The award program seeks to hear from inspirational, innovative local clean energy programmes from across Africa, Asia (including China), Central and South America and the Caribbean that are reducing carbon emissions and providing significant social and economic benefits to their communities. The UK-based Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy are seeking entries for the 2012 awards. The organizers want to hear from organizations in the developing world and the UK that are increasing use of sustainable energy, reducing carbon emissions and/or changing behavior to significantly cut energy use.
Value of the International Award
The entry is free, and up to six winners would receive £20,000 each in prize money for programme development, with one winner receiving a gold award of £40,000. The awards will be presented at a VIP ceremony in London in May 2012.
The Ashden Awards are unique -as well as substantial cash prizes, winners will receive a platform to promote their work through video, events and media coverage and provide tailored support packages to enable scale up and project expansion. Award winners gain access to potential investors, funders, policy-makers and other relevant networks.
This year Ashden is particularly interested in organizations delivering end user or carbon finance; manufacturers of new products providing renewable electricity or clean cooking for low-income customers.
Eligibility
Businesses, not-for-profits, NGOs and social enterprises are all eligible to apply.
In 2012, the organizers are particularly seeking applications from:
- Organisations delivering end user or carbon finance that benefit the poor.
- Manufacturers of new products providing renewable electricity or clean cooking for low income customers:
- Off-grid and grid-connected renewable electricity schemes bringing significant local benefits.
- The production of renewable fuel for heat or electricity generation.
- Sustainable energy schemes or enterprises that demonstrably reduce deforestation through their work.
Toyola Energy Ghana Limited won a prize in 2011 for its efficient charcoal stoves.
The company developed an innovative business model of ordinary stoves of which has succeeded in selling 154,000 efficient and affordable charcoal stoves to low-income families, 75 per cent of whom buy the stoves on credit and use savings on charcoal to pay cash back.
The stoves save about 26,000tonnes of charcoal a year, and around 150,000 tonnes a year of CO2.
Toyola plans to open more centres in Benin, Sierra Leone and Nigeria in the next two years, stepping up sales to a further 140,000 stoves by 2013.
Application Deadline
Closing date for international applications: 18th October 2011
2012 International Ashden Awards registration
If your organisation is a champion of local, sustainable energy, then apply for a 2012 International Ashden Award!
If your work meets the 2012 Awards criteria, then fill in your registration details on the website and submit.
If you want to discuss whether your work is eligible, or have questions about how to register and make an application, please contact the Awards administrator on +44 20 7410 7023 or internationalapps{at}ashdenawards.org
All online application forms that are received will be reviewed, and a shortlist invited to submit more detailed information and references.
For more details about the International Ashden Award, visit webpage
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