Ashden Award for Energy Innovation

Winning an Ashden Award brings a prize of up to £25,000 as well as ongoing development support, from professional mentoring to pro-bono legal help.  

We put winners in front of funders, investors, policymakers, journalists and others who know the unique value of an Ashden Award and the strength of our rigorous assessment process.  

We’ll create a promotional film about your work and tell your story in mainstream and specialist media, and through our growing digital channels. We’ve helped previous winners gain coverage at Sky News, The Telegraph, Times of India, Al Jazeera, New Scientist and other leading platforms. 

As an award winner, your views, needs and insights will be at the heart of our influential reports, toolkits and events – which shape the views of key climate decision makers. 

All winners join the Ashden network – giving them the chance to connect with new partners through masterclasses, investor pitching events and introductions to influential policy makers. 

The UK’s industries and energy sector must radically lower their emissions in order to meet the country’s carbon targets. Action by governments and citizens alone is not enough to see off the climate crisis. High-impact innovation can lower emissions but also drive wider social change – particularly by creating a fair and sustainable green economy with rewarding jobs for all.

This award will seek out innovation in sustainable energy generation, improved energy efficiency, or reducing the energy used to make products and materials. It will highlight organisations that are creating new and better jobs in green industries or enabling the decarbonisation of existing carbon-intensive industries such as construction. The award will focus on companies and organisations set to deliver or spark significant impact by 2030.

Businesses, NGOs, government organisations, social enterprises and community groups are all eligible. Work must be currently available to clients, customers or beneficiaries. 

For more detail on our eligibility criteria, visit our FAQs.