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Grant Ballard-Tremeer |
| 14 September 2007 |
Entry closing date: 13 November 2007. The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy are seeking entries from inspirational & innovative local sustainable energy projects from Asia, Africa and Latin America to compete for a share of a £160,000 prize. The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy are seeking entries from inspirational and innovative local sustainable energy projects from Asia, Africa and Latin America to compete for a share of £160,000 in prize money.
The Ashden Awards are interested in initiatives that have radically improved the lives of local communities and can demonstrate significant environmental benefits through the use of renewable energy and/or energy saving measures.
Past winners have used various technologies to deliver a number of benefits to local communities and achieve carbon savings, including fuel - efficient stoves, micro-hydro plants, biogas plants, solar energy systems and water pumps.
They will reward existing achievements and provide funding for future expansion. Award-winning schemes must have been consistently successful for at least one year with plans for further expansion. Schemes must also be highly replicable to ensure maximum impact in the battle against climate change.
Award winners are promoted in the media and to practitioners and experts in the field as leading examples of sustainable energy in action at the local level.
The Awards will be presented at a VIP ceremony in London in June 2008. Former US President Al Gore, who presented the prizes in 2007, commented: “No-one can attend an event like the Ashden Awards and fail to be inspired. What impresses me most about these projects is they truly are becoming the change that’s needed in the world. These awards tell us how to illuminate the path to a sustainable future together. I hope that we can make it quickly.”
For further information and for a downloadable application form (available from the end of September 2007) please visit www.ashdenawards.org or contact: Jane Howarth tel. + 44 20 7410 7023 email: info@...
To view short films of all 2007 winning projects
http://www.ashdenawards.org/videos_2007_wmv
For information on the 2007 International winners
http://www.ashdenawards.org/finalists_2007
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