国际申请需要在2009年10月20日前到达

阿什登可再生能源奖正在寻找来自亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲，有启发性的和创新的本地水平可再生能源项目。报名参赛是免费的。最多六位得奖者会各接受为项目发展的20,000英镑奖金，40,000英镑会颁发给一位整体能源冠军。 奖项将会在2010 年7月在伦敦的一个贵宾 (VIP) 仪式中颁发。

我们是特别想吸引来自中国的申请人。申请项目必须根本地改进了个人和地方社区的生活，并且能通过使用可再生能源和节能措施来展示重大的环境好处。

我们奖励申请人现有的成就。 得奖的项目必须是一贯地成功了至少一年，和有进一步扩张的计划。项目也必须是可高度复制的，来保证在应对气候变化的争斗中带来最大的影响。

获得阿什登奖的好处包括：

• 多达40,000英镑的奖金。

• 以鲜明的姿态向全世界宣传。

• 增强得奖项目在全球的公认性。

• 度身订做地支持项目的进一步发展。

• 一套关于您得奖工作的广播质量记录片。

• 提供机会把您的可再生能源项目向英国和国际的专家和政策制订者演示。

• 一个能够与全球的可再生能源奖领域工作者交换意见和解答的论坛。

过去的得奖者使用了各种各样的技术，提供好处给地方社区和同时达到碳的排放减少，这包括高效率火炉、微形水力发电厂、沼气厂、太阳能系统和水泵。许多项目能通过技术来提高地方人民的收入，提供就业或训练，和甚而改善妇女在他们社区中的地位。2009年国际得奖者的详情，包括关于他们工作的短片，可在网上

http://www.ashdenawards.org/international <http://www.ashdenawards.org/international> 找到。

查尔斯王子殿下，在2009年颁奖仪式中，评论说： 这些奖项的主要价值是它们展示了什么是可能的，不仅为小规模的项目，但什么在全世界是可达到的。我们建造更清洁和更加高效率的社区所需要的东西，当中

我们已经有很多了。”

欲知详情和下载申请表，见www.ashdenawards.org <http://www.ashdenawards.org/> 或联络： Jane Howarth电话：+ 44 20 7410 7023电子邮件： info@ashdenawards.org;

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欲需作媒体查询或了解过去优胜者的故事，联络Maya Vaughan： 电子邮件： maya.vaughan@ashdenawards.org ，电话： + 44 (0) 207 263 2551或手机： + 44 (0) 7726 926 227

编辑笔记

1) 阿什登奖是一个在英国的慈善组织 (注册号1104153) ，致力于鼓励全世界增加使用本地可再生能源。 它发现、奖励和公开在发展中国家和在英国运作的领先可再生能源项目。 阿什登奖有一个专家评判团，包括学者、实践者、新闻工作者和发展非政府组织的代表，所有人都在可再生能源奖的领域中工作。奖项的支持者包括阿什登奖的赞助人威尔士王子殿下、旺加里 · 马塔伊 (Wangari Maathai) 教授、前美国副总统阿尔 · 戈尔 (Al Gore) 和乔纳森 · 波利特 (Jonathon Porritt) CBE。



2) 怎样才可成为得奖者？

得奖的项目必须：

• 正在运作中，在地方水平提供至少一年的可再生能源。

• 在社会上和经济上对当地社区的人民生活产生真正的变化。

• 对环境有益。

• 是技术上严谨的。

• 有创新的元素。

• 是可复制的和帮助鼓励普遍地使用当地的可再生能源。

项目能得奖的原因是使用可再生能源可带来的得益，而不是使用的技术。 得奖的工作要为以下一个或更多的范围提供得益： 食物安全; 健康、教育和福利; 家居和企业的光和电; 企业。

Press release in English:

World’s leading green energy awards calls for entries for 2010

International entries needed by 20 October 2009

The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy are seeking entries from inspirational and innovative local sustainable energy programmes from Asia, Africa and Latin America. Entry is free, and up to six winners will receive £20,000 each in prize money for programme development, with one overall Energy Champion awarded £40,000. The Awards will be presented at a VIP ceremony in London in July 2010.

We are interested in initiatives that have radically improved the lives of individuals and local communities and can demonstrate significant environmental benefits through the use of renewable energy and/or energy saving measures.

We reward existing achievements. Award-winning schemes must have been consistently successful for at least one year with plans for further expansion. Schemes must also be highly replicable to ensure maximum impact in the battle against climate change.

Benefits of winning an Ashden Award include:

Prize money of up to £40,000

High profile world-wide publicity

Enhanced global recognition of Award winning programmes.

Tailored support to take the programme further.

A broadcast quality documentary film on the award-winning work

Opportunities to present your sustainable energy solutions to experts and policy makers both in the UK and internationally

A forum for exchanging ideas and solutions with those working in the field of sustainable energy across the globe

Past winners have used a variety of technologies that both benefit local communities and achieve carbon savings such as fuel - efficient stoves, micro-hydro plants, biogas plants, solar energy systems and water pumps. Through this many are boosting local peoples’ income, providing employment or training, and improving women’s status in their community. Details of the 2009 International winners, including short films about their work, are online at http://www.ashdenawards.org/international <http://www.ashdenawards.org/international>

HRH Prince Charles, who presented the prizes in 2009, commented: ““The major value of these awards is that they demonstrate what is possible, not only for small-scale projects, but what is achievable for the whole world. So much of what we need to build cleaner and more efficient communities is already with us.”



For further information and for a downloadable application form visit www.ashdenawards.org <http://www.ashdenawards.org> or contact: Jane Howarth tel. + 44 20 7410 7023 email: info@ashdenawards.org

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For media enquiries or for stories about past winners contact Maya Vaughan: email: maya.vaughan@ashdenawards.org, tel. + 44 (0) 207 263 2551 or mobile: + 44 (0) 7726 926 227

Notes to editors

1) The Ashden Awards are a UK-based charity (Reg. No. 1104153) working to increase the use of local sustainable energy worldwide. They find, reward and publicise the work of leading sustainable energy programmes working across the developing world and in the UK. The Ashden Awards have an expert panel of judges including academics, practitioners, journalists and development NGO representatives, all working in the field of sustainable energy. Supporters of the Awards include: Ashden Awards Patron HRH The Prince of Wales, Prof. Wangari Maathai, former US Vice-President Al Gore, Professor Muhammud Yunus and Jonathan Porritt CBE.

2) What does it take to be a winner?

Award-winning programmes must:

Be up and running, delivering sustainable energy at a local level for at least one year.

Have made a genuine difference to local peoples’ lives, both socially and economically.

Have benefitted the environment.

Be technically rigorous.

Have an element of innovation.

Be replicable and help encourage the widespread uptake of local, sustainable energy.

Awards are given for the benefits provided by the use of sustainable energy, rather than for the technology used. Award-winning work will provide benefits in one or more of the following areas: food security; health, education and welfare; light and power for homes and businesses; enterprise.