Deadline: 8 November 2016
Applications are open for the Ashden UK Award 2017, inviting oragnisations that deliver sustainable energy at the local level, and through this bring social, economic and environmental benefits, in across UK.
Priority Areas
The pioneering enterprises and programmes that are demonstrating achievement in any of the following areas are invited:
- Sustainable buildings: working on new low energy-use buildings or reducing energy use in existing buildings, including homes, commercial and public sectors.
- Energy innovation: innovative technologies, products or services for sustainable energy that are on the market, have the potential to scale up and result in significant CO2 savings, for example by reducing energy consumption or increasing renewable energy generation.
- Sustainable transport in towns and cities: innovative ways to reduce pollution in urban areas by making transport more sustainable, while providing social and economic benefits to local residents and businesses.
- Smart energy: products or services such as energy storage, demand response or making the grid ‘smarter’ that is reducing overall grid CO2 emissions or enabling increased integration of renewable energy into the grid.
Benefits
In 2017, programme will make up to four UK Awards, each of which comes with a prize of £10,000 and the other benefits listed below:
- Extensive local and national publicity, through the work of our specialist media team.
- Tailored help from our support team to take your work further: this can include professional mentoring, training and introductions to investment and other finance where appropriate.
- A broadcast quality video about your Award-winning work.
- Opportunities to present your work to large and influential audiences at the Ashden Awards Ceremony and other high-profile Ashden events.
- Introductions to influential policy makers and an opportunity to make your voice heard.
- Membership of the Ashden Alumni network of Ashden Award winners, who are all leading practitioners in local, sustainable energy.
- Kudos of winning a prestigious Ashden Award.
Eligibility Criteria
The following entities are eligible to apply:
- Businesses, which must have employees in the UK, and be providing their products or services in the UK, although the headquarters may be in another country.
- Social enterprises, both for-profit and not-for-profit, including community groups.
- Not-for-profit groups, such as charities, energy agencies or housing associations.
- Public sector organisations, including local authorities, higher education establishments, hospitals, fire services, police forces, etc.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must apply online via given website.
Eligible Country: UK
For more information, please visit Ashden UK Award.