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  • Announcing our 2018 shortlist / Twenty cutting edge organisations working on the frontline of sustainable energy and energy innovation have been selected as finalists for this year’s Ashden Awards.

    16.04.2018 | Renewable energy, Energy for development , Energy and health , Energy and sustainable cities , Energy and women , Smart energy , Sustainable buildings , Sustainable transport

  • Event Summary – Leave No One Behind: Investing in Access to Clean Energy / At Ashden and Shine’s event at the Skoll World Forum yesterday, we heard from inspiring social entrepreneurs on how they deliver sustainable energy to those most in need. From new business models, new financing, and innovative technology, these organisations are at the forefront of new energy provision.

    12.04.2018 | Energy for development, Renewable energy , Energy and health , Energy and women

  • Healthy lives through sustainable energy

    For World Health Day 2018, we want to highlight some incredible organisations on our longlist that are striving to achieve SDG3: Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all, using sustainable energy to do so.

    04.04.2018 | Energy and health

  • Key findings: 2017 Climatescope report

    Dario Traum from Bloomberg New Energy Finance paid a visit to the Ashden offices on 21 February to give a talk around the key findings from the Climatescope 2017 report. First published in 2012, over 40 people helped to put the Climatescope report together this year.

    21.03.2018 | Energy for development

  • Women at the forefront of clean energy - International Women's Day 2018

    Recently, the world has witnessed momentous movements towards gender equality and women’s empowerment. Today, International Women’s Day, we at Ashden celebrate the women who are at the forefront of another movement – the transition towards sustainable energy for all.

    07.03.2018 | Energy and women, Energy for development , Energy and health

  • Mobility is key to delivering environmental, social and economic goals

    ​We’re delighted that our knowledge partner for the 2018 Ashden Award for Sustainable Mobility is WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, a global research organisation working with some of the fastest growing cities in the developing world to understand the disruption taking place in transport today.

    05.03.2018 | Sustainable transport, Energy for development , Energy and health , Energy and sustainable cities

  • How the 2018 Ashden longlist are breaking the finance barrier

    Finance is one of the biggest barriers to universal energy access. See how our longlist are tackling this hurdle through financial innovation.

    01.03.2018 | Energy for development

  • Positive solutions for cold homes

    Fuel Poverty Awareness Day is this Friday, 23 February. We shine a light on some positive solutions to the problems faced by those struggling to keep warm.

    21.02.2018 | Sustainable buildings, Renewable energy , Energy and health

  • Gauging the temperature for sustainable energy in the UK

    Every year we welcome inspiring new winners, and every year, we take the temperature of our alumni by checking in with them on their progress.

    14.02.2018

  • 2017 Impact Report

    In 2017 another 13 organisations from around the world joined our very special alumni, when they won an Ashden Award for their outstanding work.

    06.02.2018 | Renewable energy

  • Agriculture sector gets clean energy makeover

    Powering Business Award longlist: solar cold rooms, briquettes made from sugarcane waste, and much, much more.

    31.01.2018 | Renewable energy, Energy for development

  • Clearing the air in our towns and cities

    Clean transport solutions from four can-do organisations

    24.01.2018 | Sustainable transport, Energy and sustainable cities

  • Announcing our keynote speaker...

    Christiana Figueres to give keynote address at 2018 Ashden Awards Ceremony

    15.01.2018 | Energy and women, Renewable energy

  • Cleaner, Greener Cities

    Find out how the 2018 Ashden Awards longlisted organisations are helping to make our cities healthier places to live.

    10.01.2018 | Energy and sustainable cities, Sustainable buildings , Sustainable transport

  • Announcing the 2018 Ashden Awards longlist

    49 organisations from 16 countries have been chosen to go through to the next stage of judging - all doing impressive work to reduce our impact on the planet through sustainable energy.

    04.01.2018 | Renewable energy

  • New year, new recruits

    We asked the 2017 additions to the team to reflect on their highlights at Ashden so far.

    18.12.2017

  • Energy Gardens: An old idea gets a modern makeover

    Repowering London won an Ashden Award in 2016, we catch up with them at their energy garden launch at City Hall in London.

    09.11.2017 | Renewable energy, Energy and sustainable cities

  • Rethinking Finance in Renewables: A Case for Distributed Energy

    In the run up to the launch event of Practical Action’s latest Poor People's Energy Outlook report (PPEO 2017) we highlight some of the report’s main findings.

    18.10.2017 | Energy for development, Energy and health

  • Looking back...

    On 26 September, Ashden held its all-team Away Day, discussing everything from sustainable energy trends to Ashden’s position in the sector.

    09.10.2017 | Renewable energy, Energy for development , Smart energy , Sustainable transport

  • Warm homes, warm hearts

    We’re talking to all our 2016 winners at the moment to hear how they’ve been getting on since they won an Ashden Award more than a year ago and our hearts were warmed by one story in particular that we heard from Cosy Homes in Lancashire.

    05.10.2017 | Energy and health, Sustainable buildings

  • Cause for optimism

    Two things this week are giving us cause for optimism when it comes to tackling climate change - and it’s only Tuesday!

    19.09.2017 | Energy for development

  • Global Goals week: How our winners are leading the way in tackling the SDGs

    Global Goals week is here, running alongside Climate Week in NYC and bringing together individuals, governments, businesses, international organisations, civil society, and other partners for the UN General Assembly to discuss progress made on the Sustainable Development Goals and to cultivate new ideas, solutions and partnerships.

    15.09.2017 | Renewable energy, Energy for development , Energy and health , Energy and sustainable cities , Energy and women , Smart energy , Sustainable buildings , Sustainable transport

  • 5 reasons to be excited for September

    Another summer comes to an end – too soon, as always. September has rolled in, people are trickling back from their holidays and children are back at school. It can all be a bit disheartening. But we’re quite excited for the start of September. Here’s why…

    12.09.2017 | Energy and sustainable cities, Energy for development , Smart energy , Sustainable buildings

  • Search for the sustainable energy pioneers of 2018 now on

    The call for entries for the 2018 Ashden Awards is now open, offering sustainable energy pioneers in the UK, developing countries and emerging economies the chance to receive global recognition and up to £20,000 each for their efforts.

    05.09.2017 | Energy for development, Energy and health

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