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The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) has chosen PNNL to receive the prestigious International Energy Project of the Year Award 2000 for its work to promote energy efficiency at Gostomel Glass Plant in Ukraine. The AEE award recognizes individuals and companies that have achieved national and international prominence in promoting the practices and principals of energy engineering and energy management. AEE also named two PNNL staff in this award: Meredydd Evans, project manager, and Steve Parker. PNNL will formally receive the award on October 24, 2000 at the 23rd World Energy Engineering Congress in Atlanta.
Gostomel is a private, profitable manufacturer of glass bottles and containers in the Kiev region of Ukraine. As a result this project, Gostomel has invested over $750,000 to insulate steam piping, install heat recovery units and improve power factor. Gostomel is also receiving an additional $380,000 in financing for efficient compressors from UkrEsco, the first Ukrainian energy services company, and will soon sign a contract for $3.5 million in equity financing for a new glass furnace from the Western NIS Enterprise Fund. PNNL and its partners, the Ukrainian Energy Efficiency Center (ARENA-ECO) and Industrial Real Estate have worked with Gostomel to develop energy efficiency measures and structure the financing for these measures. This work is part of a larger Industrial Energy Efficiency Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Agency for International Development.
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Two former AISU visiting senior scholars have won the "Climate Technology Leadership Award" for the year 2000. Igor Bashmakov, director of the Russian Center for Energy Efficiency (CENEf) and Zhou Dadi, founder of the Beijing Energy Efficiency Center (BECon) were recognized for their contributions at COP-6 in The Hague, Netherlands, in November 2000.
AISU former director Bill Chandler received this award in 1999.
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