List of Ashden Award winners
The following is a list of the winners of the Ashden Awards, grouped by year. Full details of their work can be found in the database on the Ashden Awards website.
Winners in 2014
| Category/technology |
Country/region |
Organisation |
Award-winning work |
| Finance |
UK |
Abundance Generation |
Crowdfunding powers a sustainable energy revolution |
| Energy efficiency |
UK |
Centre for Sustainable Energy |
Tackling fuel poverty and influencing policy |
| Sustainable travel |
UK |
Ecotricity |
Revving up demand for electric vehicles |
| Behaviour change |
UK |
Global Action Plan |
Putting patients first drives energy saving behaviour |
| Cooking stoves |
South Asia |
Greenway Appliances |
A customer-focused approach to meeting women’s energy needs |
| Buildings |
UK |
Hembuild (Formerly known as Hemcrete Projects) |
Bringing zero-carbon buildings one step closer |
| Buildings |
South Asia |
Infosys |
Leading the way in tackling India’s energy challenges |
| Solar photovoltaics |
East Africa |
Off Grid Electric |
Mobile money powers solar expansion in rural East Africa |
| Community energy |
UK |
OVESCO |
Community energy evangelists spread the word |
| Water pumping |
Rest of Asia |
Proximity Designs |
Energising agriculture to transform rural lives |
| Education |
UK |
Sir George Monoux College |
Sixth-form students on a mission to go green |
| Education |
UK |
St Faith's School |
Keeping the faith and committing to cutting carbon |
| Other biomass |
Rest of Asia |
Sustainable Green Fuel Enterprise |
Coconut shells and other waste make clean-burning briquettes |
| Sustainable travel |
Rest of Europe |
Tisséo-SMTC |
Weaving together sustainable journeys in Toulouse |
|
Winners in 2013
| Category/technology |
Country/region |
Organisation |
Award-winning work |
| Solar photovoltaics |
UK and Africa |
Azuri Technologies |
Pay-as-you-go solar power for homes |
| Wind power |
Cape Verde |
Cabeólica |
Leading the way in wind-powered energy security |
| Cooking stoves |
Haiti |
D&E Green Enterprises |
Quick-cooking stoves that help protect Haiti’s forests |
| Sustainable travel |
Belgium |
De Lijn |
Improved heating system on trams cuts energy bills |
| Education |
Derry, Northern Ireland |
Hollybush Primary School |
Can-do attitude reaps multiple benefits |
| Cooking stoves |
Africa and global |
Impact Carbon |
Catalysing the growth of the stove market |
| Buildings |
High Wycombe, UK |
Monodraught Ltd |
Innovative ventilation and cooling system |
| Energy efficiency |
Newcastle, UK |
National Energy Action |
Training the foot soldiers of the green energy revolution |
| Solar photovoltaics |
Africa |
SolarAid |
Creative distribution brings solar lights to East Africa’s rural poor |
| Education |
Hampshire, UK |
South Farnborough Infant School |
From LESS CO2 learner to Ashden winner |
| Buildings |
UK |
Sustainable Energy Academy and United House |
Insulating hard-to-treat homes |
| Sustainable travel |
UK |
Sustrans |
Bringing cycling to the heart of our communities |
| Multiple technologies |
Cornwall, UK |
Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network |
Creating an energy-smart town |
| Cooking stoves |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
WWF-DRC |
Clean cookstoves to help protect forests |
|
Winners in 2012
Winners in 2011
Winners in 2010
| Category/technology |
Country/region |
Organisation |
Award-winning work |
| Hydro |
Brazil |
CRELUZ |
Micro-hydro makes the grid reliable |
| Solar photovoltaics |
India |
d.light |
Solar lanterns lighting up the world |
| Multiple technologies |
Scotland |
Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust |
Islanders doing it for themselves |
| Biogas |
Vietnam |
MARD/SNV |
Biogas for smallholders in Vietnam |
| Buildings |
Manchester, UK |
Northwards Housing |
Life gets cosy in Manchester’s draughty homes |
| Education |
Devon, UK |
Okehampton College |
Living and learning sustainable energy |
| Solar photovoltaics |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Rural Energy Foundation (now called SolarNow) |
Villages lit up by solar |
| Biogas |
Kenya |
Sky Link Innovators |
Biogas for homes and institutions |
| Education |
Cornwall, UK |
