EI Awards

Showcasing excellence in energy

The EI Awards have been running for 23 years, designed to celebrate and showcase the vast accomplishments in the energy sector, an industry vital to society. Winning an EI Award provides a prime opportunity to have your achievements officially recognised by a senior panel of energy experts and the wider industry.

This year's celebrations will take place on the evening of 24 November at the Sheraton Grand - Park Lane, London. Full details to be shared in due course.

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EI Awards 2022: now open for entries!

Entry deadline: Friday 22 July 2022.

Entry is free and you may enter into as many different categories as you want, as long as each entry is for a different project.

Please note that the judges will select up to two entries from the same organisation for each category. If your organisation has submitted more than two different entries per category, you will be contacted to check which ones you would like to be considered.

Submit your EI Award entry - all other categories Submit an entry for the Energy Leader Award Submit an entry for the Young Energy Professional of the Year Award

Environment 2021 winner

ScottishPower Renewables for East Anglia ONE Environment Team

Being recognised by the Energy Institute for our work to promote environmental initiatives across East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm is a testament to over 10 years of careful planning, development and construction. Winning the Environment award has given our global team a real sense of pride and confidence that our commitment to environmental stewardship across East Anglia ONE will set the standard for enabling new green-energy infrastructure projects to co-exist in harmony with the environment and we look forward to taking the learning into our future projects.

Talent, Development and Learning 2021 winner

TNB Integrated Learning Solution for Centre of excellence for solar energy

Winning the 2021 Energy Institute award for Talent, Development and Learning proved our team's hard work and dedication towards establishing a Centre of Excellence for experiential learning in Green Technology. The award provided ILSAS with the recognition and global visibility to broaden the avenue for innovative learning interventions to foster awareness and nurture new talent into the industry. ILSAS will continue to endeavour in providing education in the development of the renewable energy sector.

Energy Leader 2021 winner

François Cazor, Co-Founder and CEO, Kpler

We are happy to have won the Energy Institute Energy Leader Award 2021. This accolade recognises the great work of François Cazor and the Kpler team in creating data and analytics that bring transparency to the energy markets. This award win will inspire us to continue our mission, which is to facilitate sustainable and efficient trade.

Health and Safety 2021 winner

Active Training Team for Thrive for Ørsted

Active Training Team and our client Ørsted were absolutely delighted to receive the Energy Institute’s 2021 Health & Safety Award and thrilled to hear that the judges gave Thrive ‘universal praise.’  Acknowledgement from such a prestigious global awards scheme highlights that the Thrive Safety Leadership Centre, based on the Humber in the UK, really is the best in class. Winning the award and the publicity it generated has helped us spread the word about the availability of Thrive to the rapidly developing renewables sector. Our team works incredibly hard to ensure we develop programmes that set the benchmark in safety leadership and make a difference on the ground. It has been a highlight of the year to get external validation from such an important organisation as The Energy Institute and in the company of such worthwhile international initiatives.

Innovative Technologies 2021 winner

Aramco Services Company for Sensor Ball - Mini Logging Robot

We look to provide new approaches and innovative technologies that can be applied to the world’s energy challenges.  Having the Energy Institute (EI) recognize us with its 2021 EI Award for Innovative Technology for our Sensor Ball logging device was an honour, further validating our work on bringing intelligent systems to the oilfield.  This technology is an example of Aramco’s broader commitment to digital transformation breakthroughs to deliver energy more sustainably, efficiently, and safely.

Low Carbon 2021 winner

GeoPura for GeoPura displaces diesel generators with Hydrogen Power Units

We’re thrilled to have won the “Low Carbon” award at the prestigious Energy Institute Awards 2021!

Our entry – ‘GeoPura displaces diesel generators with Hydrogen Power Units’ – focused on the development and deployment of our HPUs, an emission-free alternative to diesel generators, with the capability to produce critical power at the scale required commercial applications.

The Energy Institute award helps publicise that this technology has truly come of age and is playing a crucial role in our transition away from fossil fuels. Industry recognition is vital in building market confidence and helping customers understand the sustainable options that are available to them.

We would like to thank the Energy Institute for recognising our work in this area with this very prestigious award.

Public Engagement 2021 winner

National Grid for The Hinkley Connection Project: Engineering Positive Futures

As a responsible business National Grid wants to have a positive impact on the local communities it works closest to.  Winning the Energy Institute award for Public Engagement for the Hinkley Connection Project shows that our team is making good progress with this ambition. Not only are we enabling the transition to low carbon energy we are also leaving a lasting legacy in those communities.

Access to Energy 2021 winner

KOKO Networks for KOKO’s Smart Fuel ATMs enable ultra-clean cooking at scale in emerging market cities

2021 was a transformative year for KOKO, as KOKO Fuel crossed from the early adoption stage into widespread mass-market use in Nairobi. With more than 300,000 customers by the end of the year, our customer base grew 450% in the calendar year. This growth was down to the enormous dedication of our teams in Kenya and India in bringing clean energy to those who need it most. This award is a testament to their fantastic work, and it is something we are really proud to receive as we seek to take KOKO to new markets.

