British window innovator wins EU green award

A British window manufacturer has won an award from the European Commission for outstanding sustainable practices. CMS Window Systems, a producer of energy-efficient windows, won the ‘European Business Award for the Environment’ after the Commission recognised its contributions to the circular economy – a sustainable model where resources are respected, fully utilised and recycled. The […]

Sales Professional of the Year ‘gobsmacked’ to win at TELCA

Utility Helpline’s Fiona Howe won this year’s ‘Sales Professional of the Year’ title at The Energy Live Consultancy Awards (TELCA). Ms Howe, the firm’s Energy Advisor and Business Development Manager, said she was “absolutely, utterly gobsmacked” to win. She “did not expect to win at all”, she added and “thought the awards were about the bigger companies.” […]

Indigo Swan ‘amazed’ to win two TELCAs

Indigo Swan won this year’s ‘Most Trusted Consultancy’ as well as taking the crown for ‘Small Consultancy of the Year’ at The Energy Live Consultancy Awards (TELCA) last week. Tina Foster said the firm was “delighted” to win and it meant “so much” to the company.   She added: “We are a small consultancy and […]

UES Energy – ‘Fantastic’ to win at TELCA

The Managing Director of UES Energy was crowned ‘Business Person of the Year’ at The Energy Live Consultancy Awards (TELCA) last week. Andrew Diplock said it was a “fantastic result” and not just for him but “absolutely for the team in Cardiff”. ELN Editor Sumit Bose hosted the annual show which aims to reward the […]

Ameresco crowned ‘Green Energy Champion’

The ‘Green Energy Champion’ title at The Energy Live Consultancy Awards (TELCA) last week was given to Ameresco. Managing Director Kath Chapman said she was “completely delighted – especially for this paticular award”. She added: “It’s something which is really close to our hearts.”   Hosted by ELN Editor Sumit Bose, the annual show aims […]

Top energy consultants win at TELCA

It was another successful year for The Energy Live Consultancy Awards (TELCAs) as the winners were revealed at a glitzy ceremony at the Mermaid Theatre in London today. A fabulous third year – even bigger and better – with more than 500 people from both the energy consultancy sector as well as suppliers. We had […]

12 cities battle for EU green capital crown

A total of 12 cities have entered a competition in the hope of being crowned the greenest city in the EU. The European Green Capital Award for 2017 is a recognition of a city “at the cutting edge of environmentally-friendly urban living”, the European Commission said. An international expert panel will assess each entry on […]

Mongolia’s wind project bags US Treasury award

A renewable energy project in Mongolia has won a prestigious US Treasury gong. The 50MW Salkhit wind farm – which supplies nearly 5% of the nation’s electricity needs – was one of the six projects chosen for the Development Impact Honors award. Due to Mongolia’s heavy reliance on coal-fired power plants, its capital Ulaanbaatar is […]

"Light" chips win science award

A scientist who helped develop special computer chips that use light to move data, has won a leading engineering award. Professor Graham Trevor Reed from the University of Southampton won the Crompton Medal for Energy, at the Institute of Engineering and Technology Achievement Awards. Professor Reed will receive the honour for his work for in […]

UN honours ‘Champions of the Earth’

Entrepreneurs, policymakers, academics and activists from around the world have been honoured for their contributions to fighting environmental issues this week. Brian McCledon, Vice President of Google Earth was among those given the title of laureate for his work on the online tool, which has found a number of environmental uses like uncovering deforestation and […]