Dyson Awards honour healthcare and sustainability tech

MarinaTex bioplastic wins 2019 international Dyson prize

This year marks the first occasion that a Sustainability Award has been included alongside the established International Award, with both winners receiving £30,000 to further develop their products.

The inaugural prize for green tech was won by 27-year-old Carvey Ehren Maigue from the Philippines. His AuREUS System Technology is a UV-harvesting material made from fruit and vegetable waste, which could be integrated into building facades or even clothing to harness solar energy. Carvey first entered his invention for the Dyson prize back in 2018 without success but has now refined it into award-winning technology.

“Winning the James Dyson Award is both a beginning and an end,” said Carvey. “It marked the end of years of doubting whether my idea would find global relevance. It marks the beginning of the journey of finally bringing AuREUS to the world. I want to create a better form of renewable energy that uses the world’s natural resources, is close to people's lives, forging achievable paths and rallying towards a sustainable and regenerative future.”