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26/06/2012 - Rushlight Awards 2012 - Open for Entries

The Rushlight Awards recognise and reward the leading public, private and voluntary sector organisations throughout the UK and Ireland that have produced environmentally beneficial innovative and technological developments.

The scheme is open to organisations throughout the UK and Ireland that have developed a specific technology, process or initiative that has, or will have, a significant beneficial impact on the environment.

Organisations of all types and sizes are eligible to enter the awards, including public sector organisations, voluntary and community sector organisations, research institutions and private companies. Innovations or technologies entered into the awards must have taken place between 1 January 2009 and 31 July 2012.

There are 23 categories for application, which are spread over five groups:

• Natural Energy.
• Clean Energy.
• Energy Environmental.
• Resources Innovation.
• Environmental Management.

The 2012 Rushlight Awards have a prize fund worth £500,000 consisting of services donated by the programme's sponsors. Prizes are given for each category winner and for the overall winner for each category group. Each overall category group winner will also be forwarded for the main Rushlight Award.

The deadline for entries to the 2012 Rushlight Awards is 31 October.

Click here to visit the Rushlight Awards website (opens in new window).

Source: rushlightawards.co.uk, 26/06/2012

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