EI Awards categories

This award is to celebrate projects that have implemented strategies and technologies that improve lives by opening up access to energy.

Even though energy is now benefiting the lives of more people around the world than ever, 800 million human beings still have no access to electricity and 3 billion are still cooking using dirty, dangerous cooking fuels, leading to severe bronchial illness and around 4 million premature deaths each year. Ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all is central to the UN Sustainability Goals and will require more sustained efforts. This award is for projects that have brought energy to places in the world that are most in need, improving lives and life chances in the process. The award will also consider projects in developed countries that have tackled persistent issues of energy poverty within particular geographical areas or demographic groups.

The judging panel will be looking for:

  • Proven benefit of the project to the community it serves
  • Scope for sustaining benefits in the longer term or extending the project

Successful projects will be able to prove a unique and unprecedented energy-related benefit for a community. The project or initiative should be of a ground-breaking nature. You must be able to validate the success of your project with proven results.

For this category, the judging panel are looking for the industry's champion, those are individuals who fit the following criteria:

  • Commitment to fostering professionalism in their own work and among colleagues
  • Promoting knowledge, improving skills or developing and applying good practice in their work place or the broader energy industry
  • Commitment to raising industry standards, enhancing its image and championing the contribution the energy industry makes to society
  • Commitment to the industry and its future
  • Championing the industry among the younger generation

Entrants should provide evidence of how their work and achievements meet as many of these criteria as possible.

Effective energy management is crucial to ensure the efficient use of energy in a domestic, commercial or industrial setting, and investments in energy management produces a wide range of benefits, including reducing your organisation’s costs and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, in addition to improving energy security.

This award recognises individuals or organisations that have effectively deployed practices to improve their energy efficiency performance through the design and implementation of materials, systems, software and supply chains; and / or which have been able to reduce their carbon emissions and energy waste. Entries from commercial organisations are welcome, in addition to local authority, healthcare and housing trust’s entries.

For the Energy Management Award, the judging panel will be looking for:

  • Clearly defined strategy for reducing energy use and measuring performance
  • Realisation of reduction targets and a demonstrable benefit to business operations
  • Management commitment
  • Employee engagement

You must be able to validate the success of your project with proven results.

It is increasingly important for the energy industry to reduce its impact on the environment and give back to the planet. For this award the judges are looking for schemes and projects that enhance and protect the environment. Entrants should demonstrate a responsible and ethical commitment to managing the risks of energy to the environment.

The judging panel will be looking for:

  • Demonstrable benefit to the environment
  • Management commitment
  • Good prospects for wider application

You must be able to validate the success of your project with proven results.

The energy industry could not operate without proper regard to health and safety and standards for safe practice are robust and subject to continuous review and refinement.

For this award the judges are looking for projects which have demonstrated best practice in safety as well as in areas such as occupational health, mental health, performance, productivity, hygiene and resilience through change. We are looking to acknowledge teams, individuals and projects that take a unique approach to health and safety and demonstrate the potential to have an impact on the industry's overall health and safety record.

The judging panel will be looking for:

  • Health and safety initiatives or innovations with potential for industry-wide benefit
  • Management commitment
  • Effective communication and implementation
  • Demonstrable difference from before to after application

You must be able to validate the success of your project with proven results.

Technology in all its forms is an essential and exciting aspect of the energy industry, a frontier where new and better solutions are constantly being devised. The role of digital technologies and data in particular are taking the industry into the ‘4th revolution’. This award will recognise the year’s best innovative technological development or implementation of an existing technology with the power to become a gamechanger or disrupter in the industry.

The judging panel will be looking for:

  • Identification of the technological innovation which represents a major advance or development
  • Commercially viable technology that is ready for market and for wider adoption and application
  • Inventive new technology or innovative implementation of existing technology
  • Clear demonstration of the benefits of the innovation over existing methods

You must be able to validate the success of your project with proven results.

This award is to recognise schemes and projects that have made significant progress in reducing carbon emissions to help reach net-zero by or before 2050. Entrants should demonstrate a responsible and ethical commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of the industry either through the reduction of emissions or through storage of carbon.

The judging panel will be looking for:

  • How the project fits in to a transition pathway for meeting net zero by 2050
  • Demonstration of how carbon emissions were reduced or that carbon has been stored in the geosphere or biosphere

You must be able to validate the success of your project with proven results.

Effective public engagement is very often the key determinant of the success or failure of any initiative. This award will recognise the year’s best group or individual contribution to raising public awareness across the energy industry, covering internal and external communications with such stakeholders as customers, regulators, employees, shareholders etc.

The award recognises innovative campaigning techniques in the form of social media, reports, journalism, digital campaigns etc., that have contributed to improved understanding and knowledge of industry-wide energy issues.

The judging panel will be looking for:

  • Identification of the issue(s) to be communicated, and the need for the initiative
  • Clarity of planned aims and objectives
  • Deliverability of the initiative
  • Effectiveness of the public engagement programme

You must be able to validate the success of your project with proven results.

