Recognising Excellence in Energy Conservation and Efficiency
Key dates for your diary for The National Energy Efficiency Awards 2009:
- Awards launched and open for entries - TBC
- Closing date for entries - TBC
- Short-listing committee meets - TBC
- Judging panel meets to select finalists - October 2009
- Awards ceremony where the winners will be announced - December 2009
- Awards Magazine - December 2009 (within 1 week of the Awards)
Woodcraft Folk Scoop Top Energy Efficiency Award for 2008
Woodcraft Folk were crowned National Champion of UK CEED's National Energy Efficiency Awards 2008. The awards sponsored, by EDF Energy, culminated in a prestigious Awards ceremony held on 2nd December 2008 at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. The ceremony showcased the innovative energy efficiency work of 43 shortlisted projects across the Award's 10 categories.
The Woodcraft Folk won a hat-trick of awards on the night. As well as the National Champion award, they also won the Education and Awareness Raising category, whilst their nomination George Brooke took the new Young Carbon Champion award. The judges praised the organisation for "a truly wonderful example of young people taking the environmental lead - a very inspiring and a very worthy overall winner".
In her keynote address at the ceremony, Minister Joan Ruddock MP congratulated the finalists for being at the forefront of efforts to address climate change. She also praised them for demonstrating innovative and diverse ways to demonstrate the business and organisational benefits arising from greater energy efficiency.
The Awards, sponsored by EDF Energy, with category sponsorship from Dyson Airblade and the Independent newspaper as media partner, received 180 high quality entries illustrating a broad range of good energy efficiency practice by public, voluntary and private sector organisations.
Click here to see a list of the winners, highly commended and finalists.
New DECC Minister Presents National Energy Efficiency Awards
Joan Ruddock MP, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the new Department of Energy and Climate Change, made the keynote address at UK CEED's 2008 National Energy Efficiency Awards Gala Dinner.
The Minister has responsibility for leading government action on delivering a low carbon economy and ensuring secure and affordable energy supply – with a focus on energy consumers.
The Minister praised the Awards for highlighting the excellent energy efficiency initiatives being taken forward by individuals and organisations. She went on to congratulate all of the finalists for their important contribution to addressing the challenges of climate change.
About the 2008 Awards
Climate change is a challenge that is facing us all in our personal and professional lives. Reducing our use of energy and other resources is key to addressing this challenge.
The National Energy Efficiency Awards celebrate the achievements of individuals and their organisations in significantly reducing energy use and thereby helping to combat climate change.
The Awards showcase the successful implementation of innovative, cost effective and transferable energy efficiency measures across a range of categories. They cover the full range of energy users, including large and small companies, the public sector, schools, community groups and individuals.
The National Energy Efficiency Awards were conceived and launched by UK CEED three years ago and have been sponsored each year by EDF Energy. This year a record 170 entries were received covering an exceptional breadth of projects ranging from voluntary and community groups through to FTSE 100 companies.
After a challenging judging process, the entries have been whittled down to 42 finalists. The winners are to be announced at a prestigious awards dinner attended by 190 invited guests at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on 2nd December. Details of the winners will appear in a special supplement being published in the Independent newspaper on 8th December.