CATEGORIES
The UK cleantech sector is developing apace and so the categories for the awards are also changing, to stay ahead of the technological developments. The inter-play of independent technologies and the broad relevance of new technologies to different subsectors makes it hard to provide clean boundaries between the categories in all cases. Nevertheless and importantly, there are categories for all aspects of clean technology.
They are divided into five main groups: Natural Energy, such as solar, wind, heat pumps and marine; Clean Energy, including hydrogen and fuel cells, bioenergy and powered transport; Processed Energy, including power generation, nuclear, fossil fuels and energy efficiency; Resources, including water, recycling, waste to energy and organic resource; Environment, covering air, land and water environments, noise, sustainable manufacturing, responsible products and services and environmental measurement.
The Rushlight Awards 2011 have the following categories:
1. Rushlight Solar Award
Awarded to the entrant who can demonstrate that they have made the most significant contribution towards harnessing the sun's light or heat, thereby making solar a viable and effective energy source. Details
2. Rushlight Ground and Air Source Power Award
Awarded to the entrant who can demonstrate that they have made the most significant contribution towards the commercial exploitation of geothermal power, ground or air source heat pumps. Details
3. Rushlight Wind Power Award
Awarded to the most innovative wind power solution which enhances its attractiveness as a major natural energy source. Details
4. Rushlight Marine & Hydro Energy Award
Awarded to the most significant achievement tin harnessing energy from a marine or inland waterway environment. Details
5. The winners of awards 1 to 4 will be shortlisted for the Rushlight Natural Energy Award which will be presented at the Gala Dinner. Details
6. Rushlight Bioenergy Award
Awarded to the most significant achievement towards the commercial and consumer exploitation of different types of biomass or other organic material as a source of energy in a sustainable way. Details
7. Rushlight Powered Transport Award
Awarded to the most significant advancement that has resulted in the commercial development of forms of transport for land, sea or air which result in a significantly improved embedded environmental footprint. Details
8. Rushlight Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Award
Awarded to the most significant achievement towards the commercial development and exploitation of hydrogen or fuel cells. Details
9. The winners of awards 6 to 8 will be shortlisted for the Rushlight Clean Energy Award which will be presented at the Gala Dinner. Details
10. Rushlight Power Generation and Transmission Award
Awarded to the most significant engineering development that has improved the efficiency of energy conversion and/or transmission from fuel source to consumer in the electricity sector. Details
11. Rushlight Fossil Fuels Award
Awarded to the technological advancement or innovation that has made a significant contribution to the reduction in environmental impact of fossil fuel usage. Details
12. Rushlight Nuclear Energy Award
Awarded to the technological advancement or innovation that has contributed most to the improvement in the environmental impact of nuclear power generation. Details
13. Rushlight Energy Reduction Award
Awarded to the technology or innovation that reduces the use of energy in a commercial or consumer setting. Details
14. The winners of awards 10 to 13 will be shortlisted for the Rushlight Energy Environmental Award which will be presented at the Gala Dinner. Details
15. Rushlight Water Treatment Award
Awarded to the organisation that has made the most significant contribution through technology, innovation or process which facilitates or improves the treatment of water in either the potable or waste water context. Details
16. Rushlight Water Management Award
Awarded to the technology or innovation that reduces the use of water in a commercial or consumer setting, manages storm or flood water or controls water flow for the benefit of the environment. Details
17. Rushlight Resource Management Award
Awarded to the most environmentally effective resource collection and separation and handling arrangements for the whole waste cycle. Details
18. Rushlight Organic Resource Award
Awarded to the most significant development that has furthered the use or increased the effectiveness of composting, anaerobic digestion and other organic resource recycling solutions. Details
19. Rushlight Resource Recycling Award
Awarded to the most significant technological or innovative development in the field of recycling inorganic resource. Details
20. Rushlight Waste to Energy Award
Awarded to the most significant technological development or innovation that advances waste to energy as an environmentally effective way of managing waste and resources and generating energy. Details
21. The winners of awards 15 to 20 will be shortlisted for the Rushlight Resource Innovation Award which will be presented at the Gala Dinner. Details
22. Rushlight Clean Environment Award
Awarded to the most significant technological development or innovation that prevents, reduces or treats pollution or other such contamination on land or in water or in the air. Details
23. Rushlight Noise Abatement Award
Awarded to the most significant development in noise abatement technology. Details
24. Rushlight Responsible Product or Service Award
Awarded to the product or service which has achieved the most impressive reduction in its impact on the environment through its use by the consumer. Details
25. Rushlight Sustainable Manufacturing & Services Award
Awarded to the product, service or process which has achieved the most impressive reduction in its impact on the environment either through its manufacturing process and provision or through the resources that it uses. Details
26. Rushlight Environmental Analysis & Metrology Award
Awarded to the most significant achievement in monitoring, assessing and accurately measuring the environment and the impact that society is having on it. Details
27. The winners of awards 22 to 26 will be shortlisted for the Rushlight Environmental Management Award which will be presented at the Gala Dinner. Details
28. The Rushlight Award
Awarded to the overall winner of the Gala Dinner for their substantial contribution to addressing environmental issues. Details