Ben Medland, CEO of DRIFT Energy, spent a week in Antigua and Barbuda at the end of May 2024, taking part in the United Nations’ 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4).
DRIFT Energy is committed to driving the transition to clean energy worldwide by deploying a fleet of high-performance sailing vessels that harness wind, wave and solar energy to produce green hydrogen at sea and deliver it globally. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, the company is working to develop renewable energy partnership projects that will benefit coastal and island communities around the world.
Ben was honoured to address the UN and leaders from the private sector at the SIDS4 Private Sector Roundtable (a special event under the auspices of SIDS4), where he had the opportunity to tell the story behind DRIFT’s planet-scale, renewable energy technology and its potential advantages for island nations.
“Listening to island nation challenges across economic, sustainability, transport and ocean topics, one notable comment from an island nation that stuck with me was about the financial impact of a category five hurricane and how it can set them back two years in terms of economic productivity. Other island nations talked of the real challenges of limited space and knock-on effects of carbon treaties to supply chain costs.” Ben Medland, CEO, DRIFT Energy
Ben also attended the SIDS Global Business Network Forum, where he met numerous private sector and NGO stakeholders to discuss ways in which DRIFT can accelerate its mission and add value to the scientific, academic and non-profit sectors.
