A
bright idea is worth R20 000,00 in the eta Awards
Eskom promotes energy efficiency. Better ways to
use electricity - that's what Eskom wants, and they're
giving away cash prizes of R20 000,00 for each idea that
wins one of this year's eta Awards. The Greek letter eta
is the mathematical symbol representing efficiency. The
eta Awards are sponsored by Eskom, South Africa's energy
and related services provider and endorsed by the SABS
Design Institute.
Eskom
are also very proud to announce that the Minister of Minerals
and Energy, Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, has accepted their
invitation to act as the official Patron of the awards.
The aim of the eta Awards is to promote the more efficient
use of electricity and to prove that what sets mankind
apart is the irrepressible belief that there is always
a better way. The awards give winners valuable recognition
and status as well as cash. An Award can also be a powerful
marketing tool. What's more, entry is open to one and
all, there is no entry fee, and Eskom say that every single
improvement in the use of electricity is welcomed as an
entry and will be
given serious evaluation. No improvement in energy efficiency
is too small for consideration.
The Awards are given in six categories: agricultural,
industrial, commercial buildings and residential buildings,
as well as, for the first time, 'Women in Energy' and
'Schools'. Entries may relate to:
Ideally,
the change should decrease the energy used per unit
of production, improve product quality, reduce environmental
impact, improve living or working conditions, enhance
business performance or turnover, and so on. The category
'Women in Energy' will recognise women who have played
a part in the implementation of energy efficiency programmes,
made the public
aware of energy efficiency programmes, or put in place
energy-efficiency initiatives that have improved the quality
of life in rural communities.
The
'Schools' prize will be won by a learner or group of learners
or a school that has promoted communication about energy
efficiency within or between schools and in communities,
implemented a project at home or at school to optimise
energy utilisation, or identified innovative ways to improve
and implement energy efficiency at school or home. In
'Women in Energy' and 'Schools', entries will be considered
in the light of the number of people affected, degree
of success achieved, improvement to living or working
conditions, pollution and environmental impact, and efficiency.
Entries are judged purely on merit, and Awards will be
presented to one winner and up to three runners-up in
each category. The winner in each category will receive
R20 000,00 at a gala banquet in Johannesburg on 23 November
2001. Recipients may use the Award logo on all advertising,
marketing, and exhibition material related to the project
for which the
Award was made.
The
judges and the administrators of the eta Awards handle
all entries in strict confidence and do not disclose any
information on entries. However, Eskom encourage the winners
in each category to share information about the design
or prototype and the benefits of their achievement with
other industrialists.
Closing
date for entries is 28 September 2001, and entry forms
are available from Chanel Platt and Associates, the award
administrators, telephone (011) 705-1032, facsimile (011)
465-4390. Full details and entry criteria are also provided
at www.eta-awards.co.za
