RenewableUK has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Global Offshore Wind Awards, with 85 nominees competing across 14 categories ahead of the ceremony at the Royal Lancaster in London on 14 October.
The annual event will bring together leaders from government, business and media to celebrate achievements in innovation, collaboration and sustainability across the global offshore wind sector.
Energy minister Michael Shanks will join comedian and musician Alex Horne and The Horne Section to host the event, alongside senior representatives from industry and government.
The awards, now in their fourth year, feature new categories including Make it Happen Champion and the Finance Award, reflecting the sector’s growing focus on delivery, investment and people.
RenewableUK’s executive director for commercial Liz Conboy said the awards provide “a celebratory meeting point for the offshore wind industry to come together and reflect on its achievements amidst challenging economic headwinds for our sector”.
She added that the calibre of nominees was “a testament to the resilience and commitment to our clean power mission”.
Global Offshore Wind Awards 2025 Shortlist:
Unsung Hero Award
Hasib Khan, Fibron Cable
Katie Matthews, RWE
Polly Tarrant, EDF Power Solutions
Rich Sykes, Equinor
Syeda Akhtar, Energy Systems Catapult
Future Leader Award
Abbey Savage, ScottishPower Renewables
Chris Fox, Equinor
Hanna Fougner, Haskoning
Hannah Damary-Wilson, Specialist Wind Service
Niru Dorrian, ESB
Ryan Ward, ScottishPower Renewables
Zachary Miller, Triton Anchor
Apprentice of the Year
Aurelia Pearson, RWE
Charlie McAneany, OEG
Connor Baxter, Fugro
Harry Chadwick, Equinor
Madeline Warburton, RWE
Made it Happen Champion Award
Clark MacFarlane, Siemens Gamesa Energy
Matthew Swanwick, RWE
Marcus Peters, Mission Community
Mike Corney, Equinor
Pete Geddes, Ocean Winds
Peter Stephenson, Able UK
John Hill, Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm
Kirstine Wood, Flotation Energy
Power Through Collaboration: Pioneering Partnership Award
Energise and Educate – Energy Quest Game, Siemens Energy
Fit 4 Offshore Islands, Arven, MachairWind, Spiorad na Mara, Stoura, ORE Catapult, and HIE
North East and East Ornithology Group
Offshore Wind Industrial Growth Plan, RenewableUK, The Crown Estate, Crown Estate Scotland, OWIC
50% Recyclable Blades for Sofia, RWE and Siemens Gamesa
Supply Chain Innovator
Echobolt, GE and ORE Catapult
Hornsea 3 Secondary Steel Components, Severfield, Hutchinson
JAVELIN, Reflex Marine
Offshore Transformer Module Solution, Siemens Energy
Kinewell Energy and Equinor Collaboration
Supply Chain Accelerator, The Crown Estate
FLOW-Park, Offshore Solutions Group
TIGGOR, North East Combined Authority, ORE Catapult, EDF Power Solutions, Equinor
Asset Management Excellence
Deep Learning for Enhanced Offshore Wind Data, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Grimsby Hub and RWE Centralised Control Room, RWE
Ocean Winds
Wave Forecasts Using Regional Ensembles, Fugro
Finance Award
Ardersier Energy Transition Facility, Haventus
FASTWIND – Satellite Derived Offshore Wind Data for Financial Analysis, Exceedence, NORCE, Simply Blue Group
Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm: Financial Close 2025, Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm
Supply Chain Accelerator, The Crown Estate
Digital Innovation Award
AI-based Seabed Object Detection, Seabed.AI
Elecsys Safeguard
Future Wind Optimisation with the Deployment Model, The Crown Estate
Goodtech Digital Production System, Goodtech
Method Grid – Offshore Digital Playbook, SSE Renewables and Method Grid
Operational Data Acquisition Initiative, Seaway7
STORM Forsight, Equinor
Environmental Excellence Award
BeWild Consortium Project, Fugro, The Rich North Sea, Wageningen University, CrossWind Offshore Wind, Mecal, Seekable
Decarbonising by Electrifying – BML’s eCSOV, Bibby Marine
Offshore Humber Biodiversity Initiatives, RWE
Innovations Within Offshore Sustainability, Vestas
Low Noise Monopile Installation Technology, Ørsted
North East and East Ornithology Group
Community Engagement Award
Dogger Bank Wind Farm Community Fund, Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Galloper Wind Farm, RWE
Marcus Peters, RWE
UK East Hub, Ørsted
Social Action, Siemens Gamesa
Windscape, Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Wind Farms
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Award
Back-to-Basics in Safety Campaign, Boskalis Offshore Energy
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm – Welfare Unit Trial, Harlum Services
Puget Sound Energy
Rich Sykes, Equinor
WSP UK
YouSafe Cyclone Female Fit, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment
Skills and People Award
Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm, Ocean Winds
Galloper Offshore Wind Farm, RWE
Monopile Manufacturing Facility in Teesside, SeAH Wind
National Energy Skills Accelerator, NESA
Offshore Wind Learning, Energy Institute, IMarEST
RWE Sofia Education Programme, RWE
Seaway7 Graduate Programme, Seaway7
SPARC Alliance, Pembrokeshire College, RWE, Blue Gem Wind, The Port of Milford Haven, Floventis, Ledwood Engineering
Powering Equity Award: EDI Excellence in Renewables
Associated British Ports
CubeLynx
Mission Renewable
Women in Offshore Wind Initiatives, RWE
Women of Wind, Vestas