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Energy Champion Award Celebration 23 March 2010 The top Energy saving projects from businesses and government were celebrated at the 2nd Annual Energy Champion Awards on Thursday 18th March 2010. The Energy Champion awards ceremony rewards the achievements of the Island’s business and government energy champions in reducing the energy consumption and improving the efficiency of their organisations. The Minister for the Department of Trade & Industry presented the awards in three categories for Business and Government: - most innovative energy saving project
- best Energy Champion practice
- largest saving for a project
The annual savings from the winning projects totalled a stunning £255,000 which is a phenomenal achievement from all those involved. The Minister said: ‘I am delighted with how the Energy Champion training programme for businesses and government has developed. It was a privilege to hear how different organisations had approached the issue and achieved such outstanding results. We all stand to benefit from the success of these projects in years to come.’ Peter Longworth, Energy Initiatives Officer with the Department of Local Government and the Environment, explained: ‘We have been training staff in businesses and government to be Energy Champions, and there are now about 40 in the businesses and 60 within government departments. There is a huge amount of work ongoing with Energy Champions in businesses, and within government. The Energy Champion Awards are a way to give public recognition to the great work that Champions have achieved.’ The winners were: - Best Practice – Business – Sefton Energy Management Group
- Best Practice – Government – Animal Waste Products Plant, DOT
- Best Innovation – Business – Manx Telecom
- Best Innovation – Government – DAFF HQ and Woodchip Project
- Biggest Saving – Business – CVI Melles Griot
- Biggest Saving – Government - National Sports Centre, DTL.
Special Commendation awards were also given to Gary Stevens, the Energy Doctor working for Age Concern and Mike Boner Home Energy Advisor for MEA who both have visited hundreds of homes to help people understand where they are using energy and how they can keep their homes warm without wasting energy, which has been a great help to many people. There are many more examples of good practice happening, and the awards is a way to make sure the good work is recognised, and we hope other people take a look at what could be applied to their organisations. If your business would also like to have staff trained as Energy Champions, please contact DTI. Case studies of other projects from across government are on public display at the Energy Expo 2010 being held at Isle of Man College and on the DTI website. Minister Cretney concluded by saying, “I am sure our champions will continue with the excellent work they have achieved so far. I look forward to many more years of Energy Champion awards and the real benefits they can provide to their organisations, which is of particular importance to us all in the current economic environment.” More stories >>>
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