Regional and National Awards

Plug Into The Sun's hard work has not gone unnoticed! We have been nominated for numerous regional and National Awards for our work.

2012

This year we have been shortlisted for our work on The Eden Project and on Treliske hospital in the Annual British Renewable Energy Awards in the ‘Flagship’ category.

AND also shortlisted for the BusinessGreen Leader Award in the Renewable Energy Project of the Year category for our work with Peru based charity Global Education.

Wish us luck!

British Renewable Energy Awards 2009

The British R E Awards are annual awards for outstanding achievement hosted by the Renewable Energy Association. The Awards are presented at a Gala Dinner in London in mid June.

For a third year running, Plug Into The Sun were once again nominated by customers for a prestigious award from the Renewable Energy Association. In 2009 we were short-listed into the finalists for the "Best Company" Award.

Prince Charles Carbon Positive Awards 2008

The South West C+ Carbon Positive Awards are a regional scheme developed by The South West of England Regional Development Agency, supported by Business in the Community and Sustainability South West. Plug Into The Sun were finalists in 2008.

Plug Into The Sun are also members of the May Day Network, the UK's largest group of businesses and organisations committed to collectively tackling climate change. The May Day Network is run by Business in the Community, one of The Prince's Charities.

British Renewable Energy Awards 2008

The British R E Awards are annual awards for outstanding achievement hosted by the Renewable Energy Association. The Awards are presented at a Gala Dinner in London in mid June.

Following our achievement of being runners up in the 2007 Awards, Plug Into The Sun were once again nominated in 2008 by our customers for a prestigious award from the Renewable Energy Association.

We were short-listed down to five finalists from over 120 entries for the "Best Renewable Energy Installer" Award.

British Renewable Energy Awards 2007

"It's great to meet someone implementing the solutions to combat climate change rather than people that just talk about it."
Jon Snow, Channel 4

We were runners up for a prestigious award from the Renewable Energy Association. The company was highly commended for making Cornwall a leading light in solar power and came a close second in the 2007 British Renewable Energy Association's "Best Work in a Region Award".

Plug Into The Sun were short-listed down to five organisations from over 120 applications and invited to the Savoy Hotel in London to receive their Award. The Awards were presented by BBC reporter Sarah Mukherjee, whilst live entertainment was provided by Rory Bremner. 

Cornwall Sustainability Awards 2007

The aim of Cornwall Sustainability Awards is to encourage, reward and gain recognition for some of the excellent work Cornish businesses are doing to improve their sustainability.

We won the Best Low Carbon Business at the Cornwall Sustainability Awards in 2007 and were finalists for the Best Individual at the same Awards ceremony.

Visit the Cornwall Sustainability Awards website for more information.

Visit by the European Energy Minister 

Andy Tanner met with the European Energy Minister, Andris Pibalgs, in July during an event organised by the Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership. Mr Pibalgs and other commissioners toured Cornwall visiting numerous sustainable energy projects including the ground source heat pumps installed in Ludgvan.

Pictured with Andy Tanner and Andreas Pilbags are representatives from Penwith District Council, Penwith Housing Association, Earth Energy, and Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership.

During a presentation the Minister also found out about the solar PV installation undertaken in St Levan.

He was very interested in the project and spoke to Andy Tanner about the benefits of solar PV within the affordable housing context. He commended the project and the benefits of reducing CO₂ emissions and saving money for tenants. He also asked for a quote for his house in Brussels!

Pictures by Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership