GreenTec Awards explained

The GreenTec Awards are an international environmental award based in Germany. Founded in 2008 by the Berlin-based consultancy VKP engineering GmbH, the prize honors projects, products, and people contributing to the protection of the environment.[1] [2] The GreenTec Awards were formerly known as the Clean Tech Media Awards.[3]

In 2017, Canada was the partner country of the GreenTec Awards;[4] Norway is official partner for 2019.[5] In 2018, the GreenTec Awards opened the IFAT, the world's biggest trade fair for environmental technologies, for the third time.[6] [7]

Contest

The GreenTec Awards are awarded annually in varying categories. Additionally, there are "Special Prizes".

Certification

The competition of the GreenTec Awards is supervised by TÜV Nord in order to ensure fairness and transparency in the selection of the laureates.[8] The award process received the certificate "Certified process of competition" by TÜV Nord.

Jury

Currently, a 75-member jury with independent representatives from business, media, and science chooses two of the three finalists per category – the third finalist is determined via a public online voting.[9] In an annual jury meeting, the top three projects are presented and discussed and the winners are chosen in a secret vote.[10] [11]

In 2013, the dual fluid nuclear reactor design won the public vote for the Galileo Knowledge Prize, but the award committee presiding over the awards changed the rules to exclude all nuclear designs before announcing the winner. The DFR participants successfully sued in response to this.[12] [13] [14] [15]

Award ceremony

The GreenTec Awards are awarded at an annual gala event with 1000 guests from business and industry, science, politics, media, and showbiz.[16] The event alternately takes place in Berlin and Munich and is organized in collaboration with partners from different social sectors, such as Fraunhofer, Wilo, and the Germany Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA).[17] [18] [19] With music acts, media partners like Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, WirtschaftsWoche and ProSieben, and a "Green Carpet", the GreenTec Awards seek to make the topic of environmental protection more appealing to the broad public.[20] [21]

Laureates

Former laureates (selection)

People

Projects and products

Current laureates

In 2018, there were nine categories and three special prizes:

Laureates GreenTec Awards 2018!Category!
Construction & LivingDAW SE – Sustainable Wood Care Products based on Camelina
EnergyMWK Bionik GmbH – BioSol: Efficiency-Increasing Coating for PV Plants
Lifestyleaha Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Region Hannover – Hannoccino, the reusable cup
Galileo WissenspreisBioLab Eberswalde – Mushroom-Based Plastic Alternatives
Mobility by SchaefflerAlstom – Hydrogen Train Coradia iLint
Resources & Recycling by VeoliaAssociation of Lady Entrepreneurs of India (ALEAP) – Women against Waste
Sports by Jack WolfskinVAUDE Sport GmbH & Co. KG – Green Shape Core Collection
Sustainable DevelopmentLand Life Company – Cocoon: Tackling Desertification with Efficient Reforestation
Water by WiloEnactus Hochschule Bochum – Greenhouse with Integrated Water Production
Special Prize Start-upFresh Energy GmbH – Smart Meters for Less Power Consumption
Special Prize Entrepreneur of the YearNico Rosberg
Special Prize IFAT Environmental Leadership AwardDr. Auma Obama

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GreenTec Awards - Internationaler Umweltpreis. Awards. Greentec. www.greentec-awards.com. en. 2018-06-01.
  2. Web site: VKPartner. www.vkpartner.de. de. 2018-06-01.
  3. Web site: Streit um GreenTec Awards. Mühlbauer. Peter. Telepolis. 20 June 2013 . de-DE. 2018-06-01.
  4. Web site: Canada is Partner Country of GreenTec Awards 2017 – 10 Canadian Companies Nominated for TOP 10 in different categories. Government of Canada. Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada. 2018-06-01.
  5. News: 2018-05-14 . Norwegen wird Partnerland der GreenTec Awards 2019 . de-DE . BusinessPortal Norwegen . 2018-06-01.
  6. Web site: GreenTec Awards prior to IFAT. www.ifat.de. en. 2018-06-01.
  7. News: Greentec Awards • Recycling International. 2018-05-17. Recycling International. 2018-06-01. en-US.
  8. Web site: TÜV NORD tests transparent selection process of the "GreenTec Awards". 2018-04-18. www.tuev-nord-group.com. 2018-06-01.
  9. News: Among the TOP 10 for the GreenTec Awards 2017. 2016-11-24. wallstreet-online.de. 2018-06-01.
  10. News: GreenTec Awards Jury Meeting 2015. Getty Images. 2018-06-01. en-GB.
  11. Web site: GreenTec Awards finalists have been confirmed • INDUSTRY24h. industry24h.com. 19 January 2018. en-US. 2018-06-01.
  12. Web site: DFR – The Dual Fluid Reactor. 2014-03-26. The perspective of molten salt reactors. en-US. 2019-08-04.
  13. Web site: Der Dual Fluid Reaktor (DFR) ist per Gerichtsbeschluss für die GreenTec Awards nominiert ! – Ruhrkultour. August 2013. de-DE. 2019-08-04.
  14. Web site: Stellungnahme Denominierung — Dual Fluid Reaktor. 2013-08-08. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20130808005852/http://dual-fluid-reaktor.de/eigenes/stellungnahme-denominierung. 2013-08-08. 2019-08-04.
  15. Web site: How To Stash A Nuclear Reactor Away. Klute. Rainer. 2013-06-20. Rainers Blog. en. 2019-08-04.
  16. News: GreenTec Awards 2018 - Minister und Motorsportler auf grüner Mission. bild.de. 2018-06-01. de.
  17. Web site: WILO SE. www.facebook.com. en. 2018-06-01.
  18. Web site: Water Management - GreenTec Awards - WILO. corporate.wilo-dev.com. 2018-06-01.
  19. Web site: blackValue bei den GreenTec Awards 2017. www.iosb.fraunhofer.de. de. 2018-06-01.
  20. News: GreenTec Awards 2018. Getty Images. 2018-06-01. en-GB.
  21. News: GreenTec Awards: Tops + Flops vom grünen Teppich. 2017-05-13. GALA. 2018-06-01. de-DE.
  22. Web site: TECNARO is presented for nomination for the GreenTec Award 2017. www.pressebox.com. December 2016. en-US. 2018-06-01.
  23. Web site: Bio Johnny Hates Jazz. johnnyhatesjazz.com. en-GB. 2018-06-01.
  24. Web site: Stock Photo - The band Johnny Hates Jazz arrives at the Green Tec Award ceremony in Berlin, Germany, 12 May 2017. Photo: Jörg Carstensen/dpa. Limited. Alamy. Alamy. en. 2018-06-01.
  25. News: Montreal's Pyrowave a finalist for prestigious GreenTec Award. 2016-12-01. Cantech Letter. 2018-06-01. en-US.
  26. News: Nico Rosberg on Twitter. Twitter. 2018-06-01. en.
  27. News: Alstom's hydrogen train wins award. gasworld. 2018-06-01. en.
  28. News: ALSTOM SA: Alstom and partners launch Transport Decarbonisation Alliance at ITF 2018 in Leipzig, Germany. 2018-06-01. en-GB.
  29. News: Distinctions, prizes and awards for BMW in 2015. 2015-12-29. BMW BLOG. 2018-06-01. en-US.
  30. News: GreenTec Awards – the Oscars for environmentally friendly tech - entwickler.de. 2014-12-08. entwickler.de. 2018-06-01. en.
  31. Web site: Continental Wins GreenTec Award for Rubber Development. rubbernews.com. 13 May 2014. 2018-06-01.
  32. Web site: Home. Showerloop. en-US. 2018-06-01.

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