The GreenTec Awards are an international environmental award based in Germany. Founded in 2008 by the Berlin-based consultancy VKP engineering GmbH, the prize honors projects, products, and people contributing to the protection of the environment.[1][2] The GreenTec Awards were formerly known as the Clean Tech Media Awards.[3]

In 2017, Canada was the partner country of the GreenTec Awards;[4] Norway is official partner for 2019.[5] In 2018, the GreenTec Awards opened the IFAT, the world's biggest trade fair for environmental technologies, for the third time.[6][7]

Contest

The GreenTec Awards are awarded annually in varying categories. Additionally, there are "Special Prizes".

Certification

The competition of the GreenTec Awards is supervised by TÜV Nord in order to ensure fairness and transparency in the selection of the laureates.[8] The award process received the certificate "Certified process of competition" by TÜV Nord.[1]

Jury

Currently, a 75-member jury with independent representatives from business, media, and science chooses two of the three finalists per category – the third finalist is determined via a public online voting.[4][9] In an annual jury meeting, the top three projects are presented and discussed and the winners are chosen in a secret vote.[10][11]

In 2013, the dual fluid nuclear reactor design won the public vote for the Galileo Knowledge Prize, but the award committee presiding over the awards changed the rules to exclude all nuclear designs before announcing the winner. The DFR participants successfully sued in response to this.[12][13][14][15]

Award ceremony

The GreenTec Awards are awarded at an annual gala event with 1000 guests from business and industry, science, politics, media, and showbiz.[16][17] The event alternately takes place in Berlin and Munich and is organized in collaboration with partners from different social sectors, such as Fraunhofer, Wilo, and the Germany Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA).[18][19][20][9] With music acts, media partners like Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, WirtschaftsWoche and ProSieben, and a "Green Carpet", the GreenTec Awards seek to make the topic of environmental protection more appealing to the broad public.[21][22]

Laureates

Former laureates (selection)

People

Projects and products

Current laureates

In 2018, there were nine categories and three special prizes:

Laureates GreenTec Awards 2018
Category
Construction & Living DAW SE – Sustainable Wood Care Products based on Camelina
Energy MWK Bionik GmbH – BioSol: Efficiency-Increasing Coating for PV Plants
Lifestyle aha Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Region Hannover – Hannoccino, the reusable cup
Galileo Wissenspreis BioLab Eberswalde – Mushroom-Based Plastic Alternatives
Mobility by Schaeffler Alstom – Hydrogen Train Coradia iLint
Resources & Recycling by Veolia Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of India (ALEAP) – Women against Waste
Sports by Jack Wolfskin VAUDE Sport GmbH & Co. KG – Green Shape Core Collection
Sustainable Development Land Life Company – Cocoon: Tackling Desertification with Efficient Reforestation
Water by Wilo Enactus Hochschule Bochum – Greenhouse with Integrated Water Production
Special Prize Start-up Fresh Energy GmbH – Smart Meters for Less Power Consumption
Special Prize Entrepreneur of the Year Nico Rosberg
Special Prize IFAT Environmental Leadership Award Dr. Auma Obama

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "VKPartner". www.vkpartner.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  3. ↑ Mühlbauer, Peter (20 June 2013). "Streit um GreenTec Awards". Telepolis (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  4. 1 2 Government of Canada, Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada. "Canada is Partner Country of GreenTec Awards 2017 – 10 Canadian Companies Nominated for TOP 10 in different categories". Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  5. ↑ "Norwegen wird Partnerland der GreenTec Awards 2019". BusinessPortal Norwegen (in German). 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  6. 1 2 "GreenTec Awards prior to IFAT". www.ifat.de. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  7. ↑ "Greentec Awards • Recycling International". Recycling International. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  8. ↑ "TÜV NORD tests transparent selection process of the "GreenTec Awards"". www.tuev-nord-group.com. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  9. 1 2 "Among the TOP 10 for the GreenTec Awards 2017". wallstreet-online.de. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  10. ↑ "GreenTec Awards Jury Meeting 2015". Getty Images. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  11. ↑ "GreenTec Awards finalists have been confirmed • INDUSTRY24h". industry24h.com. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  12. ↑ "DFR – The Dual Fluid Reactor". The perspective of molten salt reactors. 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  13. ↑ "Der Dual Fluid Reaktor (DFR) ist per Gerichtsbeschluss für die GreenTec Awards nominiert ! – Ruhrkultour" (in German). August 2013. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  14. ↑ "Stellungnahme Denominierung — Dual Fluid Reaktor" (in German). 2013-08-08. Archived from the original on 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  15. ↑ Klute, Rainer (2013-06-20). "How To Stash A Nuclear Reactor Away". Rainers Blog. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  16. ↑ "GreenTec Awards 2018 - Minister und Motorsportler auf grüner Mission". bild.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  17. ↑ GreenTec Awards (2018-05-22), GreenTec Awards 2018, retrieved 2018-06-01
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  22. ↑ "GreenTec Awards: Tops + Flops vom grünen Teppich". GALA (in German). 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  23. 1 2 3 "TECNARO is presented for nomination for the GreenTec Award 2017". www.pressebox.com. December 2016. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  24. ↑ "Bio | Johnny Hates Jazz". johnnyhatesjazz.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  25. ↑ Limited, Alamy. "Stock Photo - The band Johnny Hates Jazz arrives at the Green Tec Award ceremony in Berlin, Germany, 12 May 2017. Photo: Jörg Carstensen/dpa". Alamy. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  26. 1 2 "Montreal's Pyrowave a finalist for prestigious GreenTec Award". Cantech Letter. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  27. ↑ "Nico Rosberg on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  28. ↑ "Alstom's hydrogen train wins award". gasworld. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
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  30. ↑ "Distinctions, prizes and awards for BMW in 2015". BMW BLOG. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
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  32. ↑ "Continental Wins GreenTec Award for Rubber Development". rubbernews.com. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
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