Nominations open for Scottish Green Energy Awards

Twelve award categories mean all renewable technologies, projects and people have a chance to enter.

Winners will receive their awards in front of 1,200 guests in Edinburgh on December 6.

Claire Mack, chief executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “Scotland’s renewable energy industry is one of the country’s great economic triumphs. The Scottish Green Energy Awards allow us all to come together and celebrate the knowledge, technology and determination which have made the industry the success that it is today.

“The awards really do give us the opportunity to recognise the dedication, creativity and passion of those who have helped us get where we are today.”

The event, sponsored by EDF Energy Renewables, will take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Nominations are now being accepted in the following categories:

The shortlist for a final category, the Young & Inspiring Award, sponsored by WSP, consists of the 10 winners of May’s 2018 Young Professionals Green Energy Awards.

They include an engineer who saved his employer more than £250,000 during the refurbishment of a 50-year-old hydropower plant, a wind turbine technician who reskilled after leaving the armed forces and a determined project manager who’s worked on more than 100 solar PV projects.

EDF Renewables CEO Matthieu Hue said: “I am already looking forward to seeing the industry at this year’s event which EDF Renewables is very proud to sponsor once more.

“As always it will be the biggest, best and most important night of the year for our industry, showcasing the best of what we have to offer.”

Nominations for the 2018 Scottish Green Energy Awards must be made before the deadline of 5pm on Friday September 21 at www.scottishrenewables.com/events/sgea18.