Ashden

Ashden is a UK-based charity that champions and promotes practical, local energy solutions that cut carbon, protect the environment, reduce poverty and improve people’s lives. Through our annual Awards scheme we reward some of the best sustainable energy solutions in the UK and developing world. At our prestigious annual Awards ceremony, winners receive a cash prize and global exposure. Working with our partners, we offer our winners practical help to enable them to grow: from mentoring, business and technical guidance to introductions to investors. We help Ashden Award winners influence energy policy and champion their sustainable energy solutions through events, publicity and published research. To inspire others to act, we provide platforms where Award winners can share their expertise, while our website provides a wealth of information, films and photographs on our winners and the technologies they use. (Photo: Martin Wright)