The Scottish Green Energy Awards has opened for nominations.
The event, headline-sponsored by EDF Renewables, will take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on 26 November.
It will comprise a socially distanced physical awards ceremony and live streaming to comply with the latest government guidelines.
There are 11 categories, including wind, hydro, solar, wave power and low-carbon heat.
Categories include “Best Innovation”, “Best Community Project” and “Outstanding Contribution”.
The awards ceremony will be hosted by comedian Jo Caulfield.
Scottish Renewables chief executive Claire Mack (pictured) said: “Scotland’s renewable energy industry is playing a critical role in our fight against climate change.
“The Scottish Green Energy Awards gives us an opportunity to take a step back and celebrate the truly incredible work being done by our industry as we work towards net zero.
“Every year I am inspired by the talent, passion and innovation showcased by those doing ground-breaking work which is driving real change as we work to decarbonise our energy system.”
The shortlist for a final category, the “Young and Inspiring Award”, sponsored by WSP, consists of the eight winners of June’s 2020 Young Professionals Green Energy Awards.
They include Project Engineer Elsa Ramirez for her work in designing the world’s first submersible drilling rig of its kind and size, a hydrogen research engineer, who is exploring the future economic power of green hydrogen, and a development officer who has facilitated the combined installation of 542kW of solar PV across Scotland’s communities.
EDF Renewables CEO Matthieu Hue said: “This has been a most unusual and incredibly tough year for everyone but it has shown we have the ability to make important decisions quickly and to make positive changes. I believe together we need to build on these changes to make the green recovery a reality.
“This year’s awards will be different to others, but this industry is a resilient one and there will no doubt be the same number of incredible achievements to celebrate. We are proud to support as headline sponsors once more.”
Nominations for the 2020 Scottish Green Energy Awards must be made before the deadline of 5pm on Friday 4 September.