Winners

The REA is excited to announce this year’s runner-ups and winners at the 7th Annual British Renewable Energy Awards!

Technological Innovation Runner up: National Grid Winner: Glosfume	Pioneer Award Runners up: Marks & Spencer Winner: Stockport Homes
Manufacturer / Employer Award Winner: G24 Innovations	Installer Award Runner up: Norfolk Solar Winner: Dulas Ltd
Community Award - Sponsored by Infinis Runner up: Fintry Development Trust Winner: Camphill Community Glencraig	Journalist Award Winner: Damian Carrington – The Guardian
Flagship Project Award Runners up: Ebico Limited and Eden Project Limited Eco2 and BNP Paribas Clean Energy Fund Winner: The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd	Judges’ Award Winners: Connie Hedegaard, the EU's first Climate Action Commissioner Chris Matthews of the Co-operative Bank

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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

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 ha

s 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.

    

 

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

 

The 7th Annual British Renewable Energy Awards were hosted at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel on the 21st June 2012.