BusinessGreen Technology Awards 2017: Shortlist announced

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All the finalists confirmed for the UK's most prestigious clean tech awards

BusinessGreen has today announced the shortlist for the annual BusinessGreen Technology Awards, bringing together some of the most exciting companies and projects in the UK clean tech community.

The awards lunch and ceremony, hosted by broadcaster Robert Llewellyn, will take place on Friday December 1st at the Institution of Engineering and Technology on Savoy Place in Central London. Finalists can book their place at the event from today.

 

App of the Year

Community Action: MK/ SmartKlub

everycs ltd - Makersite

UL EHS Sustainability - PURE Supply Chain

Verv (by Green Running) - Intelligent home energy assistant

 

Automotive Technology of the Year

Aeristech Ltd - sCharger

IPDI Innovations Ltd - Ultra Efficient Enclosed Vehicle

Meteor Power Limited - electric and hybrid powertrains

Toyota (GB) PLC - Toyota Mirai

Volvo Cars - Twin Engine Technology

 

Building Technology of the Year

AirEx - Smart ventilation control

Demand Logic - Digital retrofit

Equinix - Sustainable data centre

Toshiba TEC - Hybrid MFP

 

Circular Economy Technology of the Year

Aceleron - Circular economy focused battery

Blue Sky Bio Ltd - Industrial fermentation technology

Cambridge Consultants - Smart recycling point

Connected Energy - E-STOR battery storage technology

 

Clean and Cool Award for International Impact

Cyberhawk Innovations

Ecometrica

Renovagen Ltd

Trine

Verne Global

Whitefox Technologies Limited

 

Bio-technology of the Year

Airponix Ltd - Food production technology

Blue Sky Bio Ltd - Industrial fermentation technology

Novozymes - Novozymes Dairy

Whitefox Technologies Limited - Whitefox ICE

 

Future City Technology of the Year

Blue Sky Bio - Industrial fermentation technology

SiFi Networks - Wastewater Fibre Technology

Verv (by Green Running) - Blockchain system

 

Marine Energy Technology of the Year

Nova Innovation Ltd - Offshore tidal array

Scotrenewables Tidal Power - Floating tidal turbine

 

Social Impact Technology of the Year

Community Action MK/SmartKlub - CAPE Community Action Portal for Energy

TRINE - Energy access investment platform

 

Solar Technology of the Year

Huawei FusionSolar - SUN2000 60KTL, 1500V smart PV string inverter

Renovagen Ltd - RAPID ROLL portable solar power system

Solfit Ltd - Solfit system

 

Smart Grid Technology of the Year

Eaton - UPS-as-a-Reserve

Energy SRS - GENSSIS project

Endeco Technologies - EnergyConnect

Limejump - Virtual Power Plant

KiWi Power - Grid monitoring technology

Open Energi - Dynamic Demand 2.0

OVO Energy - VCharge

Reactive Technologies - GridMetrix

 

Transport Technology of the Year

Aeristech - eSupercharger

IPDI Innovations Ltd - Ultra Efficient Enclosed Vehicle

Meteor Power Limited - Electric and hybrid powertrains

Toyota (GB) PLC - Toyota Mirai

 

Clean Tech Start-up of the Year

AirEx

ENRECOVER

Meteor Power Limited - Electric and hybrid powertrains project

 

R&D Programme of the Year

Clean Electricity Generation - Bio-coal project

Community Action MK/SmartKlub - CAPE Community Action Portal for Energy

National Physical Laboratory - Controlled Release Facility

Novozymes - HelloScience programme

PassivSystems - Freedom Project

Tantalum Corporation - Air.Car project

TWI Ltd - Wind energy digital twin technology

 

Innovator of the Year

Chris Fleming - Cyberhawk Innovations

John Hingley - Renovagen Ltd

Steve Lindsey - Lontra

Brendan McGrath - Energy SRS

Neil Smith - Net Zero Buildings

 

Breakthrough of the Year

Airponix Ltd - Food production technology

Aqua21 - Water Treatment System

Clean Electricity Generation - Bio-coal production

Encore Cistern - Water conservation technology

Quantum Technology Supersensors - Smart pressure sensors

Reactive Technologies - GridMetrix tool

Whitefox - Whitefox ICE

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

To be announced on the day

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