Winners of the PBO 2011 Green Awards
Revealed
Practical Boat Owner magazine announced the
winners of the PBO 2011 Green Awards at the PSP
Southampton Boat Show today on press day, Friday 16 September. The
awards recognise marine businesses that are leading the way in
reducing the environmental impact of leisure boating.
Jane Swan, Project
manager for The Green Blue said: “The PBO Green Awards are
important in showcasing the best new green technologies and
services. We are delighted to see more sustainable products
becoming mainstream and available to the end user as a viable
alternative. We have worked with three of the four winners and know
how hard they have worked to embed sustainability into their
activities and these awards are justly deserved.”
The annual awards, now in
their third year, are helping to make the industry more sustainable
as well as encouraging the development of new greener technologies
and services.
Speaking at the ceremony
Practical Boat Owner’s Editor, Sarah Norbury, said: “This
year our four categories drew some remarkable entries and
competition was fierce. We congratulate all who entered for their
commitment to environmental issues and their many achievements. We
are proud to continue to support companies in the marine industry
who are working hard to reduce their impact on the world around
them and to showcase their efforts through our annual PBO
Green Awards.”
The winners of the 2011 PBO Green Awards
are:
Boats and Boat Builders: Jeremy Rogers
Ltd - Contessa 32 Calypso
Last year Lymington boat
builders Jeremy Rogers Ltd launched Calypso, a ‘greener’ version of
their famous Contessa 32, in collaboration with The Green Blue. The
aim of the Calypso project was to bring a whole new range of green
products and technologies to the public and the industry without
compromising on quality. Calypso’s green features include a hybrid
(diesel/electric) engine, a real wood teak alternative – Kebony –
for the deck and interior, solvent-free adhesive and varnish and
ultra-slippery, non-toxic antifouling. As a functional
work-in-progress, Calypso was exhibited on the pontoons at the 2010
Southampton Boat Show, and subsequent orders for new Contessa 32s
specify many of Calypso’s features.
PBO’s verdict: “The Jeremy Rogers
team has taken an already excellent sail boat design and pushed the
green boundaries in Calypso.”
Marine Service and Support: Weymouth
and Portland National Sailing Academy
Over the last few years
WPNSA has worked diligently to become an international centre of
excellence for sustainable sailing. On its roof the academy has one
of the largest solar photovoltaic arrays on the south coast,
helping it to generate up to 20 per cent of its electricity
consumption. Its efficiencies also include a rainwater harvesting
system and comprehensive recycling facilities (even for old sails),
and it uses Fairtrade and local food in its catering. By working
with The Green Blue, WPNSA became the first Olympic and Paralympic
venue – and the first sailing venue in the world – to have its
sustainability management system certified by British Standards (BS
8901, in use in many countries besides the UK). In fact, the
British Standards Institute now uses WPNSA as a case study.
PBO’s verdict:
“WPNSA illustrates how modern marine centres can be both successful
and environmentally responsible. Their detailed, integrated
planning and execution always kept green criteria to the fore.”
Campaign or initiative category: The
Yacht Harbour Association
Founded in 1965, TYHA now
encompasses 327 (and growing) marina members. In collaboration with
The Green Blue, it re-launched and revised its Gold Anchor Award
Scheme to integrate environmental best practice into the assessment
of marinas, with third-party audits on the higher 4- and 5-anchor
green aspects. The scheme not only encourages marinas to become
more environmentally responsible but also helps boat owners to
choose a greener marina. TYHA is a group member of the British
Marina Industry Federation, but its standards are international: of
its 55 overseas marina members, Portugal’s Vilamoura and Teos in
Turkey have both just gained five gold anchors.
PBO’s verdict:
“Integrating environmental criteria into TYHA’s Gold Anchor Scheme
means that, to be seen as the best, qualifying marinas must also
meet the highest environmental standards.”
Product category: Mastervolt –
PodMaster
The PodMaster from
Mastervolt leads a new generation of high-efficiency electrical
propulsion systems. The quietly efficient hybrid PodMaster can
replace diesel engines ranging from 6-36hp. In fixed or steerable
versions, the easily-installed torpedo-shaped pod, which attaches
to the hull while its electrical power source can be sited anywhere
on board, can double as a water-powered regenerator when a yacht is
under sail. A yacht fitted with a PodMaster, married to solar and
wind systems, could be virtually self-refuelling from entirely
renewable resources, while any shortfall can be made up using a
diesel generator optimised for efficiency, rather than the
relatively inefficient process of charging the engine.
PBO’s verdict:
“Mastervolt take energy-efficiency and the harnessing of free power
seriously, and the PodMaster range not only shows the way forward
technologically, it does so with neatly-packaged style.”
Published
23/09/11
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