The energy industry needs people with the talent, the drive and the passion to help us tackle climate change and meet the needs of the world’s growing population. This award recognises work undertaken to bring new talent into the industry, as well as the provision of continuing professional development schemes for current workforces. It will look for in-house schemes that nurture talent and foster inclusion, the use of innovative learning solutions and collaborations between industry, industry bodies, academia and other partners. Particular emphasis is placed on the requirement for entries to contribute to making the energy sector more diverse, inclusive and reflective of the society it serves. Special consideration will be given to those schemes that invest in future skills for the energy transition.

The judging panel will be looking for:

  • Schemes that promote diversity and inclusion
  • Innovative use of partners and technologies
  • Deliverability of the initiative
  • Clear metrics and results

You must be able to validate the success of your project with proven results.

The EI's Young Professionals Network is delighted to welcome entries for the sixth EI Young Energy Professional of the Year award. Young professionals are the next generation of energy leaders and we want to celebrate your contribution to the industry and reward your innovation, drive to deliver and passion of the younger generation of energy talent. Applications from those with less than five years in the industry are welcome.

The judging panel will be looking for:

  • Career Experience statement:
    In 250-500 words, describe a project from your career, either in your professional career or through working with the local community, where you have either led the activity (as a project manager) or made a significant contribution towards its delivery (as a key team member)
  • Industry Outlook statement:
    In 250-500 words, please share your views on the outlook for the energy industry by answering the following question:
    "What is the single biggest challenge facing the energy industry in the next 20 years?"
    The judging panel will be looking for you to demonstrate your views and feelings about an industry issue, including how you would like to see them addressed and how your future work might contribute towards finding a solution for this challenge.
  • CV
  • Endorsement:
    Please provide a written endorsement of up to 200 words from your employer, client or supervisor. This should include their signature and contact details for verification purposes.

2021 Shortlisters

Access to Energy

Nigeria Sunshot Project
Husk Power Systems

Husk Power Systems aim to provide reliable, sustainable and clean energy to the rural communities of Nigeria, and generate more jobs. The project benefitted 25,000 people, through electricity provision and via sales of energy-efficient appliances. They've raised the socio-economic status of the communities and the project had a positive impact on the environment.

All On Partnerships For Energy Access
All On Partnerships For Energy Access

All On Partnerships for Energy Access are facilitating the meeting of Nigeria's energy access challenges via investments and financially sustainable means. They are capacity building among local players in the Nigerian off-grid ecosystem and supporting the development of new use-case and business models within the energy access space in Nigeria. Furthermore, they're facilitating the provision of hundreds of thousands of energy access connections within Nigeria within a set time frame.

Promoting Citizen's Access to Clean Energy Solutions in Nigeria
Clean Technology Hub

Clean Technology Hub aims to drive the energy transition and economically empower women through clean energy and DRE solutions. They are building awareness of clean energy technologies, especially Pico Solar and Solar Home Systems and empower potential and existing MSMEs, women traders, and businesses on the use of decentralized renewable energy solutions.

Nigeria Sunshot Project
Husk Power Systems

Husk Power Systems aim to provide reliable, sustainable and clean energy to the rural communities of Nigeria, and generate more jobs. The project benefitted 25,000 people, through electricity provision and via sales of energy-efficient appliances. They've raised the socio-economic status of the communities and the project had a positive impact on the environment.

Energy Leader

Omar Farouk Ibrahim, African Petroleum Producers Organization

Omar Farouk has been able to stair up Oil and Gas regional projects across the continent and selected regional training centres to develop human capacity to support exploration and production in the face of energy transition, aided collaboration among African Oil and Gas producers countries and also their National Oil Companies.

Mukabanji Mutanuka, Engie Power Corner Zambia

Mukabanji is among the few female professionals who bring a wealth of experience in respect of design, resource mobilization, financial close and implementation of off-grid innovations across Zambia. She is performance-driven and has proven success in negotiating with governments and continues to be instrumental in policy discussions for renewables.

Abdulaziz Al-Qasim, Saudi Aramco

Dr Al-Qasim is an outstanding energy leader. He's a key member of the Kingdom's first CCUS Project and the champion of monitoring and surveillance technologies. He contributed significantly to the upstream hydrogen technologies initiative. He's been named a trailblazer, and the recipient of several national and international prestigious awards.

Rinaldo Brutoco, H2 Clipper, Inc.

Rinaldo is an Energy Champion because of his lifelong, unwavering leadership in advancing corporate social responsibility and the global hydrogen economy, as well as for his innovation in hydrogen transportation to deliver green hydrogen from remote areas where hydrogen can be most inexpensively produced to places where it's most needed.

Omar Farouk Ibrahim, African Petroleum Producers Organization

Omar Farouk has been able to stair up Oil and Gas regional projects across the continent and selected regional training centres to develop human capacity to support exploration and production in the face of energy transition, aided collaboration among African Oil and Gas producers countries and also their National Oil Companies.

