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Energy Efficiency Award 2024: dena announces nominees

Awards ceremony at the dena Energy Transition Congress on 11 November in Berlin

Berlin, Germany, 26 September 2024. The first decisions have been made: 13 companies have the chance to win an Energy Efficiency Award (EEA) this year. The nominated companies are examples of innovative entrepreneurial behaviour that successfully promotes the energy transition and climate protection. With their projects and concepts, they show how greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced and how the transformation of industry to climate neutrality can succeed.

The EEA 2024 awards ceremony will take place during the dena Energy Transition Congress on 11 and 12 November in Berlin. The award is under the patronage of Dr Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, and is presented in four categories that reflect the broad spectrum of corporate climate protection, from the use of renewable energies and system integration to digitalisation, cooperation and comprehensive transformation concepts. In addition, a special prize of 5,000 euros will be awarded to one small or medium-sized company out of the 100-plus companies that entered. The nominated companies in the individual categories are:

Category 1: Think big! Complex energy transition projects. 


This category honours systemic approaches and integrated solutions.

  • Stadtwerke Trier for the conversion of a sewage treatment plant into a climate-friendly power plant
  • Wacker Chemie AG for the conversion of an energy-intensive process plant
  • Ardagh Glass Packaging for the electrification of a pilot plant for glass bottle production

 

Category 2: From clever to digital! The broad spectrum of energy efficiency.


This category recognises energy efficiency measures – including those achieved through digitalisation.

  • Heraeus Precious Metals for the optimisation of the melting process in precious metal recycling
  • Schaltbau GmbH for the construction of a factory powered by direct current
  • Peter Bade GmbH and encentive GmbH for intelligent consumption control in refrigeration logistics

 

Category 3: Achieving more together! Energy services as enablers of the energy transition.


This category rewards cooperative approaches involving external expertise. 

  • SachsenEnergie AG, TU Dresden and Staatsbetrieb Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement for the energy-optimised use of waste heat from a computer centre to generate district heating
  • GETEC heat & power GmbH, SMS group GmbH for the electrification of process heat generation based on a heat pump cascade in metal processing
  • WIMeG WärmeInfrastruktur Meldorf GmbH & Co. KG and Evers Druck for the construction of an innovative seasonal geothermal energy storage facility and industrial waste heat utilisation for municipal heat supply

 

Category 4: Moving forward! Concepts for a climate-neutral future.


This category recognises concepts that pave the way to climate neutrality. The winner of this category will be decided by a public vote.

  • allsafe GmbH & Co. KG for the reorientation of their business model towards a circular economy
  • Ralf Bohle GmbH for closing the raw material cycles in tyre and inner tube production
  • Eugen Hackenschuh e.K. for the optimisation of their energy requirements and generation
  • Flohreus GmbH for the comprehensive use of renewable energies to cover their own requirements in elastomer technology

About the Energy Efficiency Award

The Energy Efficiency Award (EEA) from the German Energy Agency (dena) was launched in 2007 and has since established itself as one of the leading awards in the field of energy efficiency. Every year, companies that contribute to energy saving and the reduction of carbon emissions through innovative measures are honoured. Over the years, the award has proven to be a platform for best practices and a driving force for sustainable business. With a wide range of categories, the competition recognises large companies as well as small and medium-sized enterprises. The EEA is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). KfW is a premium partner and sponsor. Please visit dena.de/energy-efficiency-award/ and dena.de/dena-energiewende-kongress/ for further information.

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