St Columb Minor School |
Fun and games saving energy at school |
| Other biomass |
Suffolk, UK |
Suffolk County Council |
Local woodfuel for schools |
| Solar photovoltaics |
Nicaragua |
TECNOSOL |
Power from the sun |
| Solar thermal |
Belfast, UK |
Willis Renewable Energy Systems |
Making it easier to retrofit solar water heating |
|
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 |
Winners in 2008
| Category/technology |
Country/region |
Organisation |
Award-winning work |
| Outstanding achievement |
Bangladesh |
Grameen Shakti |
Rapidly growing solar installer provides clean cooking as well |
| Efficient stoves |
India |
TIDE |
Wood-saving stoves for small businesses in South India |
| Solar PV |
China |
Renewable Energy Development Project (REDP) |
Bringing affordable, high-quality solar lighting to rural China |
| Efficient stoves |
Tanzania |
Kisangani Smith Group |
Blacksmiths develop wood-saving stoves |
| Efficient stoves |
Ethiopia |
Gaia Association |
Clean, safe ethanol stoves for refugee homes |
| Solar thermal |
Uganda |
Fruits of the Nile |
Solar drying business links rural farmers with export markets |
| Small hydro |
Brazil |
CRERAL |
Cooperative uses mini hydro to increase electricity supply on local grid |
| Solar PV |
India |
Aryavart Gramin bank |
Bank helps customers to buy solar home light systems {SHLS} |
| Charity |
UK |
Global Action Plan |
Bringing energy efficiency to the workplace and beyond |
| Charity |
UK |
The Energy Agency, Ayrshire |
Using a community wind fund to improve energy efficiency of homes |
| Energy business |
UK |
Kensa |
Design and manufacture of heat pumps for easy installation |
| Energy business |
UK |
Dulas |
Diverse renewable energy services from employee-owned business |
| Local Authority |
UK |
Leeds City Council |
Continually improving efficiency in a large housing stock |
| Local Authority |
UK |
Arun District Council |
District council brings energy efficiency throughout its operations |
| Schools |
UK |
Ringmer Community College |
Secondary pupil-led commitment to managing energy |
| Schools |
UK |
Sandhills Primary School |
throughout culture and curriculum of a primary school |
Winners in 2007
| Category |
Country/region |
Organisation |
Award-winning work |
| Outstanding achievement |
India |
SELCO |
Making solar energy affordable yet commercially viable |
| Enterprise |
China |
Daxu Ltd |
New stove designed to burn crop waste transforms the lives of rural users |
| Enterprise |
Nepal |
Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal |
Upgraded water mills benefit millers and villagers in the Himalayas |
| Food Security |
India |
BIOTECH |
Innovative scheme turns food waste into gas for cooking and electricity |
| Food Security |
India |
SKG Sangha |
Innovation in use of biogas slurry allows rural women to make a profit |
| African Award |
Tanzania |
Zara Solar Ltd |
Solar energy made affordable to the rural poor |
| African Award |
Ghana |
Deng Ltd |
Solar entrepreneurs bring electricity to rural communities |
| Light and Power |
Lao PDR |
Sunlabob |
Solar power electrifies rural villages at a price people can afford |
| Light and Power |
Peru |
Practical Action |
The power of water electrifies remote Andean village |
| Education and Welfare |
Bangladesh |
Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha |
Solar powered boats bring education and sustainable energy supplies to some of Bangladesh's poorest
communities |
| Education and Welfare |
Philippines |
AID Foundation |
New improved ram pump technology brings running water to hillside villages |
| Renewable Energy |
UK |
Wood Energy Ltd |
Expanding the supply of high quality wood-fuel boilers throughout the UK |
| Renewable Energy |
UK |
Nottinghamshire County Council |
Using wood for heating in schools |
| Energy efficiency |
UK |
Cumbria Energy Efficiency Advice Centre |
Improving the efficiency of housing in Cumbria |
| Energy efficiency |
UK |
ENWORKS |
North West businesses make carbon saving pay |
| Energy Business |
UK |
Ecotricity |
Local renewable electricity from large wind turbines |
| Energy Business |
UK |
Solarcentury |
Innovative design brings solar power to more rooftops |
| Schools |
UK |
