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Longlist announced for 2015 sustainability awards
52 green energy organisations and programmes from 16 countries up for Ashden prizes
The organisations in the running for this year’s Ashden Awards are as follows.
UK:
Beat the Cold, Cherwell District Council/BioRegional, Climate Energy Homes, Demand Logic, Ellergreen Hydro, Enistic, The Green Valleys/TGV Hydro, London Borough of Islington, Low Carbon Hub, Manchester Art Gallery, Max Fordham, Moixa Technology, Open Energi, Severn Wye Energy Agency, Q-Bot.
Sustainable Travel:
BikeRight!, Les Bôites a Vélo, Loco2, Province of West Flanders, Mountain Wilderness, Reading Buses, Tapazz, University of Exeter, Visit Isle of Wight, Yomp.
International:
Access Energy, Bright Green Energy Foundation, BURN Manufacturing, BBOXX, Claro Energy, Greenlight Planet, Enertiva, Enzen Global Solutions, First Energy, Inspiration, Gham Power, Jibu, Karan Grover and Associates, Kenya National Farmers’ Federation, LEAD Consultancy and Engineering Services India, Mahindra Lifespaces, ONergy, Sarhad Rural Support Programme, Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal (EcoCasa), SolarKiosk, Solar Sister, SUNBEST, SunTransfer, Vo Trong Nghia Architects.
Winners receive a financial award of between £10,000 and £40,000, a platform to promote their work and tailored support to grow even further.
Funders of the 2015 Ashden Awards include Citibank, the Department for International Development, Eurostar, the Garfield Weston Foundation, Impax Asset Management, the Coutts Foundation and the Waterloo Foundation.
See last years winners here:http:// http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2011709&c=setreg®ion=2
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