Mukabanji Mutanuka, Engie Power Corner Zambia

Mukabanji is among the few female professionals who bring a wealth of experience in respect of design, resource mobilization, financial close and implementation of off-grid innovations across Zambia. She is performance-driven and has proven success in negotiating with governments and continues to be instrumental in policy discussions for renewables.

Bobo Ng, North East Local Enterprise Partnership

An innovator and renowned expert in geothermal energy. Bobo has pioneered the sustainable use of mine-water energy using advanced heat-pump technologies and is also leading new government strategy on deep geothermal energy to meet de-carbonisation targets. In wider roles, she has actively championed the industry to new entrants, particularly women.

Rebekah Shirley, World Resources Institute

I have focused on energy, youth, and skills for the past five years. I have now published the continent's most widely cited reports on jobs creation, the energy access jobs census in 2020 and the clean cooking jobs census of 2021. I designed and launched the continent's first full Master's in Sustainable Energy Transitions with Strathmore University in Kenya. It is comprised of technical rigour and components tailored to giving students real-world exposure to energy issues, industry, and practitioners, and to support them after graduation through a strong recruitment pipeline. I created and teach the only energy systems course focused entirely on African case studies, with local site visits and speakers. It is two years running now and consistently ranks as one of CMU Africa's most popular courses.

Finally, and most recently, in my new role as Director of Research for Africa at the World Resources Institute, I have extended this focus on engagement with youth.

Energy Management

Sustainable banknote printing: Successes for CCL Secure's sustainability journey
CCL Secure UK, Verco

CCL Secure UK aim to provide the most sustainable banknote to central banks. Our sustainability project has already achieved a reduction of 26% in CO2 emissions, 31% in energy and 40% in water per tonne of product vs. the 2018 baseline, whilst adding to the bottom line and engaging the value chain.

Sustainable banknote printing: Successes for CCL Secure's sustainability journey
CCL Secure UK, Verco

CCL Secure UK aim to provide the most sustainable banknote to central banks. Our sustainability project has already achieved a reduction of 26% in CO2 emissions, 31% in energy and 40% in water per tonne of product vs. the 2018 baseline, whilst adding to the bottom line and engaging the value chain.

Energy Task Force on a mission
Klockner Pentaplast

Ambitious Investing in Better strategy progressing; reduced energy use; reduced operational carbon emissions; and new on-site renewable generation expanding. Over 100 energy efficiency and renewable projects are being implemented annually across different technology types.

Green Presidency Initiative of the President of Pakistan
President's Secretariat

Owing to the ever-increasing energy shortfall, high energy cost, and huge budgetary deficit in Pakistan, it was the broad vision of the Hon'ble President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi to curtail President's Secretariat Energy Usage and shift it to a renewable energy source and be the torch barrier for rest of the public buildings. The successful execution of Green Presidency Projects has crowed Pakistan's Presidency as 1st ever ISO-50001 certified Presidential Palace of the World by curtailment of 40% energy while powering remaining needs by an in-house 1MW Solar Power Plant. Savings from Green Presidency Initiative so far are equivalent to 4,921,391 KWh worth PKR. 103.3 million (0.5 million USD).

Environment

Capturing and converting methane: From gas fields to farms
Qnergy

A stumbling block to abating >360 MMT/yr of methane has been the lack of technology scaling down to the small, highly distributed, amounts of methane released by millions of farms, energy fields, landfills, and wastewater sites.  Qnergy's proven solution solves for this need for the energy, agriculture, and waste industries.

Capturing and converting methane: From gas fields to farms
Qnergy

A stumbling block to abating >360 MMT/yr of methane has been the lack of technology scaling down to the small, highly distributed, amounts of methane released by millions of farms, energy fields, landfills, and wastewater sites.  Qnergy's proven solution solves for this need for the energy, agriculture, and waste industries.

Unconventional Waste & Flare Gas Recovery System in Circular Economy
RTPD, Saudi Aramco

The strategic action plan was aligned with environmental sustainability and circular economy, to recover all of the routine flarings. The patented FGRS is scalable and deployable within Aramco and worldwide to help in reducing the global carbon footprint. The system operates without any energy-consuming or rotating equipment.

Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Produced Water Management Project
Saudi Aramco

Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) water management project desalinates hypersaline produced water by transforming its ionic properties and promotes produced water recycle/reuse and circular water economy in the energy industry. This breakthrough technology also enables zero wastewater disposal to the environment thereby significantly contributing to sustainability.

Health and Safety

SafeLife  Contractor Health, Safety and Environmental Oversight Platform
Saudi Aramco

The objective of SafeLife was to standardise contractor incident reporting, investigations, competency, risk management practices, leadership engagements and contractor compliance through structured inspections and audits and utilise the captured data to obtain early warning alerts of potential incidents at specific contractor rig locations. SafeLife deployment resulted in the early warning of a broad array of potential contractor incidents and facilitated targeted interventions to prevent incidents leading to improved contractor safety and reduced incidents.

