The Disa Chair for Young Entrepreneurs at the ULL awards the most highly rated proposals of “Solutions for La Palma”

The DISA Foundation Chair for Young Entrepreneurs The University of La Laguna has awarded the prizes for the "Solutions for La Palma" project to the proposals submitted within the initiative that were best valued by a technical committee, made up of teachers and professionals with expertise in the field of entrepreneurship, who considered the social impact of the project, its technical and economic viability and its degree of innovation.

This call for proposals was supported by the Association of Former Students and Friends of the University of La Laguna (Alumni ULL), the airline Binter and the financial institution Cajasiete, each of which contributed a gift certificate worth 500 euros to each of the three projects submitted to this program that sought to promote initiatives that would help the island's recovery.

The Project “Germinating from the cemetery of Las Manchas”The project, promoted by Miriam Almenara Ramos, received the gift certificate from the ULL Alumni Association. The problem it addresses is the disappearance of the "Mancomunado" area of the Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles Cemetery (Las Manchas Cemetery), buried under lava from the volcano. The project proposes creating a commemorative garden on the site using eco-design techniques that take advantage of the area's bioclimatic conditions.

The second award-winning initiative, “Geothermal energy as a source of lighting”The project, promoted by Añaterve Oval, was awarded a grant by Binter. It proposes to illuminate the new road currently under construction in the Aridane Valley, which runs over the lava flow formed by the recent eruption, using geothermal technology that harnesses the heat present in the surface layers of the ground. This intervention could supply energy to both the road lighting and other strategic points along the roadway.

Finally, "“Using shipping containers as portable offices”The initiative, by Laura Arteaga Medina, Rubén Abrante Delgado, and Salvador Domínguez Durante, was awarded a prize by Cajasiete. Following the eruption, the management and coordination process for the reconstruction of the affected area began, with numerous companies involved in the work relocating to the island. These companies require office space, and currently, there are no facilities on the island to meet the anticipated demand. Therefore, the proposal is to provide a fully equipped mobile office service using repurposed shipping containers.