Winners in 2009
Category/technology | Country/region | Organisation | Award-winning work |
---|---|---|---|
Outstanding achievement | India | IDE India | Treadle-pump for irrigation |
Energy Champion | USA/China | Aprovecho | Mass production of efficient wood stoves |
Solar PV | Nicaragua | ECAMI | Renewable energy in rural communities |
Solar greenhouses | India | GERES | Improved greenhouses grow food in Himalayan winter |
Biomass briquettes | Uganda | Kampala Jellitone Suppliers | Biomass briquettes made from crop waste |
Biomass gasification | India | Saran Renewable Energy | Biomass gasification to power local electricity grids |
Solar PV | Ethiopia | Solar Energy Foundation | Solar PV for villages |
Charity | UK | Sustainable Energy Academy | 60% carbon emission cuts for existing homes |
Charity | UK | Marches Energy Agency | Low Carbon Communities |
Energy business | UK | Geothermal International | Heat pump installation in large commercial buildings |
Energy business | UK | Archetype | Sustainable Architecture |
Local Authority | UK | Kirklees Council | Free home insulation |
Local Authority | UK | Devon County Council | Renewable Energy 4 Devon |
Schools | UK | Ashley Primary School | Large carbon cuts using targets at school and home |
Schools | UK | Currie Community High School | Carbon saving as part of school life |
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