Antony English of Freedom Won on making green energy more accessible in South Africa

Published: Nov. 21, 2022, 7:13 a.m.

Antony English is the co-founder of Freedom Won – a company focused on pioneering the transition to renewable energy in Africa. In his role as a leader at the company, English is focused on steering Freedom Won towards its goals by promoting its impressive energy storage technologies. English has a Bachelor’s Degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cape Town, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Management, and Operations from the Gordon Institute of Business Science at the University of Pretoria. In this episode of Driving Sustainability, English discusses the highlights and challenges of Freedom Won’s 10-year journey since being founded in 2012. He discusses what it means that Freedom Won recently won the SANEA Shapeshifter award, as well as co-Founder Lizette Kriel winning the Women Entrepreneurship award, and explains how these accolades position Freedom Won as a leader in the local renewable industry.