Day: May 1, 2025

A book about a renowned Singapore artist at the age of 100 has won the inaugural Dr Alan HJ Chan ‘Spirit of Singapore’ Book Prize 2023. Titled Soul of Ink: Lim Tze Peng at 100, the book by TV producer and writer Woon Tai Ho won the top prize of $30,000, Singapore’s richest literary award. The book also won the best debut prize and the best non-fiction prize.

The prize was awarded at a gala ceremony at state-owned Mediacorp campus in Singapore on Tuesday, with the winners showcasing their solutions in front of hundreds of guests. Prince William, who founded the prize in 2020 to tackle climate change, said that the 15 finalists showed that “hope does remain” as they fought to save our planet. He added that he was “inspired by the passion and dedication of all the winners”.

Some of the winning companies include an Indian maker of solar-powered dryers, a soil carbon marketplace, groups that restore Andean forests and deter illegal fishing and others. Other companies that have won the Earthshot Prize include GRST, an electric car battery company and S4S Technologies, which is developing a solar-powered drone that can fly into high-rise buildings to inspect roofs for damage.

Winners are given a grant of up to $10 million from the Prince Charles Climate Initiative and will be able to use the money for scalable projects that are ready for market. The winner of the grand prize will receive an additional $1 million to help fund his or her ideas. The other finalists will receive grants of up to $5 million each.

In addition to the prizes, the winners of the Singapore Prize will also be offered mentorship from leading experts in their fields. The mentees will be matched to the right mentors depending on their areas of expertise and needs. This will enable the mentees to accelerate their business and impact. The winners of the Singapore Prize will be able to benefit from the mentorship and network that will help them take their businesses to the next level.

The ten finalists will also get the chance to pitch their ideas to leading investors and entrepreneurs at the TEP Investor Summit in December. During this event, the finalists will meet with potential partners who can invest in and scale their environmental solutions. The Investor Summit is expected to bring together over 50 global leaders from the private sector and government.