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The Rushlight Awards 2010 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 power 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 Carbon Capture and Storage Award
Awarded to the most significant contribution towards developing carbon capture and storage as a viable carbon management process. Details
14. Rushlight Energy Reduction Award
Awarded to the technology or innovation that reduces the use of energy in a commercial or consumer setting. Details
15. The winners of awards 10 to 14 will be shortlisted for the Rushlight Energy Environmental Award which will be presented at the Gala Dinner. Details
16. 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
17. 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
18. The winners of awards 16 and 17 will be shortlisted for the Rushlight Water Innovation Award which will be presented at the Gala Dinner.
19. Rushlight Waste Management Award
Awarded to the most environmentally effective resource collection and separation and handling arrangements for the whole waste cycle. Details
20. Rushlight Organic Waste Award
Awarded to the most significant development that has furthered the use or increased the effectiveness of composting and anaerobic digestion. Details
21. Rushlight Waste Recycling Award
Awarded to the most significant technological or innovative development in the field of recycling inorganic waste. Details
22. 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
23. Rushlight Waste Minimisation Award
Awarded to the most significant innovation in resource management which results in waste minimisation or avoidance. Details
24. The winners of awards 19 to 23 will be shortlisted for the Rushlight Waste Innovation Award which will be presented at the Gala Dinner. Details
25. Rushlight Air Pollution Technology Award
Awarded to the most significant technological development or innovation that reduces or treats pollution in the air. Details
26. 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. Details
27. Rushlight Noise Abatement Award
Awarded to the most significant development in noise abatement technology. Details
28. 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 either through its manufacturing process and provision or during its use by the consumer. Details
29. 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
30. The winners of awards 26 to 29 will be shortlisted for the Rushlight Environmental Management Award which will be presented at the Gala Dinner. Details
31. The Rushlight Award
Awarded to the overall winner of the Gala Dinner for their substantial contribution to addressing environmental issues. Details