A know-how that’s revolutionising the upkeep of wind turbine blades has scooped a prime prize eventually night time’s (30 November) Scottish Inexperienced Vitality Awards.
Geo-Structural, whose SQYFlex blade entry platform permits turbine technicians to hold out blade upkeep in hostile climate circumstances, was proud winner of the Finest Innovation Award for brand new know-how merchandise.
Scottish Renewables’ flagship occasion returned to the EICC in Edinburgh the place greater than 1,250 friends celebrated Scotland’s renewable vitality trade and applauded the 15 award winners who have been recognised for his or her achievements over the previous yr.
The winners have been chosen by a panel of 15 judges from a shortlist of 51 finalists.
Among the many winners have been:
- Alladale Wilderness Reserve, Scotland’s oldest rewilding challenge, was celebrated with the Carbon Discount Award for its Willow Schooling Centre which is a brand new facility offering area for younger folks to interact immediately with net-zero by studying about carbon sequestration, renewable vitality, zero waste meals manufacturing and peatland restoration.
- SafetyOn, a well being and security organisation for the Onshore wind sector, was recognised with the Constructive Enchancment Award for its marketing campaign to boost consciousness and mitigate the dangers for the 1000’s employed within the UK’s onshore wind trade.
- Offshore wind developer Ocean Winds has been working with colleges, faculties and universities to coach and recruit the expert folks wanted to develop, assemble and function offshore wind farms throughout Scotland and was honoured with the Contribution to Expertise Award.
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Deben, Chair of the Local weather Change Committee 2012-2023, gave a keynote tackle the place he highlighted how Scotland’s renewable vitality trade is taking part in a significant function in serving to the UK attain it’s net-zero targets.
Claire Mack, Chief Government of Scottish Renewables, stated:
“This yr’s Scottish Inexperienced Vitality Awards are the right technique to spherical off one other yr of success for Scotland’s renewable vitality trade.
“For greater than 20 years now we’ve got been celebrating the wonderful people who find themselves driving our trade ahead, sustaining our place as a worldwide chief of unpolluted energy, and that has once more been mirrored within the exceedingly excessive customary of all these nominated for awards.
“I’m all the time so impressed by the abundance of innovation, creativity, ability, dedication and dedication of these working in our trade which made it extraordinarily tough to decide on the 15 good award winners this yr.
“Every class is extremely aggressive so I’d wish to congratulate all those that have been shortlisted in addition to those that took house awards.”
Matthieu Hue, Chief Government of ED Renewables, stated:
“What an inspiring set of winners we’ve got for this yr’s Scottish Inexperienced Vitality Awards.
“It fills me with hope and optimism for the way forward for the renewables trade in Scotland.
“Congratulations to everybody who entered and to those that took house an award this time.”
The total record of winners is as follows:
- Finest Group Undertaking Award, sponsored by ScottishPower Renewables: Knoydart Renewables – Knoydart Vitality Safety Undertaking
- Finest Engagement Award, sponsored by SmartestEnergy: SSE Renewables – Group Engagement Technique
- Finest Innovation Award – New Expertise Merchandise, sponsored by Crimson Rock Energy: Geo-Structural Ltd – SQYFlex
- Finest Innovation Award – Software program and Providers, sponsored by SLR: RES
- Carbon Discount Award, sponsored by Statkraft: The European Nature Belief – Alladale Wilderness Reserve
- Champion of Renewables Award, sponsored by Fred. Olsen Renewables: Marcus Trinick KC
- Contribution to Expertise Award, sponsored by SSE Renewables: Ocean Winds
- Excellent Contribution Award, sponsored by BlueFloat Vitality | Renantis Partnership: Andrew Jamieson, ORE Catapult
- Excellent Undertaking Award, sponsored by RWE: SSEN Transmission – Inveraray to Crossaig electrical energy transmission community reinforcement
- Excellent Service Award, sponsored by Inexperienced Funding Group: EMEC
- Constructive Enchancment Award, sponsored by Pure Energy: SafetyOn
- Sustainable Improvement Award, sponsored by Hitachi Vitality: Hagshaw Vitality Cluster – Improvement Framework
- Younger and Inspiring Award, sponsored by WSP: Lauren McIntosh, Xodus
- Younger and Inspiring Award, sponsored by WSP: Chris Coates, Downing Renewable Developments LLP
- Judges Award, sponsored by Ocean Winds: Ripple