Process Safety Audit
Harness UK Ltd

The aim of the audit tool is to Identify gaps in an organisation's process safety management system by identifying areas requiring improvement. This will help ensure safe operations and protection of the environment enabling organisations to meet their fiscal targets.  It can help benchmark organisations and identify.

SafeLife  Contractor Health, Safety and Environmental Oversight Platform
Saudi Aramco

The objective of SafeLife was to standardise contractor incident reporting, investigations, competency, risk management practices, leadership engagements and contractor compliance through structured inspections and audits and utilise the captured data to obtain early warning alerts of potential incidents at specific contractor rig locations. SafeLife deployment resulted in the early warning of a broad array of potential contractor incidents and facilitated targeted interventions to prevent incidents leading to improved contractor safety and reduced incidents.

TAQA Life: connecting people through the pandemic and beyond
TAQA

TAQA Life is a staff-led forum where colleagues engage with one another to provide mutual well-being support and advice.
It was the glue which held TAQA people together as a workforce community throughout the pandemic and, with 85% of personnel engaged, it is now embedded in the organisation's wellbeing culture.

Innovative Technology

Supercharging solar with perovskite photovoltaics
Oxford PV

A new material developed by Oxford PV will enable homes and businesses to produce more energy from the sun. This sustainable, low-cost material perovskite dramatically improves the performance of solar panels to further lower the cost of solar, reduce land use, and accelerate the clean energy transition.

DarkVision, HADES High-Resolution Acoustic Imaging Platform
DarkVision Technologies Inc

DarkVision's HADES high-resolution acoustic imaging platform delivers exceptionally detailed 3D images and measurements of downhole well perforations, connections, casing damage, FCDs, wall thickness, and wellbore restrictions at submillimeter resolutions regardless of fluid clarity. Well operators are overcoming challenging well integrity issues, increasing completions performance, and ultimately saving time and money.

Using C02 for long-duration energy storage
Energy Dome

The C02 battery is the first commercial long-duration energy storage technology offering a reliable, less expensive alternative to lithium-based storage. Its launch in June 2022 proved the company's process using off-the-shelf equipment, available from a globally established supply chain, enabling rapid deployment of the CO2 Battery anywhere in the world.

Octopus Fan Club. Transforming cheaper, local energy generation through technology
Octopus Energy

Octopus Energy wanted to prove that the closer you are to where energy is generated, the cheaper and greener your energy should be. Their pioneering and rapidly-expanding Fan Club has done just that, connecting customers with local turbines for 30% lower bills, attracting 5000 communities wanting their own Fans, and more.

Supercharging solar with perovskite photovoltaics
Oxford PV

A new material developed by Oxford PV will enable homes and businesses to produce more energy from the sun. This sustainable, low-cost material perovskite dramatically improves the performance of solar panels to further lower the cost of solar, reduce land use, and accelerate the clean energy transition.

Revolutionary Blowout Stopper for Extreme Well Intervention Operations
Saudi Aramco & Kinetic Pressure Control

A blowout stopper (first worldwide) that is electrically initiated, performs the critical function of shearing and sealing during drilling, completions and intervention operations in case of any blowout incident. This revolutionary BOP is designed to shear anything above the bit and seal instantly even after full flow has been established.

Low Carbon

room2 Chiswick
Lamington Group

In December 2021, Lamington Group acted on their commitment and opened room2 Chiswick, the world's first whole-life net-zero hotel. The building is certified BREEAM Excellent, is predicted to achieve gold for Green Tourism and is forecasted to be 89% more energy efficient than a typical UK hotel due to the depth of technology onsite, a remarkable feat of engineering and attention to energy performance, and above best practice building fabrics and air permeability. 

Sustainability has been incorporated into all decision-making throughout the business. The MD has motivated and inspired a shift to put sustainability first across the whole organisation. A gamified system has been developed with monetary incentives for employees to make and deliver sustainable decisions in the business, as well as personally.

room2 Chiswick
Lamington Group

In December 2021, Lamington Group acted on their commitment and opened room2 Chiswick, the world's first whole-life net-zero hotel. The building is certified BREEAM Excellent, is predicted to achieve gold for Green Tourism and is forecasted to be 89% more energy efficient than a typical UK hotel due to the depth of technology onsite, a remarkable feat of engineering and attention to energy performance, and above best practice building fabrics and air permeability. 

Sustainability has been incorporated into all decision-making throughout the business. The MD has motivated and inspired a shift to put sustainability first across the whole organisation. A gamified system has been developed with monetary incentives for employees to make and deliver sustainable decisions in the business, as well as personally.

Creating The World's Largest Carbon Capture and Utilization Plant
Ministry of Energy

SABIC has built the world's largest purification plant that opened in 2015 at United, a SABIC affiliate. The plant can capture up to 500,000 metric tons of CO2 per year from the production plant that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere, converting it into feedstock for industrial processes.

