dena Hands Out Energy Efficiency Awards 2014 / Recognition for outstanding energy efficiency projects in industry (FOTO)

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The Deutsche Energie-Agentur (dena - the German Energy Agency) has
conferred the Energy Efficiency Awards 2014 on three energy
efficiency projects in the private sector. Winner of the first prize
was the metallurgical company Aluminium Norf GmbH for optimising
energy consumption in the aluminium annealing process. Second prize
was awarded to the food processing company Moll Marzipan GmbH for
adapting its energy-intensive production facilities to requirements,
while third prize went to BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH for a
resource efficiency programme implemented throughout the home
appliances group. The awards were handed out at the dena Energy
Efficiency Congress in Berlin, which was opened today by German
Minister of Economic Affairs Sigmar Gabriel, who is also the patron
of the competition.

dena Chief Executive Stephan Kohler noted: "The prizewinners in
the Energy Efficiency Awards 2014 demonstrate the dynamism of our
industry and the high degree of innovation in the introduction of
energy-efficient production conditions. They highlight the fact that
energy-efficient measures pay off and have become a genuine factor in
a company's profitability."

The international Energy Efficiency Awards 2014 are handed out as
part of dena's Initiative EnergieEffizienz (Energy Efficiency
Campaign) for outstanding energy efficiency projects in industry and
commerce. The focus is placed on especially cost-effective energy
efficiency measures and their ability to be transferred to other
companies. The Energy Efficiency Awards 2014 are supported by premium
partners DZ BANK AG, Imtech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG and Siemens AG,
while the media partner is the trade magazine elektrotechnik
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY. The Initiative EnergieEffizienz is conducted by
dena and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs
and Energy (BMWi) on the basis of a decision of the German
parliament.

For more information, visit: http://www.stromeffizienz.de

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