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ARE Awards 2020

ARE invites applicants to submit their project proposals by 17 January 2020

In order to offer the opportunity to empower the people worldwide to decide the course of their lives through education, health and socio-economic development – universal, reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy access for all is essential.

By organising the Awards 2020, ARE wishes to highlight the clean energy access results achieved by the most passionate and innovative actors in the sector as well as to further increase their impact by sharing latest knowledge to new stakeholders.

Attracting more sustainable investments to Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin-America/ Caribbean is key to advance further on SDG 7 that again will spur progress across most of the other SDGs. With this in mind ARE, together with the jury, has adapted the categories for this edition of the ARE Awards.

ARE will again reward the most effective initiative and/or project implemented with one Award per category. The ARE Awards 2020 Ceremony will take place on Day 1 of the 6th ARE Energy Access Investment Forum in Lusaka (Zambia) on 18-19 March 2020.

ARE Awards 2020 Categories

The ARE Awards 2020 will celebrate 6 categories for projects implemented in 2019:

Category 1: Multilateral / International Organisations
Category 2: Public Bodies and Non-Profit Organisations
Category 3: Win-Win Partnerships (e.g. nexus work, multi-sectoral collaboration)
Category 4: Best De-Risking & Finance Scheme
Category 5: Best Start-Up
Category 6: Best Women Empowerment Initiative

ARE Awards 2020 Jury

ARE - Claudio Pedretti (Chair), Board Member
AfDB - Daniel Schroth, Advisor to the Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate & Green Growth
GET.invest - Jan Cloin, Deputy Team Leader
IRENA - Salvatore Vinci, Deputy Director, Country Support & Partnerships Division
REEEP - John Tkacik, Director of Energy Analytics
REN21 - Arthouros Zervos, Chair
SACREEE - Kuda Ndhlukula, Executive Director
SEforALL TAF - Kandeh Yumkella / Moderator Africa-Europe High-Level Platform for Sustainable Energy Investments in Africa
UNIDO - Rana Ghoneim, Chief, Energy Systems & Infrastructure Division

Prize for ARE Awards 2020 Winners

Free access to the 6th ARE Energy Access Investment Forum (incl hotel stay for 3 nights)
Free stand at the Forum Exhibition
Pitch to high-level stakeholders and funders
Global Promotion throughout the ARE network

When is the deadline?

Applications must be submitted by 17 January 2020.

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Global Climate Partnership Award 2019

The Global Climate Partnership Award recognizes outstanding efforts to develop an energy-efficient and/or renewable energy lending portfolio in a series of categories. The evaluation criteria aim to measure your financial institution’s efforts to deliver incremental improvements in this area and to scale up your green lending portfolio.

i. Capacities and Skills to Implement Green Lending (Individual/Employee Level)
ii. Institutional Capacities, Infrastructure, Strategies and Processes (Organisation Level)
iii. Project and Green Lending Product Range (Product/Service Level)

Application and Award Process

The GCPF is one of the world’s largest climate funds. Its Global Climate Partnership Award recognizes outstanding performance and impact in a series of categories.

These categories include capacities and skills, institutional capacities, and green lending offerings, as well as outstanding energy efficiency or renewable energy projects.

A jury composed of four subject matter experts will select the financial institution that achieves the best score in all categories.

The Award winner will be acknowledged in GCPF publications and will have the right to use the title “GCPF Award Winner 2019” for one year! The award ceremony will take place in Tbilisi on the 26th June 2019.

Additionally, the winner will have the opportunity to participate in the “Climate and Sustainable Energy Finance Summer Academy 2019” of The Frankfurt School of Finance and Management in Frankfurt.

When is the deadline?

Applications must be submitted by 30 april 2019.

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Global LEAP Awards

The Global LEAP Awards is an international competition to identify and promote the world’s best off-grid appliances, accelerating market development and innovation. The 2019 Global LEAP Awards will include competitions of off-grid refrigerators and, for the first time ever, solar water pumps. Winners and Finalists of the 2019 Awards will have the opportunity to find potential investors through the newly-formed Efficiency for Access Coalition Investor Network, which includes 12 leading investment organizations. Previous winners and finalists have also been eligible for financing programs, innovation prizes, and other benefits. The deadline for nominations is 18 January 2019, with results expected by mid-2019.

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ARE Awards 2019 - Call for Proposals

ARE invites applicants to submit their project proposals for the ARE Awards 2019.

By discerning these awards, ARE wishes to highlight the energy access results achieved by the most passionate and innovative stakeholders and stimulate the exchange of knowledge.

The ARE Awards 2019 Ceremony will take place during the evening reception of the 5th ARE Energy Access Investment Forum on 13 March 2019 at 18:00 - 20:00.

