The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a worldwide search for the best innovations in power and energy for the Innovation Awards.
The Innovation Awards recognise excellence across 16 categories, which span the breadth of science, engineering and technology. The free-to-enter, international annual awards scheme provides a unique opportunity for engineering inventors to showcase their ideas.
Entries to the Power/Energy Innovation Award are welcomed from clients, consulting engineers, contractors, suppliers, component manufacturers and universities. The category will award innovations where development has reached the stage where its potential has been clearly identified. Submissions may include any innovation associated with power (energy) and its uses.
The Innovation Awards, now in their 10th year, are able to raise the profile of their winners by bringing them to a wider audience. Many former Innovation Awards winners report increased interest in their products as a result of winning the accolade, such as Actual Experience, who won the Information Technology Innovation Award in 2012; and floated the company on the stock market in early 2014.
Barry Brooks, president of the IET, said: “Innovation is essential for the growth of the engineering and technological world. Therefore the Innovation Awards are a fundamental part of the IET’s awards and sponsorship programme which last year provided over £500,000 to celebrate excellence and research in the sector and encourage the next generation of engineers. The IET is passionate about promoting engineering excellence and the Innovation Awards are a great opportunity to showcase some of the very best work taking place around the world.”
Each category of the Innovation Awards is independently judged by a panel of experts in that field, with the shortlist announced each October. The winners will be revealed at a black tie dinner and ceremony, hosted by BBC Click’s Kate Russell, taking place on 19th November 2014.
The Power/Energy Innovation Award is sponsored by National Grid, and there are further sponsorship opportunities available. Sponsorship of the Innovation Awards provides profile opportunities within the global engineering, science and technology community.