Woodheys Primary School |
Whole-school commitment to practical energy saving |
| Schools |
UK |
Seaton Primary School |
Inspiring pupils and supplying sustainable energy with wind and solar systems |
Winners in 2006
| Category |
Country/region |
Organisation |
Award-winning work |
| Food |
India |
VK-Nardep |
Adding value to the residue from biogas plants |
| Food |
India |
Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI) |
Compact digester for producing biogas from food waste |
| Food |
Cambodia |
Groupe Energies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités(GERES) |
Commercialisation of efficient charcoal stoves in Cambodia |
| Enterprise |
India |
International Development Enterprises, India (IDEI) |
Treadle pumps for improved agricultural productivity |
| Light |
Bangladesh |
Rahimafrooz Batteries Ltd |
Local production of components for solar home systems |
| Light |
Bangladesh |
Grameen Shakti |
Promotion and microfinance of solar home systems for rural households in Bangladesh |
| Light |
Sri Lanka |
SEEDS |
Micro-finance provides solar lighting to homes in rural Sri Lanka |
| Health and Welfare |
China |
Shaanxi Mothers |
Fuel, compost and sanitation from biogas in rural China |
| Health and Welfare |
Mexico |
Grupo Interdisciplinario de Tecnología Rural Apropiada (GIRA) |
Clean and efficient cookstoves bringing health benefits in rural Mexico |
| Special Africa Award |
Tanzania |
Mwanza Rural Housing Programme (MRHP) |
Using agricultural residues to fire high-quality bricks for low-cost housing |
| Special Africa Award |
Southern Africa |
Aprovecho Research Centre |
Commercialisation of Rocket Stoves for institutional cooking in Southern Africa |
| Renewable Electricity |
UK |
Good Energy |
Home Generation: rewarding local renewable electricity generators |
| Renewable Electricity |
UK |
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council (MBC) |
Solar villages in Huddersfield |
| Renewable Heat |
UK |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (MBC) |
District heating from local tree waste |
| Renewable Heat |
UK |
BioRegional Development Group |
'TreeStations': establishing a local supply of wood-chip from waste |
| Energy efficiency |
UK |
Gloucestershire Warm and Well |
Widespread improvements in energy efficiency and comfort |
| Energy efficiency |
UK |
Energy Audit Company (EAC) |
Cavity wall insulation for all |
| Schools |
UK |
Eastchurch Primary School |
Good energy housekeeping |
| Schools |
UK |
Cassop Primary School |
Sustainable energy in schools |
Winners in 2005
| Category |
Country/region |
Organisation |
Award-winning work |
| Health and Welfare |
Nepal |
Biogas Sector Partnership |
Domestic biogas for cooking and sanitation |
| Health and Welfare |
Nigeria |
KXN Nigeria Ltd |
PV-powered vaccine refrigeration for remote villages in north-east Nigeria |
| Health and Welfare |
Honduras |
Trees, Water & People / AHDESA |
Fuel-efficient stoves for rural and urban households |
| Food |
India |
Nishant Bioenergy Consultancy Limited (www.nishantbioenergy.com) |
School cookstoves running on crop waste in North India |
| Enterprise |
Bangladesh |
Prokaushali Sangsad Limited (PSL) |
Solar co-operative for Bangladeshi women |
| Enterprise |
Rwanda |
Kigali Institute of Science, Technology and Management (KIST) |
Biogas plants providing sanitation and cooking fuel in Rwanda |
| Enterprise |
India |
SELCO India |
Making a business from solar home systems |
| Light |
India |
Noble Energy Solar Technologies (NEST) Ltd |
Affordable solar lanterns to replace kerosene lamps |
| Light |
Philippines |
Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement (SITMO) |
Micro-hydro power for villages in the historic rice terraces of the Philippines |
| Energy Champions |
UK |
ALIEnergy |
Bringing sustainable energy to remote communities on the west coast of Scotland |
| Energy Champions |
UK |
Centre for Sustainable Energy |
Advancing sustainable energy policy and practice for over 25 years |
| Energy Efficiency |
UK |
Community Energy Plus |
'Home Health': bringing energy efficiency to communities in deprived areas of Cornwall |
| Energy Efficiency |
UK |
Second Nature |
