Award Criteria - Best Energy Efficiency Project
This will be awarded to a specific project implemented at an individual company and has demonstrated outstanding energy improvement and saving. Judges will consider performance, leadership and innovation.
A project that has employed innovative and effective ways of reducing the use of energy resources and CO2 emissions through implementing energy management, renewable energy installations, energy efficiency, installing energy saving devices, optimizing processes, implementing standards, expanded access to power, innovative means of conservation, etc.
Applicants do not need to provide information against all of the following criteria but providing relevant information against a number of criteria will increase the likelihood of receiving an award.
To be eligible, projects should have completed and commenced operations within the 1 January 2014 and the 31 December 2015. This will ensure that factories have had the opportunity to gather, study and have the results of their projects confirmed before submitting an entry.
Performance
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Percentage reduction in energy use |
Percentage reduction in energy use measured at the company site level for the implemented project. |
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Total Saving |
Total scale of energy savings (retrofits) or relative to industry average benchmark (new build), ideally measured in gigajoules (GJ) to standardise between fuel types for the implemented project. |
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Relative Performance |
Where possible, project performance should be compared to a national or international benchmark. |
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Return on Investment |
Where a ROI or simple payback period is provided, nominees are asked to specify whether the ROI/payback is energy-only or inclusive of co-benefits. Any co-benefits should be specified A project that has demonstrated an exceptional return on investment to demonstrate that energy efficiency makes business sense. |
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Proven |
The project's achievements and results must be substantiated. |
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Co-Benefits |
Describe (and quantify if possible) any major co-benefits associated with the project, such as a major improvement in performance, social and materials. A positive impact on the environment through the company’s activities delivered to the end-user will be beneficial. |
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Sustainability |
Favourable consideration will be given to projects that consider the global environmental crisis, takes cognizance of sustainability and has significantly reduced its reliance on the national electrical grid. |
Leadership
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Catalysing Change |
Judges will consider how much a project has catalysed change in the sector, either by demonstrating a new technology, demonstrating energy efficiency in an unusual type of site or raising the benchmark for energy efficiency levels. Judges will consider both the extent that the project is a leading project, the effort by the nominees in overcoming barriers and the effort by the nominees or partners to promote the project. |
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Replicability |
The project should be commercially accessible and replicable at other sites/companies should this be relevant |
Innovation
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New Technology |
Judges will consider the application of a novel technology, or novel application of an existing technology. Brownfield or Greenfield projects will be considered |