The Awards were inaugurated in 2006 to honour achievements in the British Renewable energy sector.

The pre-nominations for the 2010 Renewable Energy Awards are open. See below for more information on how to nominate a company or an individual. Please note that pre-nominations will close on Friday 12th March 2010, any nominations received after midnight will not be accepted.

The awards will be handed out at a gala dinner at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower on 10th June 2010. Mark Watson, comedian, author and keen environmentalist, will provide the after dinner entertainment.

Award categories

There are nine awards as follows:

• Organisations outside the renewable energy industry, such as housing developers, vehicle fleet operator, local authorities, pioneering the use of renewable fuels, heat or power – the Pioneer Award

• Innovation in renewable energy devices, production processes or applications – the Innovator Award

• New and innovative renewable energy products recently brought to market - the Product Award

• Novel or ground-breaking renewables project in development – the Developer Award

• Recently completed project for a generation station, or fuel or equipment processing plant – the Installation Award

• Communication campaign, publication or organisation enhancing awareness of renewables in key opinion formers – the Advocate Award

• The local authority, community or regional agency most active in encouraging the take-up of renewable energy in a specific region of the UK – the Region Award

• The renewables company, financier or supplier that has done most to advance the sector – the Company Award

• Individual award for executives, academics, politicians or other individuals, who deserve recognition – the Champion Award

Application and judging process

Initial nominations can now simply be made on-line. There is a different nomination form for the Champion Award. Anyone may pre-nominate anyone (including themselves) for any award. The general nomination form covers all awards apart from the individual award, which has a slightly different Champion form. Pre-nominations close on the 5th March 2010.

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 pre-nominations and narrow them down to short-lists of typically 5 to 9 nominees for each award.

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

Awards Dinner 2009

The 2009 Awards were presented at a Gala Dinner at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London on 11th June, kindly sponsored by RES. The well-known impressionist, comedian and actor, Alistair McGowan entertained at the Dinner.

The full results list for 2009 can be seen here