Impact


We have received multiple awards and shortlistings in recognition of our leadership in sustainable energy.

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Prizes and Awards

Winner

British Renewable Energy Awards – Community category
Birmingham – June 2022.

The Engineer: Collaborate to Innovate – Energy and Environment
London – November 2019

Decentralised Energy Awards 2018 – Innovation Award (Project SCENIC)
London – October 2018

East Midlands Bricks Awards – Sustainable Development of the Year
Nottingham – February 2018

British Renewable Energy Awards 2022 Finalist
The Engineer Collaborate to Innovate Awards 2019 - Energy and Environment Category Winner

Shortlisted

Green Gown Awards – Research with Impact
Loughborough – November 2022

Green Energy Awards – Clean Energy Scheme
Bath – November 2018

Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards – Faculty of Engineering
Nottingham – November 2018

East Midlands Bricks Awards – Sustainable Development of the Year
Nottingham – February 2018

Green Gown Awards 2018 - Finalist

Commended

Green Gown Awards – Benefitting Society
York – November 2018

Green Gown Awards 2018 - Finalist

Impact Highlights

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In 2019 the Trent Basin Community Energy saved 34 tonnes of CO2 equivalent

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In 2021, 18+ peer-reviewed academic publications were produced from the Trent Basin work alone

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Project SCENe alone appeared in 43+ press and media releases

  • Featured by the UK Government as a COP26 Climate Leader
  • Received visits from Climate Change Minister Claire Perry and Sir David King, FCO Special Representative for Climate Change
  • Featured as a case study in BEIS’s call for evidence on small-scale low-carbon generation (2018)
  • Recognised by the UK Smart Cities Index 2017 — Nottingham ranked 8th and top for energy, with Project SCENe as a key contributor
  • Cited in UK100’s clean energy transition report and the Shakespeare Martineau ‘Community Energy in a box’ white paper
  • Featured in Innovate UK’s Energy Heroes campaign and at Nottingham in Parliament Day: Future of Energy

Appearances

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