Nobel Sustainability Trust Successfully Concludes 2025 Miami Summit

MIAMI, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nobel Sustainability Trust (NST) successfully hosted its 2025 Annual Summit in Miami on 5 December 2025, at the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort, bringing together global leaders, policymakers, scientists, innovators, and entrepreneurs to accelerate solutions for a sustainable future.

The summit opened with an elegant Gala Dinner moderated by renowned journalist Gloria Ordaz, featuring a welcome address by NST leadership and representatives of the Miami Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, followed by a special keynote remark by Ambassador Andrew Jackson Young and an honored VIP dignitary.

The official summit was moderated by global entrepreneur Jeff Hoffman, Chairman of the Global Entrepreneurship Network and co-founder of Priceline/Booking.com. Opening remarks were delivered by Peter Nobel, Chairman of the Nobel Sustainability Trust and remarks from Johan Rockström.

A highlight of the morning session was the Sustainability Award Ceremony, introduced by the NST Board of Directors. Ed Russo delivered a keynote speech on behalf of the President of the United States and received an official NST recognition. Additional keynote addresses were delivered by the 2025 Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability Medal awardees, H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiya and H.E. Dr. Yasmine Fouad, reinforcing global governmental commitment to sustainability.

The Academic Awards segment featured the presentation of the 2025 Sustainability Award themes by the Technical University of Munich, followed by high-level recognition for Leadership in Implementation, Outstanding Research in Biodiversity, and Intelligent & Sustainable Urban Solutions. The 2025 awardees were Prof. Manfred Curbach, Prof. Paul Hebert, and The Global Observatory for Healthy & Sustainable Cities.

In addition, NST proudly announced its official academic partnership with the University of Cambridge and its Frontier Technology Lab, marking Cambridge as a selected strategic academic partner for NST from 2026. The announcement was delivered by Simran Chana on behalf of the University of Cambridge and its Frontier Technology Lab. This new partnership will focus on frontier technologies, AI governance, sustainability innovation, and future global solutions.

In the midday program, AECOM and NST announced their strategic partnership and presented the first Smart & Sustainable City Certificate which was awarded to Lusail City, Doha.

The summit sessions explored future-shaping themes including AI & Smart Sustainable City Solutions and Biodiversity as Global Infrastructure. A keynote address on behalf of the President of Panama was delivered by H.E. the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama, followed by keynote interventions from Youssef Nassef, Head of the UNFCCC Adaptation Division, and Professor Graciela Chichilnisky. The program continued with two high-impact fireside chats on Climate Finance and The Next Era of Artificial Intelligence, reinforcing NST's mission to bridge policy, science, technology, and investment for real-world impact.

With planned future summits in Doha next year, the 2025 Miami Summit reaffirmed NST's growing role as a global platform for sustainability leadership, innovation, and international collaboration.

 

 

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Nobel Sustainability Trust Successfully Concludes 2025 Miami Summit

Nobel Sustainability Trust Successfully Concludes 2025 Miami Summit

NINGBO, China, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Risen Energy announced the signing of a 3 GWh energy storage system cooperation MOU with WEG, a leading Brazilian industrial giant. Pursuant to the MOU, Risen Energy will supply WEG with advanced utility-scale and commercial & industrial ESS from 2026 to 2028, supporting global energy structure optimization and the green, low-carbon transition.

Founded in 1961 and headquartered in Santa Catarina, Brazil, WEG is one of Latin America's largest electrical equipment manufacturers, with operations spanning over 140 countries worldwide. The company has deep expertise in renewable energy, industrial energy efficiency, and smart grid technologies. In recent years, WEG has actively expanded into energy storage and integrated energy services, aiming to deliver efficient, reliable, and sustainable energy infrastructure across global markets.

Risen Storage has been dedicated to the lithium battery industry for 20 years, integrating R&D, manufacturing, sales, and services. Its products include PCS, BMS, EMS, C&I, and Utility-Scale ESS. Notably, its Energy Storage Battery System was the first in China to achieve UL9540A certification in both the U.S. and China. Through the deep integration of 4S technology, Risen Storage has developed self-engineered BESS solutions for all applications. These solutions are applicable in renewable energy integration, peak shaving, frequency regulation, demand response, backup power, microgrids, and other applications. The company remains committed to transforming the energy landscape through technological innovation.

This strategic partnership not only marks a critical step forward for Risen Energy and WEG in building next-generation power systems but also represents a truly global collaboration. Risen Energy will supply ESS for WEG's projects across multiple regions—including South America, North America, Europe, Africa, and Australia—signaling an upgrade from regional cooperation to a comprehensive global strategic alignment. In fact, Risen Energy and WEG have a long-standing partnership in the photovoltaic sector. This expanded collaboration into energy storage underscores WEG's renewed confidence in Risen Energy's technical capabilities and global delivery track record.

From bringing stable electricity to remote villages in South America and lighting up thousands of households, to enabling energy transitions for industrial parks in North America; from supporting residential solar-plus-storage systems in Europe to empowering off-grid communities in Africa with green microgrids—Risen Energy's business now spans more than 90 countries and regions worldwide. Moving forward, Risen Energy will continue to partner with WEG and other global collaborators, leveraging its safe, reliable, and fully in-house developed solar-plus-storage technologies to deploy green energy solutions across diverse regions and applications—accelerating the global transition toward a more efficient, resilient, and sustainable energy system.

 

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