Decarbonization of Saudi Aramco Non-associated Gas Facilities
Saudi Aramco

This achievement provides insights into how engineering control solutions confront climate change with low cost of implementation and utilizing low carbon intensity technology. The initiative has eliminated the continuous flaring of 9,500 tons of CO2e annually to the environment, which is equivalent to the plantation of 1.3 million trees.

SP Energy Networks - Leading the journey to Net Zero
SP Energy Networks

Alongside a 32% carbon footprint reduction in 2020/21, SPEN delivers pioneering projects, playing a vital role in the energy system transition. It will invest £4.8bn in its distribution network by 2028, delivering an additional 5GW low carbon electricity generation connected, underpinned by a commitment to achieve Net Zero by 2035.

The EV Fleet-Centred Local Energy Systems (EFLES) Project
UK Power Networks Services

The EFLES project in Kentish Town - an Innovate UK-funded collaboration between UPS, UK Power Networks Services, Moixa, and Cross River Partnership has laid the industry-leading groundwork that will help UPS, a global leader in logistics, introduce up to 10,000 electric delivery vehicles across their global delivery fleet.

Public Engagement

Digging up Leicester Square
UK Power Networks

To upgrade Theatreland's power supply in iconic Leicester Square, next-level public communication was key. UK Power Networks' team spared no effort in designing interactive hoardings, creating social media and collaborative video bulletins to tell the story and keep people in the picture.

Future Energy Leaders Program
Infinity Energy

The main aim of the program is to spread awareness about sustainability and renewable energy technologies. The impact of this program is to help develop skills in high school students and enable them to understand the fundamentals of the energy industry as a whole. The main benefit of this program is to develop the next generation of young leaders to help lead the energy industry.

A career of public engagement to empower and enable
Renewco Power Ltd


"I'm extremely fortunate to have a unique insight across decarbonisation from delivery, to research, to teaching, to financing etc. Throughout my career, I have spent hundreds of hours of my free time giving some of that insight back to the public, in various forms (social media, books, my website, papers and charity work). My aim is to help others deliver their own projects, engage with our industry and understand it better." - Andrew Crossland, Renewco Power Ltd.

The Ripple Effect
Ripple Energy

As a start-up, our marketing campaign supercharged our business growth. We smashed all our KPIs to achieve over a 300% increase in membership. Bringing clean energy ownership to the mainstream and bill savings to 1000s at a time when prices are skyrocketing.

Digging up Leicester Square
UK Power Networks

To upgrade Theatreland's power supply in iconic Leicester Square, next-level public communication was key. UK Power Networks' team spared no effort in designing interactive hoardings, creating social media and collaborative video bulletins to tell the story and keep people in the picture.

Net Zero Needs Nuclear at COP26
Young Generation Network

Uniting international youth nuclear energy groups under a single message of Net Zero Needs Nuclear, the Volunteer YGN Team led an effective public engagement campaign ahead of COP26. With an international reach and national media coverage, it succeeded in positively influencing public opinion and increasing engagement across multiple communication channels.

Talent, Development, and Learning

TNB Reskilling Malaysia Programme
TNB Integrated Learning Solution - TNB ILSAS

TNB Reskilling Malaysia is a programme that shows the manifestation of TNB's core value (mindfulness). This programme provided a platform to assist both Malaysian employees and employers to overcome the devastating effects of Covid-19. Furthermore, it shows TNB is highly committed to supporting Malaysia's government exit strategy initiative under National Recovery Plan.

NZTC STEM initiatives
Net Zero Technology Centre

The aim of Net Zero Technology Centre's STEM initiatives is to help young people understand the energy transition and discover the diverse and exciting careers available in the energy sector.

Building a Transformative Well Integrity Training Programme through Industry Collaboration
Norwell EDGE

This innovative collaboration had one core aim to improve the industry's approach to Well Integrity to safeguard the safety and meet regulatory requirements. Through mutual respect, they combined deep subject matter expertise, with the latest digital training techniques to create a world-leading, affordable, and accessible solution.

TNB Reskilling Malaysia Programme
TNB Integrated Learning Solution - TNB ILSAS

TNB Reskilling Malaysia is a programme that shows the manifestation of TNB's core value (mindfulness). This programme provided a platform to assist both Malaysian employees and employers to overcome the devastating effects of Covid-19. Furthermore, it shows TNB is highly committed to supporting Malaysia's government exit strategy initiative under National Recovery Plan.

Education in action The Leadership Academy
UK Power Networks

UK Power Networks launched an industry-first '˜Leadership Academy, efficiently using c£500,000 of Apprenticeship Levy to upskill middle managers. With the first 130 of 600 graduating in September, every line manager gets a professional qualification, readying the workforce for future challenges. Few would expect such career development from a utility.

Young Energy Professional of the Year

Guilherme Castro, Energy & Utilities at Dataiku

Whether directly leading 13 young energy professionals or impacting thousands through my work, I am confident of my distinctive contribution to our industry's positive transformation. I have a proven track record as an innovative professional, creating impactful projects for companies and teams I have been part of in my career.

