RenewableUK announced the winners of the fifth annual Global Offshore Wind Awards at a ceremony on Tuesday 13 October at the Royal Lancaster London, featuring guest speaker Michael Shanks, Minister of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
14 awards were announced - covering people, projects and sector priorities - having been assessed by an expert panel of judges representing a diverse pool of senior industry professionals and Government figures:
Projects:
- Asset lifecycle excellence: Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm, RWE and Greencoat UK Wind.
- Closing the deal: East Anglia THREE, operated by ScottishPower Renewables and Masdar, and Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm, developed by Copenhagen Offshore Partners.
- Excellence in digital innovation: Elecsys
- Power in collaboration: Apprentice Programme Collaboration, Ørsted and OEG, and Circular Economy for the Wind Sector (CEWS), led by ORE Catapult in partnership with REW, Total Energies, Equinor, EDF, Scottish Power Renewables, and The Crown Estate.
- Supply chain ingenuity: V-LiDAR, by Venterra Group.
Priorities:
- Community impact in offshore wind: Ocean Winds.
- Environmental excellence: BORA Blue Ocean Research Alliance, by Subsea7, Seaway7 and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC).
- Inclusion in action: ScottishPower Renewables.
- People first: The LiftaLoo - The World's First Single-Point Lift Offshore Welfare Unit, by Cargostore Worldwide.
- Powering the future workforce: Green Energy Manufacturing, by DN Colleges Group.
People:
- Apprentice of the year: Madeleine Warburton, RWE
- Future leader: Lila Vazquez Villamor, Equinor
- Hero spotlight: Neil Elliott, RWE
- Made it happen champion: Mark Hazelton, EDF Power Solutions
Many congratulations to all our winners, as well as our finalists and applicants. The record number of entries this year reflects both the scale of talent across the offshore wind industry, in addition to the diversity of skill and high calibre of all involved.
This year’s Global Offshore Wind Awards were generously sponsored by Ørsted, Ocean Winds, ScottishPower Renewables, and Insight Energy.
Source: RenewableUK