Developing a high-quality insulation for buildings, made of sheep's wool |
| Renewable Electricity |
UK |
Renewable Devices Swift Turbines |
Building-mounted wind turbines |
| Renewable Electricity |
UK |
South Somerset Hydropower Group |
Electricity generation from historic water mills |
| Renewable Heat |
UK |
Thames Valley Bioenergy |
Establishing a woodfuel economy in the Thames valley |
Winners in 2004
| Category |
Country/region |
Organisation |
Award-winning work |
| Enterprise |
Pakistan |
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) |
Micro-hydro power for remote communities in the Hindu Kush, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan |
| Enterprise |
India |
Aurore |
Solar power for communities, farmers and market traders across India |
| Enterprise |
India |
IT Power (ITPI) Website : www.itpowergroup.com |
Upgrading of traditional watermills in the Himalayas to enable the growth of local sustainable
milling enterprises |
| Food |
Pakistan |
Escorts Foundation |
Fuel-efficient stoves for rural women in Pakistan |
| Food |
Guatemala |
HELPS International |
Fuel-efficient, safe wood-burning stoves for rural communities in Guatemala |
| Food |
India
Prakratik Society |
Biogas cooking stoves for villages on the fringes of the tiger reserve in Ranthambhore Park |
| Light |
Kenya |
Intermediate Technology Development Group Kenya (ITDG-EA) |
'Pico-hydro' power - bringing electricity to rural communities on the slopes of Mount Kenya |
| Renewable Electricity |
UK |
Miles and Gail Fursdon |
Micro-hydro power for a Dartmoor farm |
| Renewable Heat |
UK |
Rural Energy Trust (RET) |
Woodfuel heating systems for schools and public building |
Winners in 2003
| Category |
Country/region |
Organisation |
Award-winning work |
| Health and Welfare |
Peru |
Asociacion Madrilena de Ingenieria Sin Fronteras |
Hispanic American health link in the Upper Amazon |
| Health and Welfare |
India |
Barefoot College |
Solar energy to meet basic needs in the Himalayas |
| Food |
Eritrea |
Energy Research and Training Centre (ERTC) |
Fuel efficient stoves for baking injera bread |
| Food |
Nicaragua |
Prolena Nicaragua |
The Pro-Tortilla programme: modernisation of household tortilla businesses in Nicaragua with the 'Ecostove' |
| Enterprise |
India |
Madhya Pradesh Gramin Vikas Mandal |
Solar lamps for street hawkers |
| Enterprise |
India |
West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) |
Sagar Island - Solar Island |
| Energy Efficiency |
UK |
BioRegional Development Group |
Zed into the Mainstream |
| Renewable Electricity |
UK |
Cwmni Gwynt Teg cooperative |
Ail Wynt project, Moel Maelogan Wind Farm |
| Renewable Electricity |
UK |
Sustainable Energy Action Ltd |
Solar for London |
Winners in 2002
| Category |
Country/region |
Organisation |
Award-winning work |
| Health and Welfare |
Tanzania |
Adventures in Health, Education and Agricultural Development
(AHEAD) |
A water testing and solar pasteurisation project for rural communities in Tanzani |
| Health and Welfare |
Zambia |
African College for Community Based Natural Resource Management |
Solar powered electric fencing for securing livelihoods and conserving wildlife resource |
| Food |
India |
Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI) |
Converting sugar cane trash into domestic fuel |
| Food |
Kenya |
Solar Cookers International |
Expansion of solar cooking programme at Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya |
Winners in 2001
| Category |
Country/region |
Organisation |
Award-winning work |
| Food |
Nigeria |
Centre for Household Energy and the Environment (CEHEEN) |
Improved cooking stoves for poor families in rural and semi-rural areas of Nigeria |
| Food |
Rwanda |
Kigali Institute of Science, Technology and Management (KIST) |
Popularisation of the 'KIST' improved bread oven, Rwanda |
| Health and Welfare |
Honduras |
Enersol Associates, Inc. |
Clean water for health: using solar electricity to deliver clean water in rural Honduras |
| Education |
Kenya |
Renewable Energy Technology Assistance Programme (RETAP) |
Integrating energy conservation and fuelwood production in schools to help conserve the forests of Mount Kenya |
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