Ramy El Adli, Infinity Energy

I believe that Ramy has gone to great lengths to have a great impact on a developing nation to help them understand the importance of sustainability and the role of renewable energy technologies in their future.

Manesha Thiyaga Rajan, Petronas

Manesha has consistently showcased her enthusiasm for digital innovation and energy sustainability while tackling challenges in both professional and volunteer settings. Her dedication to helping underprivileged communities and her sharp technical skills as an energy engineer is commendable and worthy of this award.

Guilherme Castro, Energy & Utilities at Dataiku

Whether directly leading 13 young energy professionals or impacting thousands through my work, I am confident of my distinctive contribution to our industry's positive transformation. I have a proven track record as an innovative professional, creating impactful projects for companies and teams I have been part of in my career.

Manuel Cortés Moreno, Costain

Through project managing feasibility studies on the HyValue project, I've had the opportunity to use my technical engineering background and Master studies to influence decision-makers, helping them reach net zero targets. I'm also passionate about inspiring the next generations to play a key role in driving a more sustainable future.

Ramy El Adli, Infinity Energy

I believe that Ramy has gone to great lengths to have a great impact on a developing nation to help them understand the importance of sustainability and the role of renewable energy technologies in their future.

Juan Frias, OWC

Juan plays a role model as the ambassador for renewable energy within the business group. He is dedicated to promoting decarbonisation for the energy industry and supporting local communities to achieve energy transitions with his professional knowledge, passion and skillsets.

Abel Gaiya, Clean Technology Hub

Abel possesses an ambitious vision for the clean energy sector and has taken a lot of initiative on new projects. He deserves the award, not only to recognize his character and passion but also as encouragement and means of exposure for him to broaden his vision and efforts.

Manesha Thiyaga Rajan, Petronas

Manesha has consistently showcased her enthusiasm for digital innovation and energy sustainability while tackling challenges in both professional and volunteer settings. Her dedication to helping underprivileged communities and her sharp technical skills as an energy engineer is commendable and worthy of this award.

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EI Awards judging panel

Entries for the EI Awards are peer-reviewed by an independent panel of respected industry experts.

Dame Angela Strank

Chair of the EI Awards judging panel

Dame Angela Strank DSc FRS FREng FIChemE FEI, Non-Executive Board Director of Rolls Royce plc, SSE plc and Mondi plc

Dame Angela Strank is a Non-Executive Board Director of Rolls Royce Holdings plc, SSE plc and Mondi plc. From 2014 - April 2022 she was also a Non-Executive Director of Severn Trent Water plc. Angela chairs the Safety, Ethics and Sustainability Board Sub-Committee at Rolls Royce, the Remuneration Committee at Mondi and she was the former chair of the Corporate Sustainability Committee at Severn Trent. Angela has had a long and distinguished 38 year career in the energy industry, working in many countries around the world. Having joined BP in 1982 as a geologist in exploration she has held a wide range of technical and commercial leadership roles across upstream and downstream including Chief Financial Officer Castrol (Americas), BP/Statoil Alliance Manager Nigeria, Business Development Manager Angola, Technology Vice President, and Head of the bp Group Chief Executive’s Office.

Liz Warren

Access to Energy

Liz Warren, Director, SE2

Liz is a Director and Co-Founder of SE2, which helps individuals, communities and organisations build their capacity to respond to climate change. She has supported cities and municipalities in developing their Climate Emergency Action Plans, including detailed work supporting stakeholder and community engagement on heat networks, energy efficiency, carbon reduction in schools and tackling fuel poverty. She has conducted research and product development within the commercial sector, focusing on the opportunities for citywide interventions in commercial property and on how digitalisation and smart energy systems can support decarbonisation. Liz is a Director of Frome Renewable Energy Co-op, a Trustee of sustainability education charity SE-ED and an individual member of the Association for Decentralised Energy.

Diana Davidson FEI

Energy Leader

Diana Davidson FEI, Founder, Managing Director, Vertemis

Diana Davidson began her career in the energy industry 22 years ago, when she joined what later became the Energy Institute as a cleantech pioneer. Since then, her teams within the IS and Professional Services industry have digitally transformed built, enterprise and natural environments and won several global awards for delivering ground breaking clean technology programmes - future proofing Government and Corporate objectives by optimising the decarbonisation of Infrastructure, Utilities, Financial Services, Retail, Communities, Transport and Food. Diana became a Chartered Environmentalist Member of the Energy Institute in 2010 and a Fellow in 2019. She is also a Fellow of the Energy Managers Association and the Royal Society of Arts, elected Chair and Treasurer of the Central London Energy Management Group and Managing Director of Vertemis, the cleantech development practice which she founded in 2010.

Lucy Hayes CEnv MEI Chartered Energy Manager

Energy Management

Lucy Hayes CEnv MEI Chartered Energy Manager, Principal Energy Professional, Jacobs

Lucy is an Associate Director in the Carbon and Energy team at Jacobs. She has worked on a variety of infrastructure projects, quantifying and reducing carbon emissions and energy consumption in both the construction and operation phases. She is a Chartered Energy Manager, Chartered Environmentalist and ESOS Lead Assessor and has completed energy and carbon management programmes for various clients including a multinational telecommunications company and a leading UK supermarket chain. She has also worked with Government departments, auditing energy accreditation schemes and undertaking ESOS compliance audits.

