DRIFT’s new class of uniquely mobile renewable energy - high performance, state-of-the-art sailing ships that harness deep ocean wind to produce green hydrogen at sea and deliver it globally, using a unique, AI-enabled routing algorithm that enables the vessels to find and stay in optimum weather conditions. Find our more about the technology here.
Now in its third year, the Monaco Prize for Innovation in Renewable Hydrogen and Transportation is an international challenge designed to accelerate technological innovation in the field of renewable hydrogen and mobility. Each year the Prize recognizes outstanding technological innovations in clean hydrogen applications, with one overall winner and three runners-up distinguished as Hydrogen Pioneers. The challenge aims to identify innovative and differentiated technologies that can have a demonstrable impact on the development of clean Hydrogen across the landscape of mobility and transportation.
Winners enter an accelerated process of connecting to the MHA’s network of startups, corporate, government and academic partners, as well as being featured across the Alliance’s media platforms and news channels.
