City: | Hannover (Germany in general) |
Challenge Title: | INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARD (IEEA) 2020 |
Challenge Owner: | EuPD Research Sustainable Management GmbH |
Challenge Website: | https://www.hannovermesse.de/en/side-events/awards/industrial-energy-efficiency-award |
Challenge Award: | This year, seven prizes will be awarded; three in the segment industry, another three for energy providers, as well as a special prize for start-ups. |
Other Awards: | – |
Theme / Sector: | In 2020, the awards will be presented in the two categories/sectors “industry” and “energy providers“. |
Challenge Blurb: | The overarching goal of IEEA is to draw attention to the topic of energy efficiency. The IEEA aims to make clear that effective energy usage in businesses is an essential key to environmentally compatible economizing in the future. The companies’ outstanding commitment to investing in and applying energy-efficient solutions is to be recognized on the platform of the world’s largest industrial fair. This also serves to motivate other companies to show their own commitment in the field of energy efficiency. |
Challenge Description: | Today more than ever, electricity prices are a key location factor for industrial, as well as mid-tier companies. The introduction of energy efficient solutions in production processes has long been an ecologically based decision but is also characterized by economic advantages as a competitive factor. The newly developed Industrial Energy Efficiency Award was designed to identify and award exceptional processes and their applications in the industry with regards to energy efficiency. The award has the goal of identifying and awarding prizes to outstanding industrial processes and applications based on their energy efficiency. Target groups of the award are manufacturers with energy efficient solutions in production processes, as well as entities utilizing or operating with energy efficient solutions. |
Open for Submissions: | Yes |
Deadline for Submissions: | Applications close on January 31, 2020 |
Finalist Announcement: | As of February 10, 2020, the finalists of the IEEA 2020 will be informed and invited to the award ceremony. |
Winner Announcement: | After the announcement of the finalists, the application documents will be presented to the jury. Until March 3, 2020, the jury will evaluate the applicants according to a point scale within a catalogue of criteria. Based on the jury assessment, the winners of the IEEA 2020 will be determined. |
Who Can Apply: | Target groups of the IEEA’s new award are manufacturers of solutions for energy efficiency, users/operators of energy efficient solutions (i.e. in operational processes) and start-ups in the field of development and manufacturing of energy efficiency solutions. There is no restriction regarding the company size of the candidates. Therefore, submissions from SMEs to the large corporations are welcome. |
Registration Details: | The online registration and application form can be found here: https://www.hannovermesse.de/files/files/001/media/downloads/supporting-program/industrial-energy-efficiency-award/application-ieea.pdf |