Masters of efficiency: Greenbang 2011 award winners (photos)
Whether it’s saving electricity, fuel, time or waste, the winners of Greenbang’s 2011 Efficiency Awards have demonstrated they’re leaders at helping to build a cleaner, smarter, more resource-savvy future.
Greenbang last week recognized the top achievers in 11 award categories, singling out another four for “highly commended” awards. Winners were awarded trophies — actually sustainable, green bonsai trees — during a Nov. 24 gathering in London. The event was sponsored by Kyocera.
This is the second year for the Greenbang awards.
At left: Bruno Zago (right) of HP accepts the award for “Most efficient data centre technology” from Greenbang founder and CEO Dan Ilett. The award recognizes HP’s EcoPOD modular data centre with improved processing power and fresh air cooling, as well as the PODWorks assembly line for efficient data centre manufacturing.
At right: Daisy Seymour, marketing manager for GreenRoad, accepts the award for “Best transport technology.” GreenRoad uses sensors to detect maneuvers that reduce fuel efficiency and provides immediate feedback to motorists to enable safer, more efficient driving.
Left: EnerNOC senior project manager Aaron Jenkins accepts the “Top energy technology” award. EnerNOC’s DemandSMART service helps customers cut back on power use or switch to backup generators during times of peak demand on the grid. By participating in demand response, EnerNOC’s customers can earn revenue while cutting consumption.
Right: Greenbang CEO Dan Ilett (left) congratulates (left to right) Shaun Jeffery of Newham University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Karolina Shaw and Richard Clarke of 1E, winner of “Best public sector project.” By deploying 1E’s NightWatchman energy management software for PCs, Newham University Hospital expects to be able to save more than £18,500 per year and cut its annual carbon dioxide emissions by 143 metric tonnes.
Left: Dan Ilett with Peter Grant, CEO of CloudApps, which won the award for “Best cloud computing solution.” CloudApps’ efficiency platform is designed to help organizations cut transport-related costs and emissions and engage employees in “grassroots” sustainability efforts.
Right: Anna Cawley and Jason Cracknell of the waste collection, treatment and recycling firm Cawleys accept the award for “Best sustainable resource management programme.” Cawleys was recognized for its work to help the UK’s Adelie Food Group achieve its zero waste-to-landfill goal by the end of 2012.
Left: Mark Paraskeva, vice president of Europe/Middle East/Africa for Autodesk, accepts the award for “Best efficient technology for buildings.” Autodesk’s building information modeling (BIM) system for designing green, low-energy buildings is aimed at ensuring efficiency throughout the design and building process.
Right: Brian Smithers of Rexel accepts the award for “Best solution for home efficiency.” Rexel retrofitted its sustainable “Sigma” house at the UK’s BRE Innovation Park to showcase real-life available technologies for energy-efficient housing.
Other top awards went to On-Ramp Wireless (“Best communications technology”) for its smart-grid device communication and control solution; Echelon chairman and CEO Ron Sege (“Person of the year”) for his leadership in helping the firm to keep innovating and growing globally despite a challenging economic environment; and Project Frog (“Company of the year”) for its advanced modeling and design technology for new, energy-efficient buildings.
Left: Geir Freysson, CEO of BrandRegard, accepts a highly commended award in the “Cloud computing” category for GreenQloud founder and CEO Eirikur Hrafnsson. Iceland-based GreenQloud provides a 100-percent renewably powered cloud service.
Highly commended awards also went to IES (“Buildings”) for its building efficiency modeling strategy; Tantalus (“Communications/networking”) for its end-to-end smart-grid communications solution; and Cogenra (“Energy technologies”) for its hybrid photovoltaic/solar-thermal technology.
