Awards

“And the winner is …”

We’re always proud when a project, person or initiative that we’re involved with wins an award. Here are a few that CSE has picked up in recent years:

2026

We picked up awards in two categories in the Utility Week Flex Awards.

Two women on a stage smiling and receiving an award from the presenter.

Charlotte Johnson (centre), CSE’s Director of Research and Analysis picked up the Equity and Inclusion in Flex category award. This was in recognition of the Energy Choices Tool which gives every household a personalised route into the smart energy transition regardless of their income, confidence or technical knowledge. And Chloe McLaren Webb (left), CSE’s Fair Transition Research Lead, won the Flexibility Rising Star Award. Chloe said: “Very proud to be recognised for all our work on making energy flexibility work for everyone. Consumer-led flexibility is an unprecedented change in the way we use energy. We need to take this opportunity to reduce energy inequality and bring everyone with us on the transition to clean power”.

2023

Winner of Fuel Poverty & Vulnerable Customer Support of the Year at the National Energy Efficiency Awards (picture below).

Five people pose smiling with a framed award — Claire Wilson, Joanne Salisbury and Lorna Wilcox (all CSE) receiving our National Energy Efficiency award from guest presenter, Tony Hadley (far left) and a representative of the award sponsor, Elmhurst (far right).

Winner of the Vulnerable Customer Support Award at the Energy Efficiency Regional Awards (South West).

A group of smiling people accepting their award. — Six happy winners from CSE. Left to right: Will Cotterill, Shareen Elnagy, unknown (sponsor), Ian Preston, Jonathan Twomey, Deb Gerachty, Clair Wilson.

Winner of the Retrofit Assessment and Coordination Service award from the Retrofit Academy CIC.

2021

A silver award in the Best Combined Programme category of the Corporate Engagement Awards for Energy in Schools. The project was also highly commended in the Best Educational Programme award.

2018 and earlier

2018
Energy at Home is the Winner in the South West region of the Association of Local Energy Officers (ALEO) awards.

2014
Winner of the Ashden Award for Reducing Fuel Poverty.

2013
Winner of an ENDS Green Economy Award (Sustainability Communicator category) for PlanLoCaL.

Winner of Mendip District Council’s Building Excellence Award (Best Private Sector Housing Partner).

2013
Bristol Home Energy Upgrade was shortlisted for BusinessGreen Leaders Awards.

Runner-up in Sustainable Energy Europe & ManagEnergy Awards, Learning category (presented by the European Commission) the PlanLoCaL community renewables.

2011
Our project Low Carbon Bath was winner of RTPI National Planning Awards (Sustainable Communities category), and commended in RTPI South West Awards for Planning Achievement (Other Planning Work category).

2009
Winner of World Sustainable Energy Award (Best Marketing for Sustainable Energy) for the 100 Ideas House.

2009
Long-term contribution award winner in The South West C+ Carbon Positive Awards.