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EEA 2024

Show the public your successes for energy transition and climate protection.

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The Energy Efficiency Award honours completed projects and concepts that have a special impact on the energy transition and climate protection.

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The Energy Efficiency Award

The Energy Efficiency Award - showcase of concrete successes for the energy transition and climate protection: since 2007, dena has been awarding prizes for energy and CO2 saving projects and concepts that demonstrate how the path to climate neutrality and the transformation of industry can succeed. The winner of the special award for small and medium-sized enterprises receives a prize of 5,000 euros.

The Energy Efficiency Award is sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action (BMWK). The award is under the patronage of Dr. Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. KfW is the premium partner and sponsor.

In addition to the many political and strategic debates on successful paths towards climate neutrality, the award shows how energy efficiency and climate protection work successfully in practice at companies. The focus is on measurable results and innovative approaches that can be easily transferred to other companies. Four categories are awarded for projects that have been implemented. The Audience Award goes to a company with a convincing concept that shows the way to climate neutrality.

All important information about the Energy Efficiency Award 2024 for download: Factsheet EEA 2024 (PDF, 405 KB) and Terms and Conditions of Participation (PDF, 138 KB).

The EEA 2024 at a glance:

  • Application deadline: June 7, 2024
  • Announcement of the nominees: September 2024
  • Award ceremony at the dena Energy Transition Congress on November 11, 2024
  • Five prizes will be awarded in four different categories, including a special prize for small and medium-sized enterprises
  • Three companies nominated for the Audience Award will be invited to present their concepts live at the dena Energy Transition Congress
  • The winners of the four categories will be portrayed in films.
  • The winner of the special prize for small and medium-sized enterprises will receive 5,000 euros.
  • The nominees and award winners will be presented in press releases and on the website.
  • All nominees and award winners will receive a label for their public relations work.
  • The winners receive a trophy at the award ceremony

After registering, interested companies can submit their successful project or concept quickly and easily. An online form collects the information required for your project to take part in dena's international competition.

 

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The categories

The Jury

The nominated projects and the award winners are selected by a jury of experts with representatives from politics, business, science and the media. The jury members receive all submitted applications for review. They are obliged to comply with the statutory data protection regulations and to maintain confidentiality. In a joint meeting, the jury makes its decision in a professional debate.

Award ceremony of the Energy Efficiency Award 2023

On 13.11.2023 the winners of the Energy Efficiency Award 2023 were awarded. You can watch the video of the digital award ceremony on YouTube here.

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The Energy Efficiency Award in figures

68
Nations
participated in the competition since 2007
App. 15
Mio. t/a
GHG saved emissions
App. 21
billion euros
invested in energy effiency
17
TWh
saved energy