Created by the Aspen Global Leadership Network, the six Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Awards recognize and reward excellence for those making a real contribution to innovation, implementation, and communication of energy and environmental solutions. The object of each award is to celebrate success and provoke intellectually stimulating and productive thinking and conversations about ways to emulate and expand upon the success stories honored.The winner of the 2009 Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Corporate Energy Generation Award is A123 Systems.