Sustainable Energy Europe Awards 2010 Competition Open

Thursday, 05 November 2009 11:41

The Annual Sustainable Energy Europe Awards, organized by the European Commission, are now open for submissions. Public authorities, private companies, European associations or NGOs are all invited to submit one or several ongoing projects in the fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, clean transport or bio fuels in the competition.

Awards are presented in 5 categories:

• Sustainable Energy Communities: Working together at a local, regional or national level, towards a genuine change in energy supply and energy use on the basis of a coherent plan, involving a range of public and private stakeholders.
• Market Transformation including Voluntary Commitments: Working to reduce market barriers and effect positive lasting change in the market for energy efficient goods, appliances and services, with the objectives of increasing their market share and informing the consumer of their advantages.
• Promotional, Communication and Educational Actions: Working to increase public awareness on a range of sustainable energy issues and products.
• Demonstration and Dissemination projects: Working to ensure effective implementation and dissemination of a range of technologies, in the major sectors: buildings, transport, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
• Cooperation Programmes: Working to transfer sustainable energy know-how to developing countries.

The deadline for submissions is 27 November 2009 and the winning projects will be handed the Award by the Commissioner for Energy at a prestigious Awards Ceremony which will be held in Brussels on the 23rd of March 2010 during the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2010.

Read more on the Sustainable Energy Europe campaign website.