National Energy Efficiency Awards 2020

The National Energy Efficiency Awards 2020 will recognise and celebrate excellence in energy management, energy efficiency and demand response across Australia.

The Energy Efficiency Council invites nominations for projects, colleagues and clients across twelve categories that have demonstrated outstanding achievement in performance, leadership and innovation.

Due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19, the Awards ceremony for the National Energy Efficiency Awards has been deferred from May to the second half of 2020. As a result, the deadline for Awards submissions has been extended to June 30, 2020. Everyone that has previously submitted nominations will also have the opportunity to update their nomination prior to the new deadline.

A new date for the Awards ceremony will be announced soon. We apologise for the inconvenience and look forward to seeing you to celebrate the best in Aussie energy efficiency in the second half of the year.

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Awards categories

The National Energy Efficiency Awards 2020 nomination categories are:

Best Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Project
Best Agricultural Energy Efficiency Project, proudly sponsored by Queensland Farmers' Federation
Best Industrial Energy Efficiency Project
Best Residential Energy Efficiency Project, proudly supported by Renew
Best Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Energy Efficiency Project, proudly supported by the Australian Energy Foundation
Best ‘Smart Energy’ Project, for cogeneration, district energy, demand response and utility programs
Best Innovation in Energy Efficiency, for new products such as lighting, appliances and software
Best Energy Saving Program, for public and not-for-profit programs
Leading Energy User, for excellence in energy management, proudly supported by the Energy Users Association of Australia
Young Energy Efficiency Professional 2020, for a leading individual under 35 who has contributed to energy efficiency through advocacy, research, education or projects
Energy Efficiency Champion 2020, for a leading individual who has advanced the energy efficiency sector through outstanding advocacy, research, education or projects

Nominations from the Commercial Building, Agricultural, Industrial, Residential and Energy User categories will also be invited to nominate their projects for consideration in the:

Integrated Clean Energy Award, proudly sponsored by ARENA

View further information on each category, including the judging criteria, by clicking on the links above.

Criteria and judging

The National Energy Efficiency Awards 2020 seek to recognise excellence in energy management, energy efficiency and demand response across Australia. Judges will consider several dimensions when making their decisions, including performance, leadership and innovation.

Judging criteria varies between award categories and given the many factors that define 'excellence', the judging panels will have full discretion in their selection of the winning nominations. Judging panel decisions will be final.

The Energy Efficiency Council Board and staff may also nominate applicants for categories, although the choice of awards will be made entirely by the judging panel. The composition of judging panels may vary between award categories, but all panels will include one or more Board member, one staff member and one or more independent expert.

How to nominate a project

1. Choose a category

You should choose the category which best represents your project. You may enter multiple nominations, but a separate submission should be completed for each project.

Nominations can be made by either the client/project owner or the energy management service provider that led the project. If nominating a project on behalf of a client, please ensure you check with the client to confirm that they accept the nomination.

2. Review the criteria

Please refer to the nomination criteria before proceeding to make a nomination as the criteria for awards vary between categories. You can view the criteria for each category by clicking on the links above. Your nomination must address the criteria given for your chosen category.

Projects are only eligible if they were completed, or the results were confirmed (measured and verified), after 1 October 2018.

3. Review the Terms & Conditions of Entry

The Terms & Conditions of Entry are included in the judging criteria documents available for each category by clicking on the links above.

4. Complete your submission

All nominations must be submitted via the online submissions page. Click the 'Submit an entry' button above to get started.

You must adhere strictly to the word limits provided. You are able to return to and update your nomination at any time during the nominations period.

Nominations will be accepted until 5pm AEDT on Monday 30 June 2020.

5. Supporting information

Please ensure you provide the following supporting information. This information will be used for the purposes of the awards presentation ceremony, should your nomination be successful.

Logo(s) of the relevant organisation(s) involved in the project in jpeg format; and
A minimum of three images representing the project in jpeg format.

You may attach a maximum of one additional document in support of your nomination. This should be absolutely no longer than five pages and should provide additional data/information that directly illustrates the points made in your nomination.

6. Book tickets for the National Energy Efficiency Awards 2020 Gala Dinner

Award winners will be announced at the National Energy Efficiency Conference 2020 Gala Dinner at Pullman Melbourne on the Park, Melbourne VIC.

We strongly encourage all nominees to be present at the event as winners will not be notified in advance.

To book tickets for the Gala Dinner or to register for the National Energy Efficiency Conference 2020, please visit the Energy Efficiency Council website.

If you have any questions, please contact the Energy Efficiency Council by email at awards@eec.org.au or (03) 9069 6588.

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