ARE Awards 2019 Categories

The ARE Awards 2018 consist of 7 categories for projects implemented in 2018:

Category 1: Multilateral / International Organisations
Category 2: NGOs & Foundations
Category 3: Private Sector in Australia, Europe & North America
Category 4: Private Sector in Africa, Asia & Latin-America
Category 5: Government in Africa, Asia & Latin-America
Category 6: Best Off-Grid Project
Category 7: Best Start-Up

Selection Criteria

Applicants should structure their submission so as to clearly address the selection criteria:

Effectiveness to contribute to new energy access provided or existing energy access advanced (all categories)
Financial Sustainability (cat. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
Engagement with project beneficiaries / Participation of local population (all categories)
Adequate risk management (cat. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
Positive socio-economic impact (all categories)
Impact on CO2 reduction (all categories)
Innovation potential for replication and upscaling (cat. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
The selection process of the winners is as follows:

Any institution, company or formal entity can apply for the ARE Awards 2019. Candidates can apply for a maximum of two categories (e.g. category 4 and 6), which should be clearly stated in the submission. If third parties were involved in the project, candidates are required to have their explicit and signed acceptation for the submission of the project for the ARE Awards 2019. The application for category 6 has to be submitted by the project leader or the majority of the partners in the case of a multi-partner project.

We would like to ask you to inform us of suitable candidates and to justify them, accordingly.

Please submit your application form for the ARE AWARDS 2019 before 31 January 2019 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Winners will be promoted globally throughout the ARE network. We can also offer free access to the 5th ARE Energy Access Investment Forum for winners.

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Ashden International Awards

The African Power Platform (APP) is supporting the Ashden International Awards, where six winners will receive an Award of up to £20,000 each at a prestigious ceremony in London, summer 2019.

Award categories include:

Powering Business: We are looking for enterprises or programmes providing and/or using sustainable energy or energy efficiency in the provision of goods and services to produce income or value.
Sustainable Energy and Health: We are looking for organisations providing and/or using sustainable forms of energy to support the provision of healthcare services, including solutions for mobile, emergency and humanitarian contexts, cold-chain and other eco-system needs.
Cooling for People (new Award): We are looking for organisations that are delivering work that alleviates heat stress for those spending time outdoors in hot climates, whether for work or while travelling.
Clean Cooking (in partnership with the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves): We are seeking organisations accelerating the uptake of cleaner and more efficient cooking solutions which reduce indoor air pollution, improve health and protect the environment.
Sustainable Cities and Buildings: Organisations working in the built environment to rapidly decarbonise urban buildings and districts, including retrofitting existing buildings, as well as the design and construction of new buildings.
Sustainable Mobility: Innovative enterprises or programmes that are improving access to sustainable transport and mobility services for those who currently have inadequate access, and having a measurable impact on greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution or congestion.

Key Dates:

Submission deadline: Tuesday, 6th November 2018
Award Ceremony: Thursday, 13th June 2019

Entry to the Awards is free, with six winners receiving an Award of up to £20,000 each at a prestigious ceremony in London, summer 2019. Ashden also provides winners with a wide-ranging package of support, tailor-made to their needs and which could include business mentoring, sales and technical training, introductions to investors and help with communications.

Please go through full details on the Ashden International Awards website. If you have an eligible project go for it.

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Global Climate Partnership Award 2018

i. Capacities and Skills to Implement Green Lending (Individual/Employee Level)
ii. Institutional Capacities, Infrastructure, Strategies and Processes (Organisation Level)
iii. Project and Green Lending Product Range (Product/Service Level)

Application and Award Process

The GCPF is one of the world’s largest climate funds. Its Global Climate Partnership Award recognizes outstanding performance and impact in a series of categories.

These categories include capacities and skills, institutional capacities, and green lending offerings, as well as outstanding energy efficiency or renewable energy projects.

A jury composed of four subject matter experts will select the financial institution that achieves the best score in all categories.

The Award winner will be acknowledged in GCPF publications and will have the right to use the title “GCPF Award Winner 2018” for one year! The award ceremony will take place on the occasion of the GCPF shareholder meeting in Zurich on 23 May 2018.

Additionally, the winner will have the opportunity to participate in the “Climate and Sustainable Energy Finance Summer Academy 2018” of The Frankfurt School of Finance and Management in Frankfurt.

When is the deadline?

Applications must be submitted by 8 March 2018.

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Fast Company 2019 World Changing Ideas

Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas awards honor products, concepts, companies, policies, and designs that are pursuing innovation for the good of society and the planet. The contest, now in its third year, has honored everything from large companies’ sustainability initiatives to clever consumer products to groundbreaking government policies. There are many problems in the world, and we are interested in innovative ideas that solve any of them.

Energy: Solar, wind, and any other innovative ideas to create clean power (either for personal use or at a large scale) or new systems for better electricity distribution.

When is the deadline?

Applications must be submitted by 7 December 2018.

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