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26/07/2023

Net-Zero Energy Transition Awards Shortlist Unveiled

Scottish Renewables has unveiled the shortlist for the 2023 Net-Zero Energy Transition Awards, sponsored by TotalEnergies.

Some of the shortlisted contenders include:

• Peel Ports, nominated in the 'Sustainable Supplier' category for its commitment to delivering sustainable growth by minimising its environmental impact and reducing carbon emissions while ensuring quality employment, training and support for the communities it operates in.

• Ace Aquatec, based in Dundee, is shortlisted in the 'Technology and Innovation' category for its collaboration with Ocean Health to build upon a series of successful offshore construction campaigns that used innovative acoustic devices to protect marine life from physiological harm.

• Aberdeenshire-based Ace Winches is up for the Green Business Growth Award for providing complex, high-end engineering solutions for a variety of industries, notably the renewable energy sector.

A who's who of Scotland's energy transition sector are expected at this year's Scottish Renewables' Net-Zero Energy Transition Awards to see Scotland's clean energy industry celebrate the achievements of its growing supply chain.

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Emma Harrick, Head of Energy Transition and Supply Chain at Scottish Renewables, said: "We were thrilled to receive such a huge number of applications for this year's awards and I was really impressed by the quality of applications.

"Our judges had a hard task to decide on this year's finalists but this shortlist represents the innovation, skills and engineering know-how required in our just transition to a cleaner, greener future.

"Delivering the energy transition projects we need to reduce our carbon emissions, re-skill and re-shape our workforce and reach our climate targets is a huge task, but one that offers enormous economic and environmental benefits.

"Looking at the shortlist, it is clear this year's event is going to be another fantastic celebration of Scotland's diverse supplier network across the energy transition, and I look forward to celebrating their achievements in August."

The full shortlist for the Net-Zero Energy Transition Awards 2023 is:

PEOPLE AND CULTURE AWARD, Sponsored by ECITB

• Fulkrum

• ITPEnergised

• Kent

• Petrofac

GREEN ENERGY SKILLS AWARD, Sponsored by OPITO

• Hydrasun Hydrogen Skills Academy

• IMS Heat Pumps

• Kent

• The Smallpeice Trust

GREEN BUSINESS GROWTH AWARD, Sponsored by ETZ

• ACE Winches

• Balmoral

• Forth Ports

• Port of Aberdeen

SUSTAINABLE SUPPLIER AWARD

• Peel Ports

• Renewable Parts

• Ross-Shire Engineering

ENERGY TRANSITION CHAMPION AWARD

• Jonathan Cole, Corio

• Lewis Stevenson, ORE Catapult

• Emily Taylor, Offshore Energies UK

• David Webster, Forth Ports

BEST PRACTICE AWARD, Sponsored by Subsea7

• EDP Renewables

• Peterson Energy Logistics

• SSEN Transmission

START-UP AWARD

• Autonomous iOt

• Cairn Risk Consulting

• Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn for Green Volt Offshore Wind Farm and Cenos Offshore Wind Farm

TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS INNOVATION AWARD, Sponsored by Aspect

• Ace Aquatec

• Balmoral

• Fugro

• Quoceant

• Ripple Energy

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