7th British Renewable Energy Awards   Thursday, 21st June 2012

The REA runs these annual Awards to celebrate the achievements of companies and individuals who have done most to further renewable energy in the UK. The Awards were inaugurated in 2006 to honour achievements in the British renewable energy sector.

The Awards have become one of the most prestigious highlights in the industry's calendar, recognising and honouring companies and individual achievements from the full range of renewable technologies across all applications. For a hard-working and highly committed industry that faces more than its fair share of challenges in the UK, this is our night of celebration and glamour.

Our prestigious judges will decide the winners in each of the 9 categories and last year 350 guests from industry, media and government gathered together to recognise these outstanding accomplishments and network with their peers.

This year’s Gala Dinner will be held at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel, London SW1 on Thursday 21st June to pay tribute to the best in British renewables. Book now to avoid disappointment.

Thank you to our sponsors:

  

Table bookings are open! Please book online now or see the PDF booking form at the bottom of the page. If you have any questions please contact the events team on 0207 925 3570 or email events@r-e-a.net

Shortlisted Nominees

Congratulations to all shortlisted nominees!

We would however like to thank all those who took the time to nominate, your effort and dedication in recognising achievement reflects the tenacity of the renewables industry. It was a difficult task but from around the 300 nominations the following companies were shortlisted for awards in the following categories:

Community Award - Sponsored by Infinis	Manufacturer / Employer
Camphill Community Glencraig	Agri Energy
Community Energy Warwickshire	Burntisland Fabrications
Esk Energy (Yorkshire) Ltd	G24 Innovations
Fintry Development Trust	Pelamis Wave Power
Little Bickington Community Project	Rolls Royce
Flagship Project	Pioneer
British Gas Solar	Forest Fuels Ltd
Ebico Limited and Eden Project	Marks & Spencer Plc
Eco2 and BNP Paribas Clean Energy Fund	Methanogen
Ecovision	Stockport Homes
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd	Tesco Stores Ltd
Fleetsolve
Lightsource Renewable Energy Limited	Technological Innovation
Plug into the Sun	Advanced Plasma Power
	Azur Solar Systems Limited
Installer	G24 Innovations
Bright Green Energy	Glosfume Ltd
Dulas Ltd	National Grid
Ethical Solar	Pelamis Wave Power
Norfolk Solar
LowC Communities Ltd
Windcrop Ltd
Journalist
Damian Carrington, The Guardian
James Murray, BusinessGreen	The Judge’s Award and Political Leadership
Seb Kennedy, reNews	Award to be announced at the Gala Dinner!

                   

                  

Award Categories

The REA is pleased to announce several changes to the Awards categories this year including the Judges Award which will be decided by our impressive lineup of judges.

Community - for a community group which has been active in developing a community renewable energy project or programme of renewable installations in their locality during 2011.

Flagship Project - for a company that has developed an outstanding renewables project. This may be a building integrated project, an on-site development or a particularly noteworthy stand-alone project.

Installer - for a company which has excelled in the installation of on-site renewable equipment.

Journalist - for a broadcast, broadsheet, or online commentator who has excelled in the communication of renewable energy.

Manufacturer / Employer - for a company which has noteworthy manufacturing facilities for renewable energy equipment, components or fuels or is making other products but is using its own on-site renewable energy source, or perhaps has improved its environmental performance by introducing some other process technique involving renewables, or has encouraged renewables through its supply chain.

Pioneer - for an organisation outside the sustainable energy industry, pioneering the use of renewable fuels, heat or power.

Political Leadership - for a national, regional or local politician who has made an outstanding contribution to advancing UK renewables.

Technological Innovation - for any innovative, new, renewable energy conversion device, invention or application which has achieved a major milestone or reached the market since 2011.

The Judges Award - we have decided to replace the former Champion Award with a special Judges Award this year. It is anticipated that the judges will mainly consider lifetime achievement, but the award could conceivably be given for any other outstanding contribution to renewables not covered by the above categories. Judges are happily accepting suggestions of names for this category.

            

Application and Judging Process

Initial nominations can be made on-line via a simple form here. You can nominate anyone (including yourself or your company) for any Award so, nominate yourself or your company, or nominate someone else who you feel has done something amazing for the renewables industry in the past year! Nominations close on Friday, 9th March 2012.

Nominations are now closed.             

The British Renewable Energy Awards have a distinguished panel of judges with wide experience across the energy and related sectors. These judges consider all the nominations and narrow them down to short-lists of typically (but not necessarily) 5 to 9 nominees for each Award.

The short-listed nominees are then invited to complete a fuller entry (in two pages with images), closing in May. The judges will then meet to select the winner and any runners-up in each category.  

The Judges 2012

Catherine Mitchell,  Professor at Exeter University

Gaynor Hartnell, Chief Executive of the REA

Jonathon Porritt,  Founder Director of Forum for the Future

Michael Ware, Partner at BDO LLP

Miriam Maes, CEO of Foresee

Peter Ainsworth, Head of Judges and Chair of the BIG Lottery Fund

Richard Nourse, Managing Partner Novusmodus

Tom Heap, Writer and BBC Presenter

Virginia Graham, Chief Executive of the REAL Assurance Scheme

 

Would you like to be involved with this year's Awards?

Sponsorship opportunities available! See attached flyer for more information.

Further Information:

• REA Awards Dinner Booking Form 2012 (0.24 MB)
• Sponsorship Opportunities (0.39 MB)