Georgina Phillips

Environment

Georgina Phillips, Environment Senior Manager, EDF

Georgina is an Environmental Scientist with over 20 years of experience in a wide variety of sectors. Having started her career in environmental permit compliance for pharmaceuticals, she then moved into industrial permitting as a Regulator at Leeds City Council. She then went on to an 8-year career in environmental consultancy, specialising in industrial permitting, EMS development and implementation, and environmental auditing, before moving to in-house environmental management at The Cooperative Group. In her current role at EDF, Georgina is responsible for cross-company environment and energy compliance, working with the nuclear and coal power stations, new nuclear construction projects, and Customers and Corporate business. Georgina is a member of the Energy Institute Environmental Management Group.

Scott Templeton

Health and Safety

Scott Templeton, HM Principal Inspector Health & Safety, Health & Safety Executive

Scott is a chartered chemical engineer with over 20-years’ experience working in the oil and gas industry across a range of organisations including consultancies, operators and the regulator. His roles in that time have ranged from process design, offshore rotations and operations management with international operators. Currently, he is HM Principal Inspector of Health & Safety within the Health & Safety Executive where he has responsibility for regulation of the UKCS basin focusing on all aspects of process engineering and process safety.

Adrien Lebrun

Innovative Technologies

Adrien Lebrun CEng MEI, Head of Asset Investments at Dare

Adrien is Head of Asset Investments at Dare and is responsible for building Dare’s renewables business – investing in battery and renewable assets. He has worked in energy storage for over six years and has extensive experience across the energy industry working to identify, design and deliver technologies that reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions around the world. Adrien is a Chartered Engineer, guest lecturer at Imperial College and a member of the Energy Institute’s Energy Advisory Panel.

Roger Humphreville

Low Carbon

Roger Humphreville, Vice President Stakeholder Management, OGCI Climate Investments

As Vice President Stakeholder Management for OGCI Climate Investments, Roger Humphreville is responsible for ensuring all partnerships are backed up with the insight and process needed to make their goals a reality. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Roger worked globally with Amoco and then BP in a variety of technical and management positions in exploration and production, commercial and technology teams. These included Head of the Chief Scientist’s Office, Director of Upstream Technology Integration, Senior Director of Government Affairs and VP, Exploration. Roger holds an M.B.A. and M.Sc. in Geology, and is a Certified Petroleum Geologist.

John Moylan

Public Engagement

John Moylan, Senior Advisor, Stonehaven & former BBC Industry and Employment Correspondent

John is a communications specialist. He leads the media function at the strategic communications consultancy Stonehaven and advises some of Britain's leading businesses on corporate communications. Prior to joining Stonehaven John led the BBC’s coverage of energy, reporting for national news bulletins from nuclear power plants, wind and solar farms, fracking sites and offshore platforms. As the BBC’s Industry & Employment Correspondent, his brief also encompassed major stories including the VW diesel scandal and the crisis in the steel industry, as well as industrial relations and the gig economy. John’s BBC career spanned “Tomorrow’s World”, the dot com boom, the financial crisis and Brexit. He also spent several years in Brussels as the BBC's Europe Business Reporter covering the EU institutions and world trade talks.

Dr. Ibilola Amao FEI

Talent, Development and Learning

Dr. Ibilola Amao FEI, Principal Consultant, Lonadek Global Services, STEM Specialist & Entrepreneur

Dr. Ibilola Amao is the Principal Consultant of Lonadek Global Services, Member of the IP Week Board and a member of the panel of Judges for Royal Academy of Engineering UK Africa Prize. She has over 30 years’ experience in deploying Engineering Technology and Innovations Solutions through Lonadek and their partnerships. Lonadek delivers innovative Human Capital Development Initiatives (HCDIs), has empowered over 15,000 Engineers since 1991, 100,000 STEM talent since 2006 and 10,000 TECH talent.

Dr Rachel Lee FEI CEng, Chartered Energy Manager, BEIS

Young Energy Professional of the Year

Dr Rachel Lee FEI CEng, Chartered Energy Manager, BEIS

Rachel is an electrical engineer by background with over 30 years’ experience in the energy sector ranging from operation and maintenance of industrial utility plant through design and construction of combined heat and power and renewables plant. She has worked for the South Australian Government on peak demand management and held responsibility for the reliability panel of the Australian Electricity Market. Back in the UK she managed a renewables support organisation in the Yorkshire region and has run her own energy and sustainability consultancy for 10 years working on biomass supply chains, wind and solar projects. In 2021, she completed a PhD exploring human behaviour and electric vehicles, seeking to understand how they will be adopted by different social groups, the consequent network impacts and opportunities, and how best to mitigate social inequalities. Rachel now works for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy working on clean heat policy.

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