Sustainable Energy Awards 2015
This is a sample document, designed to help you understand the information you need when
filling out your online submission. ONLY online submissions will be accepted.
1. General details
This section includes company name, contact details, activity title and start/ end dates. See
online form.
2. Activity/technology or system description: Please provide a brief description.
(Note that further details about why and how the activity was implemented are requested
later).
2.1 Capital cost of activity (If applicable)
Cost
2.2 Identify specific costs related to the energy efficiency element
of the activity. (If applicable)
Cost
3. Benefits of activity: Please provide a brief description of the benefits arising from the
activity. (Financial, energy related, non-energy related etc.)
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4. Energy demand & savings (if applicable):
(See conversion tables on Page 5)
4.1. Energy usage and spend for previous calendar year
Usage (kWh)
Cost
Annual electricity energy for 2014
Annual thermal energy for 2014
Total annual energy for 2014
4.2. Total demonstrated energy reduction to date. (What savings have been achieved?)
Thermal
Electrical
Total
%
Savings
Total demonstrated savings to date (kWh)
Total demonstrated savings to date (€)
Total demonstrated savings to date (CO2)
4.3. Period of demonstrated savings if any.
(Please indicate the time period for demonstrated energy savings. If it is longer than 12
months, figures will be used to calculate average annual savings.)
Demonstrated savings
Electrical
Thermal
From (mm/yy)
To (mm/yy)
Total number of months
Please refer to the guidance document for suggested topics that might be relevant when
answering the following questions.
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5. Why was the activity undertaken? Outline the main drivers.
Describe why the initiative was carried out, detailing the main drivers such as skills
development, energy costs, business need, mandatory requirements etc. Describe the key
success factors. Describe any activity undertaken to determine viability, or any alternative
solutions that may have been considered to address the main drivers.
6. How was the activity implemented?
Identify the milestones for the activity, the key dates, the personnel and the equipment
involved. Identify why this is best practice and why it goes beyond standard practice in your
sector. Describe any problems encountered and actions that were taken to address them.
7. Describe the main aspects of your activity that made it a success. Be category-specific
here.
8. Describe the potential for replicability arising from the success of your activity.
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9. Describe why you feel this is a winning entry.
10. Please provide any additional information in support of your application for an award.
11. Please ensure that you have appended the following to your application:
2 high resolution landscape photos (300 dpi) relevant to your entry
A jpeg version of your organisation’s logo
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